Dutch filmmaker claims Jesus a child of rape
By Ab Zagt
REUTERS
The Hollywood Reporter
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Amsterdam (Hollywood Reporter) - "Basic Instinct" director
Paul Verhoeven will publish a revisionist biography of
Jesus in September, following more than 20 years of
research.
[Caption] Dutch director Paul Verhoeven seen in this
file photo in Los Angeles. Verhoeven will publish a
revisionist biography of Jesus in September, following
more than 20 years of research. (File/FSP/Reuters)
The Dutch filmmaker, who has had a lifelong ambition to
make a film about Jesus based on scientific research,
claims that Jesus' father was probably a Roman soldier who
raped Mary during the Jewish uprising in Galilee. He also
claims that Christ was not betrayed by Judas Iscariot.
Verhoeven decided to write the book to raise interest in
his film project. His publisher, Amsterdam-based
Meulenhoff, is in negotiations for an English-language
translation.
Verhoeven, who turns 70 in July, has been a regular
attendee of U.S. scholar Robert W. Funk's Jesus seminars,
which question miracles and statements attributed to Jesus.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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