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All in all, Cahill's book is a fresh and energetic look at the "historical Jesus"—who he was in history and what he's done for history. Ironically, however, Cahill utters a warning that both we and he need to hear: "Christians have been far more successful at rejecting Jesus than any Jew has ever been."

Desire of the Everlasting Hills is available from Worthybooks and other online retailers.

Cahill's official site offers information about the author and the "Hinges of History" series. It also has an essay on "how to read the Bible," message boards, book giveaways, tour information, discussion questions, and other resources.

An excerpt from the book is also available many places online.

The New York Times Book Review says Desire of the Everlasting Hills "remains divertingly instructive and imparts gratifying dimension to the beginnings of what later became known as Christianity. Most important, it makes of Jesus a still-living literary presence."

An excerpt from Cahill's How the Irish Saved Civilization appeared in Christian History's issue "How the Irish Were Saved."

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April 3 2000, Vol. 44, No. 4