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I think so, yes. Not literally, but metaphorically. I think he means bones as discovering the "core" or truth of Jesus' teachings and going past what the way, as the author says, mankind has twisted His teachings. By achieving enlightenment and unconditional love I think he was able to find His bones.

I'm still skeptical about the meaning behind it :/ I am not sure I understood the hidden meaning...

I also support the opinion that the author was not in any fact looking for bones literally. If he received the vision from Jesus, then Jesus resurrected which means that there would be no bones to look for. Therefore, this had a different meaning and it was to find the core of the teaching of Jesus. The answer was given at the end of the book.

I'm sure that in his way the author does feel like he has found Jesus's bones.

Yet, that whole concept or metaphor is beyond me. I understand that with the author that it is related to a dream that he had. But, as far as finding Jesus's bones sounds a bit off coming to me...We all are aware that he was buried in that tomb or cave therefore even if he did not rise like it is said to have happened when his remains would still, in fact, be in that same place where his body was stored.

Let's not deceive ourselves. Jesus arose from the grave and ascended to heaven. He is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. My belief tells me Jesus is alive and his bones are not available.

I think he was trying to find what he believed about Jesus. Son of God or just a prophet. Real or just a story.

I think the author did not succeed in finding Jesus' bones. Jesus had a bodily resurrection after his death. No other religion believes in the resurrection of the body. Most eastern religions believe in the reincarnation. The author spent decades searching for an answer, but he missed the essential.

I really didn' t get the sense that the author made this his preoccupation from the places he visited and the journeys shared.

It was a noble course that he had to fulfill and I think he managed to complete the mission. Seeing how the author is really zealous, he would not have stopped without achieving what he had begun.

Ekta Kumari wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 16:08 I think it was mainly used as a metaphor signifying that the author was chosen to find the authentic meaning behind Jesus's teachings and then propagating it to others.

Yes! Authenticity. That explanation makes sense to me. He was talking about getting to the root, the core, the "real deal." I agree!

Kibetious wrote: ↑16 Mar 2019, 13:16 I also support the opinion that the author was not in any fact looking for bones literally. If he received the vision from Jesus, then Jesus resurrected which means that there would be no bones to look for. Therefore, this had a different meaning and it was to find the core of the teaching of Jesus. The answer was given at the end of the book.

Now the challenge, or perhaps journey, is to achieve this beautiful answer Haight provided at the end of the book.

The resurrection of Christ is fundamental aspect of Christianity.The bible makes mention of people finding an empty tomb,and so,finding the bones of Christ if taken literally,is an affront to Christianity.Perhaps those are metaphorical bones.

The fact he started off with this 'quest' given to him and at the end decided that it was love that was the bones made me feel a little let down. I was hoping he'd have looked into the literal possibilities (such as where the resurrection happened) or explored other possibilities to come to other conclusions, and if he'd tried to reach out in meditation to find out if he was on the right path.

KristyKhem wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 21:18 Jesus' bones refer to his core teachings. Jesus spoke in parables in the Bible, so maybe this was why he chose to appear 'boneless' in the author's dream. It is not meant to be taken literally. The author simply had to revive Jesus' true teachings and share it with the world.

This is definitely the most likely scenario for the use of the term. But it's an odd way to describe that, as so many others have pointed out. I think the author probably needed to expand on the term a bit further.

He explained that Jesus' bone may be interpreted as unconditioned love. If one will ponder about it, it makes sense. Unconditional love is very hard to attain or give, which is the exact thing Jesus gave to everyone. His love was unconditional and gave His life on the cross to save everyone. Everything will be futile without that unconditional love. That's why it's very important and referred to as Jesus' bones or His very essence.