The Jesus Secret: The Hidden Truth

Aim Og
TruBooks (2006)
ISBN 0976000911
Reviewed by Rhiannon Fionn for Reader Views (1/06)

In The Jesus Secret: The Hidden Truth, I am sad to say, no truths are revealed. Instead the author spends time exclaiming (no kidding, the first paragraph on page 50 has a total of 9 exclamation points all by itself) his version of the life and times of Jesus Christ. This truth, Mr. Og explains in the chapter one, was spoken to him by the Holy Spirit itself after an “extremely long prayer”.

Though the author is obviously excited to share his personal revelations regarding his journey with the divine, his fanatical delivery and abundant self-promotion (part of Mr. Og’s self description from page 187: “His analogies are almost impeccable. And his suppositions seem to be nearly as perfect as facts”) overshadow any goodness that might be conveyed by sharing his revelations. Even if the reader does manage to see through the shadowy self-absorption, they might find that they spend more time distracted by grammatical errors, capitalized sentences, clichés, and wretched punctuation than connecting with the author’s intended message.

Based solely on years of self-study and his conversations with the Holy Spirit, without any indication of degrees, other scholarly study, or any other accreditations, Mr. Og finds it appropriate to discredit thousands of years of other, learned, theologian’s teachings and writings at times blatantly accusing them of a number of outrageous acts and outright lying.

This book is difficult to read, irrational, and—though Mr. Og instructs his readers to “give [the book] to [someone]—then immediately go buy another one for oneself!” on page193—I wouldn’t suggest doing so at all.

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