Jesus Draws Huge Crowd To Granville Chapters

by TheVancouverObserver | March 28, 2008 at 02:20 pm

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by Linda Solomon for The Vancouver Observer
Local author Rex Weyler has deconstructed one of the most highly constructed figures in human history, Jesus. His new book, The Jesus Sayings: The Quest for His Authentic Message, Anansi Books, reads like an adventure story, as the Vancouver-based author seeks to decipher the meaning of original texts to identify the true core message of the most famous man ever to have been condemned to a cross.

"Part of why I wrote this book was to come to grips with why people use religion for violence," Weyler said.

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Photo of Weyler at his Chapters reading by Kim Stallknecht.