Tag: messiah
Who is the Mahdi? The Israel-Palestine conflict in religious context
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For years, there has been much talk about the Muslim Messiah, called the “Mahdi,” whose arrival is eagerly awaited by the ex-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, among others. Indeed, the Iranian leadership reiterated its belief that the precious Mahdi would be arriving “soon,” a belief very similar to that of many…
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Dangerous delusions: The Messiah Complex and Jerusalem Syndrome
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For centuries since the alleged advent of Jesus Christ, many people have believed that they are the “second coming” of the Jewish messiah, creating followings of devotees who likewise become convinced of these individuals’ claim to divinity. When this “messiah complex” is manifested during a journey to the biblical “Holy…
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Does Suetonius refer to Jesus?
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Hot off the presses! Here is a MAJOR piece of the Christ-myth puzzle. I have taken a lengthy article and broken it down into different essays, with numerous links both to these other articles and to references, citations and annotated footnotes. You will see the other new articles in this…
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Muslim authority plans megamosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
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“The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers…” -Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Oy gevalt! When I read the article below about the planned megamosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, I buried my head in my hands and said,…
Read MoreAncient tablet evidence of Jesus myth?
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Here’s a video that accompanies the news from 2008, as I reported in my blog here: Ancient Tablet Evidence of Jesus Myth? An ancient Hebrew tablet is creating a stir after certain scholars identified it as containing a pre-Christian account of the awaited Jewish messiah’s death and resurrection after three…
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