Confusing book. The author, historian recognized XVII and eighteenth centuries, takes the right foot against the recent bestseller challenging the gospels top to bottom. Where Jerome Prieur and Gerard Mordillat cast doubt, to absurd, every word of sacred texts, indulging in such an anachronistic anti clerical exercise (to read you would think that the evangelists were antisemitic Cardinals frozen in the moral of the nineteenth century), Christian Petitfils holds true for every verse of the Gospel of Saint John. From this premise, he engages in a paraphrase of this gospel, commenting in places more theological considerations than historical and remarkable descriptions, giving a wonderful aura to Judea in the first century. Only real added value of the work, a long digression on well-argued the Nazarene movement that Jesus would come and explain credibly his messianic aspiration. This thesis deserves a book by itself. Trying too hard to contradict the authors 'conspiracy', Christian Petifils a book almost as untenable thesis that Da Vinci Code. What we learn from credible historical relics also questionable that the tunic of Argenteuil? What historical interest to resume almost verbatim the verses of the Gospel of St John to bring them a theological lighting? (Relevant to remaining in scarce put into perspective in relation to the time of Judaism)? The historical approach is biased a priori religious author, like the works of Prieur and Mordillat, brilliant in form, flamboyant anti-clerical hatred on fondJésus, illustrious and unknown. A pleasant reading, elegant, very "old France". For a balanced and innovative approach to the subject, prefer the works of Jean Claude Barreau True Words of Jesus (Les), the "investigation into the death of Jesus" by V. and A. Loupan Christmas Survey death of the very Jésusou illuminating book by Michel Benoit "God in spite of himself," God in spite of himself
