In the tradition of the nonfiction Holy Blood, Holy Grail, this book explores what may have happened if Jesus did not die on the cross. Noting discrepancies between the historical record and traditional New Testament chronologies, the author reinterprets early Christian history and suggests that Jesus may have had a radically different - and direct - role in the spread of Christianity throughout the world. Reading The Jesus Mystery as the author builds the evidence is as thrilling as reading a mystery.