A Bonfire of Inanities: The Bible Dismantled offers, in three volumes, a revolutionary new understanding of the roots of Judaism and Christianity by way of a complete, rationalistic re-interpretation of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. There has never been anything like this – in scope, in approach, and in findings. It may be possible to continue in Jewish or Christian belief in the light of this trilogy, but it would be a very different kind of religious faith from the one normally espoused. Each volume has been written to stand alone, but there is a natural sequence to the arguments developed which is facilitated if they are read in order.

Vol 1, Ancestral Tales: The Real Truth about the Ancient Roots of Judaism and Christianity, analyses the various source texts that make up the so-called Books of Moses in the Old Testament in conjunction with non-Biblical records, and separates history from myth. It traces the true ancestral and religious history of the Israelites and in particular, it identifies among much else, the Pharoah of the Exodus, and the historical figures behind Joseph and Moses.  Available to buy now

Vol Two, Mistaken Messiahs: The Real Truth about Jesus and the Early History of Christianity, traces how Jewish messianic belief finds its way unrecognisably into the New Testament. It shows that the Jesus of the Gospels was a fiction disguising a more mundane reality. And that the entire chronology of 1st Century Palestine is shifted forwards by a decade, obscuring the real personalities and events behind the Christian story. Available to buy now

Vol Three, Apocalypse Postponed: The Real Truth about the End of the World, focusses on the Christian belief in imminent apocalypse and traces how thoroughgoing misunderstanding of the relevant Old and New Testament texts has led to two centuries of fallacious expectation. It identifies the key apocalyptic themes and locates them, not in our future, but in people and events contemporary with the writer of Revelation. To be published in Spring 2024.