Tag: christ
Was Jesus married?
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Some of you asked for it, so here it is! My hot-off-the-presses analysis of this papyrus fragment: Did Jesus have a wife? So says an ancient Egyptian papyrus In the press release of this papyrus discovery, Dr. King “repeatedly cautioned that this fragment should not be taken as proof that…
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Was the historical Jesus a carpenter?
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In the fictional mishmash of the gospel story, one supposedly biographical detail pointed to by bibliolaters and historicizers is the designation of Jesus and his stepfather Joseph as “carpenters.” This purported biographical detail is mentioned only twice, briefly at Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3, the former in which Jesus is…
Read MoreJesus of where? A response by Frank Zindler to Bart Ehrman
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(We welcome FTN guestwriter and fellow mythicist Frank Zindler, editor of American Atheist Magazine and Director of American Atheist Press, rebutting the “historical” Jesus of Bart Ehrman’s rendering in his recent book Did Jesus Exist?) Bart’s Subtitle By Frank R. Zindler fzindler@atheists.org The subtitle of Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?…
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Our Lord and Savior Quetzalcoatl born of a virgin and crucified!
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One of the gods I highlighted in my book The Christ Conspiracy, and even more so in my book Suns of God, is the Mesoamerican deity Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl. In Christ Con, I included the fact that mainstream scholarship does not allow for contact between the “Old” and “New” Worlds,…
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Our Lord and Savior Ursus
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Readers familiar with my work in comparative religion will know that for years I have asserted that most of the germane characteristics of the Christ tale long predate the Christian era. In this regard, the following information regarding apparent Stone Age religion ranks among the most important I have yet…
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Is Lazarus a remake of Osiris?
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Is the story about the raising of Lazarus by Jesus in the New Testament Gospel of John a remake of the mythical resurrection of Osiris by Horus in the ancient Egyptian texts? Below is an image of the parts from my book Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection showing a…
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Is Christ a clone of Mithra?
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In my book The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold appears a series of lists in a popular chapter called “The Characters.” These lists recite characteristics in common with the Jesus figure of the following gods and godmen: Attis, Buddha, Dionysus, Hercules, Horus, Krishna, Mithra, Prometheus and Zoroaster. One…
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Mythicism conference in Greece
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My friend Minas Papageorgiou has passed along the news of his “Mythicism Conference” held in Athens, Greece. Looks like it was a great success. Congrats, Minas, and keep up the good work – μια χαρά! Be sure to read my interview with Minas as well! Mythicism event in Greece by…
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Preachers, priests quietly embrace the Christ myth
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I have decided to spill a few beans here – not all, but a few of the “mysteries” that have been created around my work and the Christ-myth field in general. Here’s a major secret – are you ready? As you can tell from the title of this article, the…
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The Jesus Myth
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Following is a great quote from the Barbara G. Walker’s new book Man Made God (151). Barbara’s summary here pretty much says it all. It’s really that simple. All the fussing and personal attacks still haven’t changed that fact. …And according to Acts 4:13, the apostles were all “unlearned and…
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Jihad for Jesus!
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The Arab word “jihad” has a number of meanings, including the one that symbolizes “holy war” and that many globally are feeling. In a reverse jihad – part of an old holy war – it has been revealed that in the sighting scopes of American soldiers’ rifles appear passages from…
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Historical Evidence for Jesus Christ?
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On Christmas Eve, a popular radio program featured a Christian apologist who presented “historical evidence for the life of Jesus Christ.” I didn’t listen to the show, but I am willing to bet that this apologist, Dr. Gary Habermas of Jerry Fallwell’s Liberty University, trotted out the same old and…
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Winter Solstice: The REAL ‘Reason for the Season’
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Just a little holiday cheer in advance of the coming winter solstice celebration! Actually, those who have my Astrotheology Calendar will know that we are already in the midst of several ancient winter-solstice festivities, including Brumalia, the Mysteries of Osiris and the Halcyon Days of Greece. In fact, December is…
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The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus Christ
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I have recently revised my original article “The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus Christ,” which is the one that started it all 16 years ago! I put this article online in 1995 and began revising and expanding it based on feedback. It kicked up quite…
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Mithraism & Christianity
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Here is a nifty quote from the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (“Mithra, Mithraism,” VII, 419): “The birth of Mithra and of Christ were celebrated on the same day; tradition placed the birth of both in a cave; both regarded Sunday as sacred; in both the central figure was…
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