A skeleton in gods closet summary

Maier in and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers , is a fiction novel in which one archaeological find challenges the widely-accepted Christian doctrine and jeopardizes the faith of millions of believers around the globe. Though the story is fictitious, the premise is frightening. The pillar on which the Christian faith stands is Jesus Christ. Christians believe that he was born of a virgin , died, and rose from the dead. Without any one of these elements, his saving grace would be nonexistent, as righteousness would not have been fulfilled, his sacrifice null and void. Without the virgin birth of the Messiah , Jesus would have had, per human nature , " original sin ;" Original sin would have rendered Jesus not perfect, not the "blameless Lamb of God ".

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Maier My rating: 1 of 5 stars. I really wanted to like this book. I cannot. The only reason I finished it was so I could feel truly justified in writing a review. First, the positives: It is very scholarly, and full of information nerds like me can appreciate. I enjoyed the long explanations of various scientific processes used to authenticate archaeological finds. This kind of thing has always piqued my interest, and I enjoyed those sectors of the book, even though they felt drawn-out and slow.