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JESUS

King of Edessa

by Ralph Ellis

The biblical Jesus - discovered in the historical record.

Contemporary coins and statue of Jesus discovered in Syria.

Why is Jesus missing from the historical record? Jesus was an influential king (the King
of the Jews) and probably the most famous monarch of the last two millennia, so why
cannot we find archaeological evidence for his life? The answer is that we have been
looking in the wrong location.

Following 25 years of research, Ralph Ellis has discovered that Jesus was a prince of
Edessa in northern Syria. The Edessan monarchs were Nazarene Jews who helped build
the Temple of Jerusalem and saved Judaea from starvation during a great famine. But, just
like Jesus, they were also religious and political revolutionaries who tried to take control
of Judaea, but were thwarted by the Roman Army. Thus there are many links and
similarities between the biblical accounts and the princes and kings of Edessa.

However, in addition to this, Ralph Ellis has discovered that one of the princes of Edessa
had the same names as Jesus. Jesus was called (King) Jesus Emmanuel, while one of the
Edessan monarchs was called King Izas Manu(el). Equally interesting, is the fact that all
of the Edessan monarchs wore a plaited Crown of Thorns. The biblical Jesus was crucified
wearing this same plaited Crown of Thorns because he was this very same prince and king
of Edessa.

Thus we now know who Jesus was, where he lived, and who his family were. Visit his city,
see the ruins of his citadel, gaze upon his statue, handle his coins. In reality, Jesus was a
son of King Abgarus au Kama of Edessa, a minor princeling with a small realm, a large
treasury, and even bigger ambitions. But the so-called Wise Prince of northern Syria came up against an intractable Rome, and his many plans
crumbled to dust. The historical records then indicate that this revolutionary prince of Edessa was crucified outside Jerusalem, along with two
other leaders of the revolt, but he was reprieved and taken down from the cross by a man called Joseph(us). And yes, this familiar-sounding
account is from the historical record, and not from the gospels.

Readers might imagine that the true history of this region might undermine much of the biblical story that the gospel authors have crafted. But
in reality the gospels always did say that Jesus was a Nazarene (Mat 2:23) and a king (Luk 23:38), and so this new analysis changes very little
in the gospel story. The only real difference is that the true history of the region indicates that the strategies and goals of King Izas (King Jesus)
were much more far-reaching than the gospel accounts like to admit. In reality, the goal of King Izas and the Edessan monarchy was to use
their newly united Kingdom of Judaeo-Syria as a springboard to take over the throne of Rome. Yes, King Izas (King Jesus) wanted to become
Emperor of Rome - which is why he was so closely linked to the Roman 'Star Prophesy' (the eastern star at his birth), and why he suffered a
Roman rather than a Jewish form of punishment.

This is a scholarly study of all the available historical evidence, including the Tanakh, Talmud, Josephus Flavius, the Roman historians, and
venerable Syriac historians like Moses of Chorene and Yohannes Drasxanakertci.

We suggest that readers start with 'Cleopatra to Christ' and then 'King Jesus'. The wait before arriving at the last episode in the trilogy will be
worthwhile, for if a book could be valued on its 'eureka moments' then this final book would be priceless. v3.5

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