Preface: Discovering the Jesus Dynasty 1
Introduction: A Tale of Two Tombs 6
Part 1 In the Beginning Was the Family
1 A Virgin Shall Conceive 37
2 A Son of David? 48
3 An Unnamed Father of Jesus? 59
4 Children of a Different Father 73
Part 2 Growing Up Jewish in Galilee
5 The Lost Years 85
6 A Kingdom of this World 95
7 The Religion of Jesus the Jew 109
Part 3 A Great Revival and a Gathering Storm
8 Hearing the Voice 125
9 A Crucial Missing Year 138
10 Ushering in the Kingdom 153
Part 4 Entering the Lion's Den
11 Herod Strikes 171
12 Last Days in Jerusalem 187
13 The King Is Dead 208
14 Dead but Twice Buried 223
Part 5 Waiting for the Son of Man
15 Go to James the Just 243
16 The Challenge of Paul 259
17 The Legacy of the Jesus Dynasty 272
18 The End of the Age 284
Conclusion: Recovering Lost Treasures 305
Timeline of Major Events and Figures 319
Notes 321
Acknowledgments 345
Index 347
Photo Credits 365