Click here to see a video clip from the National Geographic TV special, "The Messiah Before Jesus?" featuring Israel Knohl.      By Alan D. Abbey   Shalom Hartman Institute Senior Fellow Israel Knohl was the featured player on a major National Geographic channel documentary, "The First Jesus?", and in a lecture at Harvard University, titled, "From "Ephraim" the Suffering Son of God to the Dead Messiah "Son of Joseph."    You can see an excerpt of the program yourself by clicking on the video below or by clicking here. The Messiah Before Jesus?