Dethroning Jesus: exposing popular culture's quest to unseat the biblical Christ

Introduction: A tale of two Jesus stories: Christianity versus Jesusanity

Claim 1: The original New Testament has been corrupted by copyists so badly that it can't be recovered

Claim 2: Those secret Gnostic gospels such as Judas show the existence of early alternative Christianities

Claim 3: The Gospel of Thomas radically alters our understanding of the real Jesus

Claim 4: Jesus's message was fundamentally political and social

Claim 5: Paul took captive the original movement of Jesus and James, moving it from a Jewish reform effort to a movement that exalted Jesus and included Gentiles

Claim 6: Jesus's tomb has been found and His resurrection and ascension did not involve a physical departure

Conclusion: A look at some popular claims about Jesus.