The Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is not an incidental or minor aspect of Christianity. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, Christianity is certainly false. Skeptics have long tried to show that there was no Resurrection. Today, there has been a resurgence of attacks on this central truth of Christianity. Some people claim that the followers of Jesus fabricated the Resurrection. Others argue that the disciples hallucinated or had a "vision" of their dead master, which they confused with a truly risen Jesus. Others still suggest that the Resurrection was a myth or that the apostles may have seen a "spirit" or witnessed a "spiritual resurrection" that had nothing to do with an empty tomb and the transformation of Jesus' dead body. Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? carefully scrutinizes the historical evidence. Rather than accept Christian belief blindly, top scholars and biblical historians critically examine alternative explanations. In the end, they show why it is a matter of sound reason as well as faith to affirm what the early Church proclaimed: Jesus is risen. A fascinating, fast-paced, exciting exploration of Jesus' fate, Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? shows how Jesus' Resurrection has consequences for every one of us. Featuring the following scholars and theologians: Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa, Johnnette Benkovic, Craig Blomberg, Ph.D., Craig Evans, Ph.D., Tim Gray, Ph.D., Gary Habermas, Ph.D., Edward Sri, Ph.D., Roy Schoeman, Jesuit Father Ronald Tacelli, and Ben Witherington III, Ph.D. WATCH CLIPS from this DVD: CLIP ONE | CLIP TWO | CLIP THREE DVD | 60 minutes | DJR-M | $19.95 .... ORDER TODAY! Lost Gospels Or False Gospels? DVD Christians and many non-Christians have long accepted Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John--the four gospels of the New Testament--as the only reliable accounts of the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. Recent media stories and certain best-selling books have alerted the public to alternative writings about Jesus, leading many people--including many believers--to wonder why we should consider only the four New Testament gospels as "gospel truth." The alternative writings about Jesus bear the names of such prominent early Christians as Peter, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Judas, James, and Andrew. Some of these writings purport to contain "secret" teachings of Jesus, to recount his childhood or to fill in other gaps in the story of Jesus. Some contradict the New Testament. What should informed believers and nonbelievers make of them? Were they written by disciples of Jesus as they claim? How do they compare with the New Testament gospels? Are these works "lost gospels" or "false gospels"? In this thought-provoking DVD, top scholars of early Christian writings answer these and other crucial questions. They discuss the relationship between these works and the New Testament. The experts also explore Gnostic writings such as the "Gospel of Thomas" and the "Gospel of Judas", and they reveal startling facts about the groups who composed them. Anyone who is interested in the truth about Jesus and the early Church must see Lost Gospels or False Gospels? Featuring: Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa, Dr. Craig Evans, Dr. Ben Witherington, III, Dr. Timothy Gray, Dr. Edward Sri, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Dr. Craig Blomberg, and Dr. Gary Habermas. 60 minutes | DVD | LGFG-M | $19.95 .... ORDER TODAY! Jesus of Nazareth Pope Benedict XVI In this bold, momentous work, the Pope--in his first book written as Benedict XVI--seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent "popular" depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith. From Jesus of Nazareth: "the great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: But what has Jesus really brought, then, if he has not brought world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the God who once gradually unveiled his countenance first to Abraham, then to Moses and the prophets, and then in the wisdom literature--the God who showed his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth. He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the truth about where we are going and where we come from: faith, hope, and love." 400 pages | Hardcover | JN-H | $24.95 .... ORDER TODAY! The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code Carl E. Olson and Sandra Miesel Dan Brown's controversial novel The Da Vinci Code has sold 60 million copies worldwide. It purports to be more than fiction: it claims to be based on fact and scholarly research. Brown wants his readers to believe that he is revealing the long-concealed truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and early Christianity, a truth that he says has been suppressed by the malevolent and conspiratorial forces of the Catholic Church. The novel alleges that there has been throughout history a secret group of true followers of a Gnostic Jesus and his wife, Mary Magdalene, the true "Holy Grail". Almost everything most Christians and non-Christians think they know about Jesus, according to Dan Brown, is completely wrong, the result of Catholic propaganda designed to hide the truth from the world. But are The Da Vinci Code's claims fact or just plain fiction? Is the novel well-researched as claimed? What is the truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the early Church? Has the Catholic Church distorted the real Jesus? Why is the novel so popular? What about the anti-Catholic, anti-Christian agenda behind the novel? Best-selling author Carl Olson and journalist Sandra Miesel answer these and other important questions. Their painstaking research into The Da Vinci Code and its sources reveals some surprising truths. • Also available in audio CD format. And don't miss "The Da Vinci Hoax" DVD. RELATED ARTICLES and BOOK EXCERPTS: • Selections from Jesus, The Apostles, and the Early Church | Pope Benedict XVI • The Truth of the Resurrection | Excerpts from Introduction to Christianity | Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger • Seeing Jesus in the Gospel of John | Excerpts from On The Way to Jesus Christ | Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger • God Made Visible | A Review of On The Way to Jesus Christ | Justin Nickelsen • A Shepherd Like No Other | Excerpt from Behold, God's Son! | Christoph Cardinal Schönborn • Encountering Christ in the Gospel | Excerpt from My Jesus | Christoph Cardinal Schönborn • A Jesus Worth Dying For | On the Foreword to Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. • The Divinity of Christ | From Fundamentals of the Faith | Peter Kreeft • Jesus Is Catholic | From In The Fullness of Faith | Hans Urs von Balthasar • The Religion of Jesus | From Christ, The Ideal of the Priest | Blessed Columba Marmion