The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?This astonishing book completely undermines the traditional history of Christianity that has been perpetuated for centuries by the Church. Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship, authors Tim Freke and Peter Gandy present overwhelming evidence that the Jesus of the New Testament is a mythical figure. Far from being eyewitness accounts, as is traditionally held, the Gospels are actually Jewish adaptations of ancient Pagan myths of the dying and resurrecting godman Osiris-Dionysus. The supernatural story of Jesus is not the history of a miraculous Messiah, but a carefully crafted spiritual allegory designed to guide initiates on a journey of mystical discovery. A little more than a century ago most people believed that the strange story of Adam and Eve was history; today it is understood to be a myth. Within a few decades, Freke and Gandy argue, we will likewise be amazed that the fabulous story of God incarnate -- who was born of a virgin, who turned water into wine, and who rose from the dead -- could have been interpreted as anything but a profound parable. |
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Contents
The Unthinkable Thought Chapter 2 The Pagan Mysteries | 69 |
Diabolical Mimicry | 74 |
Perfected Platonism | 88 |
The Gnostics | 92 |
The Jesus Code | 113 |
The Missing | 92 |
Was Paul a Gnostic? | 118 |
The Jewish Mysteries | 103 |
The Jesus Myth | 94 |
An Imitation Church | 97 |
The Greatest Story Ever Told | 188 |
Notes Bibliography | 189 |
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| Title | The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? |
| Authors | Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy |
| Publisher | Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0676806570, 9780676806571 |
| Length | 360 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Gnosticism Religion / Paganism & Neo-Paganism Social Science / Sociology of Religion |
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