BOOKS – General Research

• The New Testament, Good News Translation; Illustrated Saint Joseph Edition (1993). USA: Catholic Book Publishing Corp.
• The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated by Michael Wise, Martina Abegg, Jr. & Edward Cook (1996). New York, NY: Harper Collins.
• The Nag Hammadi Scriptures; The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts by Marvin Meyer (2007).  New York, NY: HarperOne.
• The Syriac Clementine Recognitions and Homilies Translated by Jospeh Glen Gebhardt (2014). Nashville, TN: Grave Distractions Publications.
• The Lost Gospel; The Book of Q & Christian Origins by Burton L. Mack (1993). New York, NY: HarperCollins.
• Lost Scriptures; Books that Did Not Make it into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman (2003). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, Inc.
• The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? the Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus by Robert W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover & The Jesus Seminar (1993). Salem, OR: Polebridge Press.
• Jesus Before the Gospels by Bart D. Ehrman (2016). New York, NY: Harper Collins.
• How Jesus Became Christian by Barrie Wilson, PhD (2008).  New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press.
• The Jesus Quest; The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth by Ben Witherington, III (1997). Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
• Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth by Bart D. Ehrman (2013).  New York, NY: HarperCollins.
• Saving Jesus from the Church; How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus by Robin R. Meyers (2009).  New York, NY: HarperCollins.
• Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography by Bruce Chilton (2000). New York, NY: DoubleDay, Random House.
• The Court-Martial of Jesus; A Christian Defends the Jews Against the Charge of Deicide by Weddig Fricke(1987). Canada: General Publishing Company, Ltd.
• Yehoshua Nazir, Jesus the Nazarite; Life of Christ by Otoman Zar-Adusht Hanish (1917).  Los Angeles, CA: Mazdaznan Press.
• The Day Christ Died; The Hour by Hour Account of the Most Dramatic Event in the History of Mankind by Jim Bishop (1957).  New York, NY: Cardinal Giant.
• Edgar Cayce’s Story of Jesus; America’s “Sleeping Prophet” Offers His Unique Interpretation of the Greatest Story Ever Told by Jeffrey Furst (1968).  New York, NY: Penguin Group.
• Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (2013).  New York, NY: The Random House Publishing Group.
• Jesus: The Human Face of God (Icons) by Jay Parini (2018).
• Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity by Jacob Neusner (1984).  USA: Fortress Press.
• Daily Life at the Time of Jesus by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh (2007). Israel: Palphot Ltd.
• The Everyday Torah; Weekly Reflections and Inspirations by Bradley Shavit Artson (2008).  USA: McGraw Hill.
• A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume (1976).  USA: Foundation of Inner Peace.
• The Disappearance of the Universe; Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness by Gary R. Renard (2002).  USA: Hay House.
• Spoken Miracles; A Companion to the Disappearance of the Universe by Martha Lucia Espinosa (2007).  USA: Hay House.
• The Gospel of Judas by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, & Gregor Wurst (2006). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
• The Acts of Thomas by Harold W. Attridge (2010). Salem, OR: Polebridge Press.

BOOKS – Jesus in India. Research

• The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ; The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch’s 1887 Discovery by Nicolas Notovich (1890). New York, NY: R.F. Fenno.
• The Lost Years of Jesus; On the Discoveries of Notovich, Abhedananda, Roerich, and Caspari by Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1984).  Livingston, MT: Summit University Press.
• The Fifth Gospel: New Evidence from the Tibetan, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian and Urdu Sources About the Historical Life of Jesus Christ After the Crucifixion by Fida Hassnanin & Dahan Levi (2006).  Grass Valley, CA: Blue Dolphin Publishing.
• Jesus, Buddha, Krishna & Lao Tzu; the Parallel Sayings by Richard Hooper (2007). Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
• The Yoga of Jesus; Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels by Paramahansa Yogananda(2007).  Los Angeles, CA: Self-Realization Fellowship.
• The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling (1908). Kindle.
• The Christ of India: The Story of Original Christianity by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) (2010). Cedar Crest, NM: Light of the Spirit Press.
• Nicholas & Helena Roerich; The Spiritual Journey of Two Great Artists and Peacemakers by Ruth A. Drayer (2003).  Wheaton, IL: Quest Books.
• Yeshua; a Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus by Stanislaw Kapuscinski(2003).  Canada: Inhouse Press.
• The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints & Sages by Richard Hooper (2013). Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
• The Bhagavad Gita; A Walkthrough for Westerners by Jack Hawley (2001).  Novato, CA: New World Library.
• The Upanishads; Breath of the Eternal by Swami Prabhavananda & Frederick Manchester (1947).  USA: Vedanta Press.
• Hinduism, an Introduction by V.P. Kanitkar (Hermant), & W. Owen Cole (1995) . London, UK: Hodder Education.
• Buddhism, an Introduction by Clive Erricker (1995).  London, UK: Hodder Education.
• Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh (1995).  New York, NY: Penguin Books.
• The Life of the Buddha by Bhikku Nanamoli (1972). Onalaska, WA: BPS Pariyatti Editions.
• Buddhist Scriptures by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. (2004). London, UK: Penguin Books
• Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron (2007).  New York, NY: HarperCollins.

BOOKS – James, the Brother of Jesus & The Disciples

• James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls by Robert Eisenman (1997). New York, NY: Penguin Book
• The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity by Jeffrey J. Bütz (2005). Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions.
• The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His Mission edited by Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner (2001). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press
• The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archeological Link to Jesus & His Family by Hershel Shanks & Ben Witherington III (2003). New York, NY: Harper Collins.
• James the Just: Jesus’s Brother, Paul’s Superior by Patrick Goggins (2014). Amazon
• James the Brother of Jesus Speaks by John McKeel (2018).
• The Jesus Family Tomb; The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History by Simcha Jacobovici &  Charles Pellegrino (2007).  New York, NY: HarperCollins.
• The Lost Religion of Jesus: Simple Living and Nonviolence in Early Christianity by Keith Akers (2000). New York, NY: Lantern Books.
• Jesus and the Lost Goddess: the Secret Teachings of the Original Christians by Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy (2001). New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.
• The Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus by John Dominic Crossan (2010). New York, NY: HarperOne.
• Paul: The Mind of the Apostle by A.N. Wilson (1997). New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
• Paul vs. Jesus by Barrie Wilson, Ph.D (2014). Toronto, Canada: York University
• Remembering the Poor: The History of Paul’s Collection for Jerusalem by Dieter Georgi (1965). Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
• Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: The Usurpation of Jesus and the Original Disciples by F.F. Powell (2008). Bloomington, IN: iUniverse.
• Coming Out Christian in the Roman World: How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar’s Empire by Douglas Ryan Boin (2015).  New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press.
• Creating Christianity: A Weapon of Ancient Rome by Henry Davis (2018). Independent Publishing Network

BOOKS – Mary Magdalene

• The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus’ Marriage to Mary Magdalene by Simcha Jacobovici & Barrie Wilson (2015). New York, NY: Pegasus Books.
• The Gospel of Mary Magdalene by Jean-Yves Leloup (2002).  Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions International.
• Mary Magdalene: A Biography by Bruce Chilton (2005). New York, NY: Random House
• Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor by Susan Haskins(1993). New York, NY: Harper Collins
• Mary Magdalene in France by Jaap Rameijer (2013. CreateSpace

MOVIES/TV

• Jesus in India. Dir. Paul Davids. Sundance Channel, 2008. DVD.
• What is the Truth about the Lost Years of Jesus. Dir. Richard Bock. VCI Entertainment, 1976. DVD.
• Who Wrote the Bible? Dir. Robert Beckford. Channel 4, 2004. TV.
• The Secret Family of Jesus. Dir. Robert Beckford. Channel 4, 2006. TV Documentary Series.
• The Hidden Story of Jesus. Dir. Robert Beckford. Channel 4, 2007. TV.
• The Nativity Decoded. Dir. Robert Beckford. Channel 4, 2008.TV.
• Jesus: The Missing Years. Dir. N/A. National Geographic Channel, 2012. TV.
• Jesus, the Complete Story. Dir. Jean-Claude Bragard. BBC, 2001. TV
• The Lost Tomb of Jesus. Dir. James Cameron. Discovery Channel, 2007. TV.
• From Jesus to Christ. Dir. N/A. PBS, 1998. TV.
• Mysteries of the Bible: Lost Years of Jesus. Exec Prod. Bram Roos. The Biography Channel, 2001, TV.

WEB SITES

• Jerusalem Map
• Ancient Israel Map
• World Map at the Time of Jesus
• First Century World Map
• Pharisees, Sadduces and Essenes 
• The Pre-Reformation History of the Bible, From 1,400 BC to 1,400 AD
• History of the Bible: How The Bible Came To Us
• Bible History Flowchart
• Occupations and Professions of the Bible 
• How People Made A Living in the Time of Jesus
• What did Jesus Eat? 
• Foods of the Bible
• Everyday Life in the Time of Jesus
• Life of Jesus – First Century Context of Palestine (Israel) 
• The World of Jesus’ Time
• Jesus and the Essenes
• 7 Differences Between Galilee and Judea in the Time of Jesus 
• Judaism – the Role of Women
• Christ and Buddha 
• Lord Buddha
• Bhagavad Gita Quotes and Sayings 
• The Silk Road China 
• Silk Road