I'm delighted to announce that a new video/DVD featuring me and my work is now available!
The DVD, produced by artist Scott Burdick, can be obtained here:
"Great Minds of Our Time: D.M. Murdock"
Please note that I had little input in the editing process of this video, which represents not a documentary so much as an "artistic expression" by Scott Burdick, and I am therefore not responsible for Scott's narration, image selection, chapter titles or any typos, etc.
However, it is my information and voice, and there are plenty of screenshots of me throughout. Indeed, this two-hour DVD is the distillation of some 12 hours of interviews that covered numerous topics under the sun! If the history of religion and mythology fascinates you, as it does me, you will enjoy this video!
Scott has organized the video into easily accessed chapters following a particular theme, so you can skip around to sample all of the topics. (See the "Table of Contents" below.)
"I just watched 'Great Minds Of Our Times,' absolutely brilliant! You certainly are one of them!"
--Paola Hughson
"I just watched Great Minds of Our Time, and thoroughly enjoyed it. The imagery was awesome, the content fascinating and very informative, and the great mind...beautiful! Excellent...well done, and already expecting/waiting, for a sequel."
--Michael Hauser
"Acharya, I watched your new DVD interview. It was excellent. I just wanted to let you know. I will be recommending it (as I do with your books) to people who inquisitive and need that nudge to break out and spread their wings. :-)"
--Michael Williams
"Many thanks for all your BRIGHT work Acharya! Did enjoy the 2hours DVD today and posted about it on my FB. You are very beautiful and what you are saying is GREAT KNOWLEDGE. Loved also the pictures going along with your words and even your earrings (very lovely :))."
--Ana Maria
All purchases will help spread my work further, as will any word-of-mouth advertising we may receive from good folks passing this post around. Now you can view the fascinating information about the origins of much religion and mythology with your friends and loved ones!
Here's the introduction by Scott on his website:
D.M. Murdock (aka Acharya S) is one of the great scholars of comparative religion and author of five books that explore the evolution of Christianity, the theory of Mythicism, and the latest scholarship of the New Testament. Being an avid reader of history, this is one of the authors I have long admired, so it was an honor to interview her for the very first in this series of interviews I have planned.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with her books, you are in for a treat. No matter what your religious beliefs, you are sure to learn a great deal from listening to someone who has spent decades of researching a subject that has fascinated scholars for all of recorded history.
Complementing the words of this visionary researcher are dozens of my own photographs and even a few paintings that I have gathered from my travels around the world. I hope the combination of new facts, ideas, and images will spur you to look at this subject with new eyes and insights. Your conclusions may not be the same as mine, or Ms. Murdock's, but they are sure to challenge some of the things we've never even thought to question before.
Scott Burdick
Thanks, Scott!
Was John the Baptist an Egyptian myth?
Table of Contents
Introduction
Virgin Birth
Oh Brother
Who's Your Daddy?
A Star
The Source
Written
Sun versus Moon
Light of the World
Original Baptists
Drinks!
Past and Present
Devilish Tricks
Onion's Core
Gospel Truth
Point Your Cannon
God Factory
The Mysteries
The Conspirators
God Killers
Burden of Proof
Cover Up
Not the First
To Speak
Respecting Beliefs
Conclusion
Comments (50)
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|2011-08-31 11:32:44 Jon Smetana - My Impressions.Elegant, Beautiful, Intelligent are my impressions but I have yet to buy the DVD. I will.
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|2011-08-31 20:58:13 flashgordon - I suppose I have to buy this through here?No amazon or anywhere else to buy this?
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|2011-10-14 17:19:10 AnonymousI just finished a book by Tim Leedom, " The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You To Read" A very comprehensive look at the deception of the church for 1700 years. I'm so glad that there are inquisitive minds alive today, of them you are most certainly a leader in elevating the human search for meaning in our world of confusion. I thank you for your diligence
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|2011-10-15 11:37:27 Bruce M. Ireland - Origins of Man(kind)Dear Mss. Acharya: I enjoy your website on exposing myths! That is, whether it is the Christian one or others' religious persuasions... My experiences over the last thirty-five years has dealt with Christianity. At one point in my spiritual path I ran across Gnosticism. At first, I only found religious distortions. Which of the myriad Nag Hammadi Codices are genuine?
Studying these Texts are the only ones that explain anything in depth about the origins of the Cosmos and humanity. Please, talk about the"Dead Sea Scrolls": Essenes/Qumran/Nag Hammadi Library. It will be very insightful to have YOUR TAKE on these literary subjects. Thank You, Bruce M. Ireland...bmireland2006@yahoo.com
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|2011-12-04 23:38:43 Acharya SThank you for your query and interest. I have written somewhat about the DSS in various books, forums posts and articles. For the latter two types of writing, please do a search on this site, which will pull up all my websites and forums.
You may also wish to search inside my books on Google Books for information about the scrolls.
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|2011-10-15 11:38:05 AnonymousRefer to my previous post Email). Or, if it did not go through then please email me at bmireland2006@yahoo.com
I will rewrite the report about talking on the Dead Sea Scrolls: the essenes/Qumran/Nag Hammadi Library. Thank You, Bruce M. Ireland
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|2011-10-15 11:52:36 Pastor PeteBruce, here's what I found by searching around ...
Blog: Dead Sea Scrolls prove Bible unoriginal
Forum thread: Dead Sea Scrolls
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|2011-11-07 19:14:24 AnonymousGreetings Ms. Murdock
As I posted on your facebook I thoroughly enjoyed your Great Minds DVD. Although it represents mostly a review of topics you have covered in your books, the affable, confident and relaxed manners you convey during the interview are wonderful, and hopefully will serve as one more avenue for the public to get acquainted with your tremendous works, in a very inviting way.
As always, keep doing what you are doing.
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|2011-11-07 23:17:59 Larry Maxwell - Man Made GodI hope that you will be able to produce a DVD of Man Made God in the future.
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|2011-12-04 19:42:49 Jim - Who Was JesusI bought "Who was Jesus" and I have been unable to put it down. I really appreciate all of the work you put into it.
Thank you,
Jim
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|2011-12-04 23:39:40 Acharya SThank you so much for the kind feedback!
If you have an account and feel inclined, perhaps you will write a review of whatever length on Amazon - I'm sure others would appreciate it as well.
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|2012-01-02 02:27:48 Carl Sheusi - birth, resurrection and easterHi Acharya,
I've ordered "Christ in Egypt" and I'm looking forward to delving in!! Perhaps this is answered in the book, but if Christ's resurrection is the end of the winter solstice, Dec 25, and this is also considered his date of birth, then what about easter? If easter is the celebration of the resurrection, why is it celebrated months later? Is the moveable date of easter just a date chosen for the celebration, or is it passover, or the vernal equinox, or ???
Thanks so much for all your brilliant and enlightening work!!!!
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|2012-02-11 02:49:22 Sarah Davis-BennettBefore I found your books, I had engaged in a personal study of the Origins of Christianity for about 15 years. One book led to another, and I have hundreds of files on various topics. When I found Barbara Walker's Book, A "Women's Enclopedia of Myth's and Secrets", I couldn't put it down. I read it over and over again, reveling in each page. Being a former Lutheran minister who had none of this information in the whole seminary experience, I felt like I had experienced fraud. Your book, "The Christ Conspiracy", put into context the vast quantities of knowlege I had earmarked in Joseph Wheless's book:" Forgery in Christianity: A documented record of the Foundations of the Christian Religion", Taylor's "Diegesis", and Godfrey Higgins "Anacalypsis Part 1 An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic Isis or an Inquiry into the Origin of Languages, Nations and Religions" (1833) Book one and two. Their books in the Kessinger Publishing's Rare Reprints are written in tiny letters, and the language is hard to plod through.
Anyway, I consider you and Barbara Walker to be in a class by yourselves. And I thank you for all your hard work and diligence in pursuing the truth of all these subjects.
I am wondering if you are also an adept in spiritual matters. I am an empath and a "highly sensitive person" who has channeled since my 20's, (I'm 57 now). It morphed into psychic and medium work. (I don't charge) My question is, "What happened to me last night?" I thought I was going to a birthday party. The friend with the birthday actually tricked me into going to a meeting where people gather once a week for "an Openness Blessing", a chakra meditation by an Indian woman on tape, and a 8 bowl crystal bowl event. (All within a room of about 500 sq feet. I stayed to save face because I was concerned aobut raising my energy to a great level. This event lasted 4 hours. Today, I am experiencing a mild biological shock. My body feels like jello and I can't keep my balance. I'm having an emotional experience of anger for being misled that seems rather too intense for my normal affect. Do you know what has happened to me? And, P.S., I have always indulged by learning through authors, not gurus or masters, but would really enjoy being even in e-mail contact with someone who might understand my gifts and how I can use them. Sincerely, Sarah davissja@yahoo.com
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|2012-03-01 19:07:56 Acharya SThank you for your kind regards. Regarding the discovery of Christian origins and the feeling of having been defrauded, I know exactly what you mean! You may have discerned a tone of anger and disgust in my first edition of Christ Conspiracy (a new one in the works...). Previous to my epiphany, I had been born into a Protestant family and raised as such, and had become a "born-again" Christian.
I'm glad you've enjoyed these studies - obviously, I too find them fascinating.
As concerns your query regarding spirituality, I have indeed delved into the more esoteric aspects of several religions, including Indian mysticism, and have had a number of experiences that have shaped my worldview.
In this regard, I don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak, and I enjoy the world's religious traditions. In fact, I like to say that I am pruning the dead branches off the world's great religious tree, to expose its deep and important roots.
I also do not discourage those in the priesthood, ministry, etc., who have been fortunate enough to experience these epiphanies to stay with their vocations. Some ministers, in fact, have "merely" shifted their sermonizing to incorporate more of the ancient mythology, rather than simply quit. In this regard, I hear reports of ministers emphasizing the solar aspects of Christianity, for example, such as how Jesus is the "Light of the World that every eye can see."
From there, the transition is much easier, as the younger generation comes up.
So, my attitude towards Christianity and religion in general is to look at the roots and not to simply upend the tree and throw it away. The roots in themselves are often quite fascinating, inspiring and uplifting.
And, yes, these roots do involved spirituality: For example, in Egypt much of the culture, the art, buildings, etc., revolved around the afterlife aspirations and doctrines - and these in turn largely revolved around the SUN in some form or another. The sun was viewed as the great purifier through which the deceased may pass in order to attain to the greatness beyond.
This perspective of the sun as "savior" has been held by many other cultures, and there is certainly truth to the sun as the great purifier and healer. Indeed, there are those, like philosopher Gregory Sams, who make an intriguing case for the sun possessing consciousness, as did the ancient philosophers and priests.
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|2012-03-01 04:18:37 Dave - Whis I could view it...I ordered it and the DVD WAS CORRUPT reordered and It came to me again corrupt.. I asked them to "test" the DVD and send me one that works...instead they applied the funds back to my account
fyi
Acharya
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|2012-03-01 19:12:00 Acharya SThanks for the heads up, Dave. I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience. I haven't heard any other difficulties - perhaps it was a problem with your DVD player? Did you try it on the computer? Did it work there?
In any event, I'm not responsible for the processing of the DVDs - that would be Scott Burdick and the fulfillment company Kunaki.
I'll let Scott know, however.
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|2012-03-03 09:52:37 JohannI tried to purchase your DVD, Great minds of our time, Acharya S on DVD, but was unsuccessful. Can somebody help please.
Since I discovered you, I became fascinated by your research. Any books of Murdock in electronic format?
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|2012-03-03 13:09:10 Acharya SThank you for your interest. The link to the DVD is at the top of this post, but here it is again:
http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00ZGY7Z8
You can find most of my books on Kindle, which can be downloaded to many apps, including iPhone, iPad, iPod, Blackberry, Mac and PC computers.
Here's my author page on Amazon, with all my books, both hard copy and ebooks:
http://www.amazon.com/Acharya-S/e/B001UXZSBM/truthbeknownfoun
Enjoy!
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|2012-03-03 19:08:23 Jackie Guiley - Your DVD!Dear Acharya,
I wanted to thank you for allowing yourself to be interviewed on Great Minds of our Time! It is amazing how fluently you speak and how well-versed you are in the true history of this planet's religions and mythology. Prior to your work on Zeitgeist I had no knowledge of the Jesus and Horus connection or of how many virgin birth stories have been around. It has been astounding and profoundly freeing to my spirit to read your work. Its even fun to read through the bibliographical work at the end of your book Suns of God Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled because I know that YOU found and read the primary sources behind it all!
Thank you again for your very important work, I'm glad to support you by purchasing your books and now DVD and sharing them with all my friends!
Jackie Guiley
BFA Visual Communications
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|2012-03-07 09:28:08 Johann - Christ in EgyptHi Mss Aharya.
I purchased your ebook, Christ in Egypt, and am spellbound by the amount of evidence contained in this well researched book. Since I discovered your work in this field, I took a keen interest in mythology. Being a lecturer in law at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa I would dearly appreciate it if I can buy your DVD. Your company do not distribute the DVD in South Africa. I want to use it in lectures on International Law. Can you or anybody help me obtain it, whatever the cost may be to get hold of it please.
Johann
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|2012-03-08 13:14:26 Carn - -.-It's $20 the price is negligible, some of us don't have credit cards, a paypal option would be nice... there are other reasons then a cheaper price... -.-
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|2012-03-12 17:00:32 matthew franzen - are u gona steal the information i gave you?Why can't i access an answer to a comment that i left on this site? I recieved an email from Acharya at this site with a comment about some very important information that i left on this site. Why am i unable to see the comment?
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|2012-03-12 20:21:10 FTLmatthew franzen, is this the comment you're talking about?:
http://freethoughtnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article &id=544&joscclean=1&comment_id=9568#josc9568
If so, it's from the blog titled:
World's oldest religion honors Mother Goddess and nature
Please don't go off on knee-jerk reactions and make such serious false accusations such as "stealing."
If that's not it, I don't put through nasty insults tossed at Acharya.
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|2012-06-03 05:05:06 Mehboob Alam - Heran!I am really amazed to hear all about D.M. Murdock. I would love to see this DVD and would surely write after that.
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|2012-08-28 03:04:18 Dave - Pondering1.god created light (first day)
2.on the fourth day he created the light source..
3. really?
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|2012-10-02 13:31:56 Schalk - AdvocateLove it. Never even thought about it. One does feel like a crank for swallowing all this crap for so long. Acharya, more than anyone else, made me realize that there is more to life than the superstition of the people of antiquity and that we have a window period in which to live our life to the fullest.
Thanks Acharya
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|2012-10-02 23:38:00 Acharya SYou're very welcome, friend.
Life can be very juicy and enjoyable, once we get past the culturally biased conditioning. One might guess I have an irrepressible spirit.
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|2012-11-25 14:10:24 ScruffyHaving read three of your books and enjoyed some of your interviews on the web, I tried to order the DVD. The site locked up.
I don't know if the order went through or not.
Is there a phone # or any way I can determine if the order when through?
Please continue in your research, your writings and your sharing. It seems that truth and free thought are becoming more rare each day and you are indeed, a breath of fresh air! You are MUCH appreciated.
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|2012-11-26 17:30:37 Acharya SThank you for your kind regards. I have no control over the Kunaki site. The contact information should be there. Here's one place to look:
http://kunaki.com/Answers.htm
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|2012-12-04 07:09:43 Bryan EI believe the bible and have faith in the truth and power of the Inspired word of God. Relationship with Jesus will confirm he is The Way and that he is who he said he is.
For me the evidence in the truth of the bible comes primarily from meditating in the word and then doing God's will while starving my own. The evidence comes from seeking, correcting my heart and doing God's will.
Before coming into a relationship with Jesus at 40, I studied eastern religions, mythology, philosophies and was a voracious reader.
As for the bible being borrowed, copied, re-hashed, stolen...perhaps this viewpoint is far too narrow. It is for me, similar to saying that the mind of God is linear - or limited kind of like my mind. The scriptures clearly state that this is not so. So Philo wrote something and then it appears in the New Testament. God's inspiration and truths occur to all of us, we have been given a deep conviction of his truth. The reality of God is not confined to space and time. God's inspiration is not merely for Abraham, or Joseph, or Isaiah or for one moment in time exclusively. Visions and thoughts are not always linear, we are given that glimpse of truth by God, a gift given to all people. We all instinctively know him.
The bible is the truth that is seen and experienced in how many will reject God/turn away from truth and it is accurate in how this down fallen world is currently ruled by the Father of Lies. Without the Holy Spirit, reading the bible, telling about the bible, contextualizing the bible is fruitless.
Jesus is The truth, the life and The Way. Seek him first, and when you do not hear an answer, when you do not see proof, or evidence, then REALLY put your shoulder to the wheel and get radically obedient. You will have your avalanche of evidence from working by faith first as we are given the choice to rock this World or seek him with e v e r y thing we have.
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|2012-12-04 10:03:41 Acharya SThank you. Needless to say, I disagree with almost everything you've said here. Mystical experiences do NOT prove that someone lived in the third dimension. Followers of EVERY religion of significant size have had such mystical experiences: Hindus experience Krishna, Ganesha, Shiva, Laxmi and numerous other deities; ancient Egyptians expected visits from Isis and Osiris. Do their mystical experiences with these gods mean these latter all "walked the earth?" One could easily claim to be having mystical experiences with the Egyptian goddess of truth, Maat, who is telling one that Christianity is falsely based on the Egyptian religion and that Christ is a mythical character, not a historical figure.
Moreover, our perspective that the Bible is a rehash of other religions and mythologies is NOT at all "narrow." On the contrary, it is quite broad, as it encompasses all manner of cultures and ethnicities, rather than one Bronze Age tribe in a tiny area of the world. The true meaning behind the anthropomorphized and historicized ideas in the Bible is much more cosmic than a Jewish man born of a virgin 2,000 years ago.
The Bible is a book largely composed of myths and falsified history. The "Jesus Christ" of the New Testament is a fictional composite of characters, real and mythical. A composite of multiple "people" is no one.
Cheers.
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|2013-02-17 20:24:47 valkera - GodI too know that God is the creator of all things that existed. I know that the Christ died for me so that I could be free of eternal death. That being said, the bible is only true in so far as it is translated in perfection which it is not. I pray for discretion when I study and do not find that the idea of God and a need for a saviour out of tune with truth. The concepts that others were born of God is not solely for Chris for we know that Melckesedeck, the king of salem was born without a earthly father as were a few others. Retgardless of similarities of constellations and suns and moons, astrology, Ra and so on simply tells us that God is consistant and that for us to regard monotheism as a farce because we are discovering new levels of understanding is repulsive to my soul. I loved watching Zeitgeist but find holes and some things disturbing.
Lets not forget that brilliance of the mind exists with individuals of all walks of life and does not represent truth.
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|2012-12-04 21:05:20 Bryan E.Thank you for your reply.
Mystical experiences existed for me prior to my choosing to follow Jesus. These experiences were profound and produced learning, but they did not bring a peace that surpasses all understanding. My joy now is definitely different.
The examples that you mention are as you aware, all different than Jesus. Jesus is the Great I Am. Eternal and spotless. He is the only one that said, I am God, it all starts and stops with me. He repeatedly stated 'follow me'.
As for your Maat example, many do choose to worship other Gods or be their own God. The Spirit will show how the Bible is set apart in dealing so precisely with exactly all the other Gods and all the other strong delusions and false prophets. The bible is set apart in that it offers varied examples that fit precisely the progression of falling away from faith.
If one's walk with Jesus does not produce profound evidence, then that person is simply religious. There is no supernatural power, and in effect, no difference between that person's faith and all the other faith's of the World. The profoundness of Jesus is that he laid his life down and that the antithesis to him is religion.
The 'composite' analysis is disinformation, it contains truthiness in order that the truth is disgarded. If there was truth in what you said, then there would be another Jesus, a complete replicate and of course there is not. Siddhartha, Shiva, Krishna did not have witnesses state that they were perfect. This is why Jesus is so extremely polarizing and why you spend so little time throttling the truth of Isis or any of the other Gods. They lack truth, power and completeness. Everything Jesus ever said or did has value for us today and tomorrow and in eternity, and that is something you can say of no other man, dead or alive. He is the greatest philosopher of all time. He is who he said he was.
If we had the avalanche of historical proof, this would take away a component of laying down our lives for Christ. The spirit directed study of the Bible answers precisely how Man responds when confronted with proof.
You stated,
The true meaning behind the anthropomorphized and historicized ideas in the Bible is much more cosmic than a Jewish man born of a virgin 2,000 years ago.
I agree with you completely. Religion is narrowing. Jesus is a ray of light, ever expanding, never standing still. The moment that I am not growing is the moment that I am susceptible to falling away from truth.
The God of the bible, Yahweh, (over 350 names for him) is a completely personal, vibrant, living relationship. It is an intimacy that is the truth, the light and the way. Cold, dead descriptions of him do not align with how his light extends globally and profoundly influences all ethnicity's and all people right now. I appreciate how your response really speaks against religion. If one is attending a church or going through the motions, they may as well just stop as there is not a real difference either way. It is illuminating to ask a person who has stopped believing about the differences in them now vs. when they believed. Usually the words contain evidence that they were not a disciple of Christ at the time that they 'threw in the towel'
The same power that Jesus is given is available to You and I today.
Prayer, healing, the gift of eternal life, and supernatural wisdom from the most high.
Currently and in the days to come, more Countries will turn away from supporting Israel. This truth is not found in any other book of antiquity. The bible is clearly 'set apart', it is not a collection of books written by Man.
"There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, Luke 21:25 kjv
These signs will be known with the helper present. They will be clearly definable as 'this is happening now.' These signs are beginning to manifest today. The Sun is currently undergoing changes that are visible to the eye and can be felt. The Moon's appearance is changing, though it is very subtle thus far. The dismay of Nations will soon be clear to many more and events such as Fort Lauderdale and high surf will be even more apparent very soon.
If you encounter an emergency or extreme crisis, your reflex will be to pray. I am prayerful that you will seek Jesus at that moment. At some point, all of our understandings, degrees, swagger, and varied experiences will all be very very small.
Shalom !
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|2012-12-04 16:58:45 Acharya SI don't have time to respond to everything you've said, but my original post still stands. Jesus is no more the "Great I Am" than are all these other gods and goddesses who preceded him. Many Egyptian deities, for example, were the "I AM" as well, as they encompassed all of creation.
The Bible is a cultural artifact, a manmade text created through the minds of men of a particular tribe in the tiny little area of Judea/Palestine/Israel a couple thousand years ago. Its cosmology pales in comparison with that of Egypt, India or Mesoamerica, to name a few.
You can have all the mystical experiences you wish, but the biblical mythology will remain just that: Mythology. And the god of the Bible will remain a cultural artifact no more "real" than the gods and goddesses of these umpteen other religious systems dating back thousands of years.
Cheers.
P.S. You may enjoy servitude, but I have no interest in bending knee to any mythical figures, whether Jewish, Chinese, Aztec or Irish.
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|2013-01-23 04:36:24 Rafael - re: The "Jesus Christ" of the New Testament is a fForgive me for my intrusion into your conversation with Brian E, but I disagree with the statement you've made to him, that The "Jesus Christ" of the New Testament is fictional.
The Bible that you(recommend) to "throw in the trash" clearly shows a prophetic thread of prophecies concerning the person and coming of Jesus the Christ. They are compiled over thirty five hundred years, fourty writers, living in different places, different cultures, who never knew each other yet they spoke about his birth, his miracles, his life and death. How is it that they all unanimously spoke about him could he be fictional. I know that you may not have the time but if you do, please check out this list that's arranged in Chronological Order of prophecies that pertain to the person of Jesus.
1st its the scripture, 2nd the prophecy's 3rd the fulfillment. He is most definately the "SON OF GOD" not the "SUN GOD"
Bless
SCRIPTURE
Gen. 3:15
Gen. 12:3
Gen. 17:19
Num. 24:17
Gen. 49:10
Is.9:7;11:1—5 II Sam.7:13
Mic.5:2
Dan. 9:25
Is. 7:14
Jer. 31:15.
Hos.1:1
Is. 9:1—2
Deut. 18:15
Ps. 110:4
Is. 53:3, Ps.2:2
Is. ll:2—4; Ps. 45:7
Zec.9:9; Is.62:ll
Psalm 41:9
Zec.l1:12,
Zec. 11:13
PROPHECIES
Would be the “offspring” of a woman
Promised Offspring of Abraham
Offspring of Isaac
Offspring of Jacob
Will descend from the
Tribe of Judah
The Heir to the throne of David
Place of birth :Bethlehem
Time of Birth
Born of a Virgin
Slaughter of Infants
Escape to Egypt
Ministry in Galilee
As a Prophet
As a priest like Melchizedek
His Rejection by Jews
Some of His Characteristics
His Triumphal Entry
Betrayal by a Friend
Sold for thirty pieces of silver
Money returned for Potters Field
FULFILLMENT .
Gal.4:4, Luke 2.7, Rev. 12:5
Acts 3:25; Matt. 1:1; Luke 3:24
Matt.l:2;. Luke 3:24;
Luke 3:34; Mt.l:2,
Luke 3:34; Mat. 1:2,3
Matt.1:l & 6
Mat.2:l, Luke 2: 4—7
Luke 2:l—2; 3—7
Matt. 1:18
Matt.2 :16—18
Matt. 2:14
Mt. 4:12—16
Jn.6:l4;Acts 3:19—25
Heb.6:20, 7:15—17
Jn. 1: ll;5:43 ;Luke. 17:25
Luke 2:52: 4:18
Jn. 12:13,14; Mt.21: 1-11
Mark. 14: l0; Mt. .25: 14—16
Matt 26:15; 273—J.0
Matt.27:6—7
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|2013-01-23 06:08:10 Acharya SThank you. My work in multiple books, articles, forum post and other writings, videos and radio programs is designed to demonstrate that the "Jesus Christ" of the New Testament is a fictional compilation of characters, real and mythical. A composite of multiple "people" is no one. When the mythological and midrashic layers are removed, there remains no "historical" core to the onion.
What you are discussing does not prove that Jesus Christ was a historical figure. The writers of the New Testament simply used multiple "messianic prophecies" or "messianic scriptures" in order to create their fictional compilation. In doing so, they frequently quoted the Septuagint or Greek Old Testament verbatim. Hence, one can say that the creators of the gospel story used these various Old Testament verses as a "blueprint" in their creation. No historical Jesus is necessary to "fulfill prophecy."
In creating their fictional messiah, the NT writers added to these Old Testament "messianic scriptures" a variety of motifs, themes and doctrines from other religions around the Mediterranean of the time.
For more information, see:
Did Jesus Fulfill Prophecy?
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|2013-01-28 00:13:50 MoorfyusThe bible cant be used to prove the bible is true. You cant ask the murderer to do the autopsy. You have to use historical evidence of an independent neutral outside source.
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|2013-01-28 16:01:50 Wagner Saks - Whoredom!!Why are you leading many gaullible people to hell? This is akin to whoredom! I pray that you are hit by the light one day; that is the true light of the world-Christ Jesus!!
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|2013-01-28 18:51:13 Acharya SThank you for your well wishes! Such lovingkindness from a good Christian. Jesus must be proud.
Below is a response, from my book The Christ Conspiracy (222). Heck, even Jesus descended into hell - what's good enough for him is good enough for me! When do we go?
The concepts of heaven and hell were not introduced by the Judeo-Christian tradition but existed for millennia in other cultures, such as the Persian and Indian....
The word "Hell" is derived from the European goddess Hel, whose womb was a place of immortality. The Christians demonized this womb and made it a place of eternal damnation, and, since volcanoes were considered entrances into the womb of Mother Earth, it became a fiery hell. The original Pagan hell had no fixed locality and was often situated in the same place as heaven.
The nature of hell has thus varied with the culture and era. Some cultures thought hell was the harsh winter; thus, it was located near the South Pole, the "bottomless pit," from which winter was thought to come...
The descent into hell by the savior is a common occurrence within many mythologies, found in the stories of Adonis, Bacchus, Balder, Hercules, Horus, Jesus, Krishna, Mercury, Osiris, Quetzalcoatl and Zoroaster. This part of the mythos represents the sun entering into the womb of darkness, nightly and seasonally....
"The word astronomers use to indicate the sun in its high point of ascension is perihelion. Now you may notice there is a Hell in this word (peri-HEL-ion); at least it can be traced to Hell, or Hell to it. HELION, the last part of this word was pronounced by the Greek ELIOS... So that we have 'peri,' which means around, about, and 'helion,' HELL - that is, the sun roundabout Hell."
http://truthbeknown.com/christ.htm
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|2013-02-10 05:34:53 Anonymous - Article on Attis - How RespondHow would you suggest that one respond to the following write-up posted online by an Christian organization. Is there verifiable evidence from antiquity that the resurrection of Attis was referenced in literature that predated the 1st century A.D.? If so, please provide the source.
Thank you.
Charlie Campbell, Director of the Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry, says, "Many of the charges put forth in Zeitgeist are based on outdated, disproved ideas that were in circulation at the beginning of the last century. Here is one example. Zeitgeist states that Attis (a Roman deity) was crucified, dead for three days and then resurrected. This is absolutely not true to the mythological account. In the mythological story, Attis was unfaithful to his goddess lover, and in a jealous rage she made him insane. In that insanity, Attis castrated himself and fled into the forest, where he bled to death. As J. Gresham Machen points out, "The myth contains no account of a resurrection; all that Cybele [the Great Mother goddess] is able to obtain is that the body of Attis should be preserved, that his hair should continue to grow, and that his little finger should move." Zeitgeist's claims that Attis was crucified and resurrected are not only inaccurate but very misleading. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. The alleged resurrection of Attis isn't even mentioned until after 150 A.D., long after the time of Jesus."
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|2013-02-10 02:03:08 Acharya SThanks for your query. I have refuted the shallow and erroneous Christian apologies regarding Attis in my article here:
Attis: Born of a Virgin on December 25th, Crucified and Resurrected...
There's nothing "misleading" about these facts. In reality, all of these characteristics precede the common era by centuries to millennia, whether or not we possess an extant pre-Christian account of them concerning Attis.
Be aware also that the AD/BC timeline concerning what is "pre-Christian" is utterly fallacious - a sort of "sleight of hand" used by apologists. The world did not suddenly become exposed to Christianity the minute Jesus supposedly was born. Many places in Europe remained pre-Christian for centuries after he purportedly lived. The Lithuanians, for example, remained pre-Christian until the 14th century, and there are still uncontacted tribes in remote jungles who are pre-Christian. Hence, we could have writings several centuries into the common era that show no influence whatsoever of Christian doctrine.
And, again, these motifs are all traceable to centuries before the common era, in one or another mythology, religion or tradition, so none of them attached to Attis needs to have come from Christianity. The reason for these commonly found motifs is because they revolve significantly around nature and very ancient ideas on the afterlife. Hence, they have nothing to do with a "historical" Jesus; rather, the mythical Christ was modeled after them, as a conglomeration of these many pre-common era notions and characteristics.
For example, the notion of resurrection predates Christianity by thousands of years, so when it was attached to the Attis myth, it undoubtedly did not come from the story of Christ but from these earlier tales, such as concerns Tammuz, for example. It is disingenuous to claim that we know it was attached to the Attis myth "long after the time of Jesus." We don't know that at all, as most of the pagan books were destroyed by Christians.
Furthermore, there is no evidence that Jesus lived at the time purported of him, and the canonical gospels do not clearly emerge into the historical record until after 150, the period when Justin Martyr wrote, which is what the apologists base their claims on. Justin did not say that these characteristics were adopted by paganism from Christianity - on the contrary, he indicated that the prescient devil anticipated Christ and planted these ideas in the heads of the heathens, admitting that they existed before Christ's alleged advent.
Note also that I have provided the primary-source and other scholarship backing up the contentions in the first part of the first "Zeitgeist" film in many ways. Such as:
The ZEITGEIST Sourcebook
Be sure also to look here:
Rebuttal to Dr. Chris Forbes concerning 'Zeitgeist, Part 1'
I have also written a nearly 600-page book called Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection, which provides the primary sources and scholarship of credentialed individuals in relevant fields to back up the Horus part of the film.
Many of the purported debunking sites have been addressed here:
Zeitgeist Part 1 & the Supportive Evidence
These debunking sites are untrustworthy and dishonest. You will not get the facts from such biased and vested sites. Skimming encyclopedias does not make an expert of anyone, and presenting shallow and uniformed arguments merely represents shoring up the faith at all costs, including sacrificing truth.
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|2013-02-17 20:46:54 valkeraI was just wondering about the biblical references to hell. I was raised Mormon and we dont dwell on the devil or evil but the Godhead, intelligence and faith, as well as other doctrines. Hell as I see it does not exist as a place. We all have a place of darkness that we can reach down into and on occasion cannot overcome. We make judgements from there as well as from the light we were born with. Hell is justice, not eternal (no time or space) torment. If we do not reach up to the light within, we fall to the darkness within and therefor we are always ahead or behind but never stationary.
I agree that there is no fiery pit. Justice must take place to give us redemption from sins that we have not repented of.
People of religion get too comfortable with their dogma and dont think beyond the box and find comflict. Ask (Pray) and it shall be given you...God wants us to inquire with a desire for truth....His truth.
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|2013-02-17 22:30:30 Acharya SThanks, but "His" truth would not be my truth, as I am quite sure there is no giant, anthropomorphized male god in the sky somewhere "out there" separate and apart from creation in the first place.
Since "God" is not a person, "he" has no wants for us at all. We, however, do have a desire to know truth, and if you understand what I just stated, you will be much closer to that goal.
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|2013-02-17 21:01:32 valkeraWhen Adam was in the garden, he and Eve were being taught truths. They were not stumps of stupidty without purpose. They were the first beings as Gods. They were being taught the things of Gods and so the concepts that existed before Christ were taught from the beginning of mankind and were perpetuated after the flood. Yes, there was a flood. The corruption of the Celestial truths had to be eliminated from mankind for the earth to be saved from the fall, for it too fell with Adam and Eve. Suppose this, my theory, that man had, up until the flood, the ability to coexist with other beings that were teaching man high level understandings of his role on earth. Man uses it for evil and God must save mankind from this misuse of power and takes away his ability to see all that was around him and thus the rainbow represents the narrowing of our ability to see all things outside the spectrum of light that exists. I believe that before the flood we had a broader range of light to see with and perceived more with our eyes and minds. what say ye.....
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|2013-02-17 22:32:39 Acharya SAdam and Eve are not "real people" but mythical figures. Hence, they were not taught anything at all.
See:
Garden of Eden originally a Pygmy myth?
Adam and Eve a myth?
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|2013-03-10 13:40:43 Dipo - Hi AcharyaI am an atheist living in Nigeria . Since the day i visited your site i have fallen in love with all the good work that you are doing. You have really opened my eyes to all the lies that have been propagated by the Christian doctrine. I just ordered some of your books on amazon-The Sun god and Christ in Egypt . I have watched the zeitgeist movie and read the hard copy time and time again. They are educative and interesting. Keep the good work. If i want to make donations to your course,how can i go about it. Nigeria is not on the list where paypal is operational. I have Visa and Master cards.Thanks
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|2013-03-10 21:13:10 Acharya SThank you for your kind regards. I'm delighted you are enjoying my work. I have heard from many Nigerians over the years - there seems to be a special awakening there.
The only way I can accept donations with credit cards is through Paypal. If you don't mind getting a money order or cashier's check and sending it via the "snail mail," my mailing address is:
Stellar House Publishing, LLC
93 S. Jackson St.
Ste. 57463
Seattle, WA 98104-2818
USA
That would be the best way to send it.
Again, much appreciated. Stay tuned for my new Moses book! It's another doozy!
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|2013-03-30 15:42:30 Michael Moore Mc - evidence which is a verdictGood Morning,
I'm a recovering theologian which spent to many years in the dark asking questions that no one could answer (or rather did not want to answer). I feel your frustration in having to deal with the protectors of lies who consistently use a double standard in their conclusions and research. I truly understand how villainous they can be. I laughed when you shared your feelings on required evidence needed. One would truly have had to walk in those shoes to understand those facial expressions. Thanks for staying the course.
You might want to consider a Movie download as an option. With the success of Kindle etc. many more people could view your info. Just a thought. I for one would love to have assess to these resources for classes that I teach.
And a final thought...If you have any new archeological trips or research trips planned, I would love to be considered for one. I own a Landscape and Architecture company now and have plenty of experience with a shovel and freedom to plan such a trip.
Looking forward to your new book.
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|2013-03-30 18:26:18 Acharya SThank you for your insights and kind regards.
I'm not sure what is a "movie download" that you would find useful. I would appreciate hearing your further thoughts on that subject.
I would love to do some actual archaeological excavations. Alas, I have not done so in decades.
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