The Gospel and the Zodiac: The Secret Truth About Jesus

by Bill Darlison

Publisher:

ABRAMS Press

, 2019

Overview

“Darlison elucidates the zodiac’s significant place in the Gospels, most specifically in the Book of Mark . . . An intriguing leap into faith” (Kirkus Reviews).
 
For millennia the world has been driven by the differences between the great patriarchal religions. Western civilization—or Christendom, as it was once called—received its values and its confidence from a belief in God, the Father, and Jesus, his only son. But what if this conviction were founded on an error? Who is the man in the factually inconsistent Gospel stories? And who is the man who makes a brief appearance carrying a jar of water?
 
This extraordinary study by a Unitarian minister suggests that Jesus never existed historically; he was simply a representation of an astrological theology—a representation, simply put, of the zodiac sign of Aquarius. In The Gospel & the Zodiac, Rev. Bill Darlison demonstrates that all the other signs are present too, in perfect zodiacal order. The Gospel story is not the product of historians or eyewitnesses, but an older, mystical text produced by an ancient, esoteric school as a guide to the Age of Pisces. Every bit as revelatory and controversial as it sounds, The Gospel & the Zodiac will shake up the religious status quo, and in doing so, provide both a new look at a religious icon and a deeper understanding of the faith that binds millions together.
 
“Darlison begins by looking at different scholarly approaches to the gospels, then outlines his astrological interpretation logically and lucidly, matching the zodiacal signs to the narrative of Mark.” —Fortean Times

Product Details

• Title: The Gospel & the Zodiac: The Secret Truth About Jesus
• Author: Bill Darlison
• Publisher: ABRAMS Press
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781468304787, 9781590200377, 1590200373, 146830478X
• Resource ID: LLS:9781468304787
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T18:18:38Z

About the Author

Bill Darlison is the Minister Emeritus of Dublin Unitarian Church. He is an author of several books, including The Gospel and the Zodiac: The Secret Truth about Jesus, a controversial work which argues that the Gospel of Mark is structured on the signs of the zodiac. He has written for the Inquirer, the Unitarian, the Furrow, the Gnostic. andthe Astrological Journal.