The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold

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"Christianity and the story of Jesus Christ were created by members of various secret societies, mystery schools and religions to unify the Roman Empire under one state religion." First edition 1999; revised edition 2012. This the revised and amplified edition of 2020. PDF converted from the epub version; bookmarks made hierarchical; links verified/fixed. The Christ Conspiracy — Front Cover Title Page Printer's Imprint Table of Contents Editorial Preface by Dr. Robert M. Price Astrotheology of the Ancients Primary Sources Preface Revisiting the Conspiracy The Inside Stuff on Conspiracies Massey Effect The Historical Method Myth and Match Blessed Are You When All Men Revile You Introduction Communism and Nazism The Myth of Massive Martyrdom The Myth of the Rapid Spread of Christianity Christianity as State Religion The Quest for Jesus Christ Which Jesus? History and Positions of the Debate The Believers The Evemerists The Mythicists The Holy Forgery Mill The Anonymous Gospel Truth Pious Fraud Biblical Sources The Epistles Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians Old Testament ‘Prophecy’ or Blueprint? A Mithraic Ritual? What about 1 Corinthians 15:3-8? The Gospels The Canon Order The Gospel of the Lord (c. 145 ad / ce) The Gospel of Luke (170 ad / ce) Theophilus of Antioch (fl.c. 169 – c. 183) The Gospel of Mark (175 ce) The Gospel of John (178 ad / ce) The Gospel of Matthew (173? 180? ad / ce) The Narrative Gospel Bloopers The Acts of the Apostles (177 ad / ce) Bible Prophecy Non-Biblical Sources Flavius Josephus (37- c. 95 ce), Jewish Historian Eusebius the Forger? Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus / Pliny the Younger Christos or Chrestos? Manuscript Tradition Publius / Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Arguments for Authenticity Procurator or Prefect? Vast Multitudes of Christians at Rome? Annals as Forgery? Chrestiani versus Christiani? What Neronian Persecution? Sources / Influences: Sulpicius Severus Absence from Early Christian Literary Record Calumny and Libel? Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus Talmudic and Other Jewish References Thallus, Phlegon, Mara bar - Serapion. Lucian Further Evidence of a Fraud Confessions of the Church Fathers The Gnostics The Mandaeans Docetism and the Mystical Christ St . Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch Marcion of Pontus The Pagans Celsus Fiction as History Christianity as Criminality The Jews Physical Evidence Jesus’s Physical Appearance Christ as Lamb and Fish Jesus or Serapis? Coins Birth Caves, Tombs, Sundry Sites Jesus in India? The Japanese, British or American Jesus? Jesus the Druid? God, Priest or King? The Jesus Family Tomb, James Ossuary, etc. Holy Footprints The Shroud of Turin and Other “Holy Relics” The Bible as History? The Myth of Hebrew Monotheism The Dawn of Monotheism ? The Polytheism of ‘the Chosen’ The Biblical Writers The Elohim, El and Ayil El as Solar Deity and Saturn, Elohim as Stars El and Archon Baalim and Adonai Yahweh, the Lord Sun The Precession of the Equinoxes Age of the Zodiac The Gold Calf and Calf of Samaria Yahweh, Iao and Ieou / Ieuo The Androgynous Yahweh The Jealous / Zealous God The Volcano God The Indo-European Levites? Egypt, Samaria, India, Babylon and Syria The Imposition of Monotheism The Queen of Heaven and Jezebel The High Places Dividing the Kingdoms Hezekiah, Josiah, Hilkiah and the Book of the Law The Characters The Major Players Adonis of Greece, Syria and Phrygia Agni of India Apollo of Greece Asclepius of Greece Attis of Phrygia Attis’s Virgin Mother Attis Born on December 25 Attis’s Crucifixion The Passion of Attis Three Days in a Tomb and Resurrected Buddha Buddha’s Birth Buddhist Crucifixion Black Buddhas Buddhism in the West Dionysus / Bacchus One with the Sun The True Vine The Virgin Birth Born on December 25 Miracles Riding the Ass Death, Journey into the Underworld, Resurrection and Ascension The Eucharist Divine Epithets and Roles Hercules / Heracles The Virgin Mother Horus / Osiris of Egypt Osiris, Lord of Lords Iasion / Iasios / Iasius of Samothrace Inanna / Inana of Sumeria Descent into the Underworld Julius Caesar Krishna of India What’s in a Name Krishna’s Solar Nature Slaughter of the Innocents ‘Virgin’ Birth? Aditi the Vedic Virgin knya or Kanyā Virgin Mothers in the Epics Krishna Vyasadeva, Son of a Virgin Devaki Virgin Claims Virgin Mother Goddess Mango Conception Winter Solstice ‘Birthday’ Krishna Crucified? Resurrection? The Origin of Krishna Worship The Rigveda The Puranas Krishna Grows as Scripture Grows The Bhagavad Gita or ‘Song of God’ Vishnu and Bhagavata Puranas The Phoenicians and Ireland Alexander and the Greeks Apollonius of Tyana Mithra of Persia Prometheus of Greece Quetzalcoatl of Mexico Serapis of Egypt Tammuz of Babylon Zoroaster / Zarathustra Other Saviors and Sons of God Conclusion Astrology and the Bible Biblical Sun - and Moon - Worshippers Ezekiel Biblical Diviners and Astrologers Moses and the Tabernacle Jacob and his Sons and Ladder Joshua / Jesus, Son of Nun Daniel Esther The Dial of Ahaz Deborah Astrology in the New Testament The Son of God Is the Sun of God The Zodiac The Sun of God The Disciples Are the Signs of the Zodiac Peter the Rock Judas the Betrayer Matthew the Scribe Thomas the Twin Paul the Apostle John the Baptist / Baptizer Andrew Philip Bartholomew James the Brother James the Greater and John the Evangelist, the Sons of Thunder Mark Luke Thaddeus / Jude and Simon the Zealot / Canaanite The Gospel Story Genesis Adam, Eve and the Garden of Eden Adam Eve The Serpent The Original Fall / Sin The Virgin Mother of the Divine Redeemer Bethlehem Nazareth The Manger and Cave, Birthplace of Many Gods Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents The Three Wise Men and the Star in the East Jesus at Ages 12 and 30 The Dove at the River Jordan The Forty Days and Temptation in the Wilderness The Wedding Feast at Cana / Turning Water into Wine Mary Magdalene The Five Loaves, Two Fishes, Twelve Baskets The Devils and the Swine Sword-Wielding Prince of Peace The Transfiguration on the Mount The Ass The Jews as Vipers and Children of the Devil The Last Supper / Eucharist Thirty Pieces of Silver and Potter’s Field Peter’s Denial and the Cock Crowing The Sacrifice of the Sacred King The Passion “Let His Blood Be Upon Us and Our Children” Golgotha, “Place of the Skulls” The Crucifixion The Three Marys at the Crucifixion The Spear of Longinus My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? The Rending of the Curtain of the Temple The Darkening of the Sun at the Crucifixion The Resurrection The Ascension on the Mount of Olives Conclusion Other Elements and Symbols of the Christian Myth The Alpha and Omega Angels and Devils Antichrist Armageddon Baptism Christmas The Cross and Crucifix Easter Heaven and Hell The Holy Ghost The Holy Grail The Holy Land Ichthys, the Fish The Lamb of God The Logia (Sayings), Sermon on the Mount, Beatitudes and Parables The Lord’s Prayer The Logos or Word Lucifer Melchizedek The Nativity The Sabbath The Second Coming / Day of Judgment The Seventy / Seventy-Two Transubstantiation The Trinity The Patriarchs and Saints Are the Gods of Other Cultures Noah and the Flood Abraham and Sarah Moses, the Exodus, the Ten Commandments Joshua David Joseph, Father of Jesus Mary, Mother of Jesus The Saints St. Josaphat St. Christopher The Meaning of Revelation Sacred Numerology The Four “Living Creatures” The Four Horsemen The Woman Clothed with the Sun The Seven Seals The “Sweet” Scrolls The Dragon and the Beast The Mark of the Beast — 666 The Mysteries Essenes, Zealots and Zadokites The Myth of Primitive Christianity The Essenes Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls The Zealots Galilee and Samaria The Zadokites / Sadducees The Maccabean Revolt The Order of Melchizedek Joshua The Zadokites and Christianity Alexandria: Crucible of Christianity The Therapeuts The Gospels in Egypt The Alexandrian Jews Why Make the Solar Myth into a Jewish Man? The Library and University of Alexandria Enter Rome Why Carnalize and Historicize the Solar Myth? Enter the Romans The Council of Nicea The Role of Masonry The Motive The Making of a Myth The Intertestamental Literature and Christian Apocrypha The Book of Enoch The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs The Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus The Teachings of the Twelve Apostles, or The Didache The Gospel of the Hebrews and Syrians The Gospel According to the Egyptians or Diegesis The Gospel of Truth , the Gospel of Thomas and the Acts of Thomas The Protevangelion, or Book of James The Gospel of the Infancy The Gospel of Luke The Life of Apollonius Other Texts The Epistle of Barnabas The Shepherd of Hermas Why Place the Christian Myth at this Time? Where the Bodies Are Buried Conclusion Conclusion The Age of Darkness The Origins of Cultural Bigotry and Racism The New Era Bibliography Appendix by Dr. Christian Lindtner Baptism & Eucharist as Tathâgata-Worship Appendix by Robert Tulip Precession as the Framework of Christian Origins In Memoriam: Acharya S Professional Theologians for Sale: In Memory of a Compatriot in a Collaborative Effort Jesus of Nazareth Come and See Afterword by N.W. Barker Linguistic and Archaeology Skills Addressing Critics Join Forces Against the Madness Continue Supporting Acharya’s Work Conclusion The Mythicist Position The Value of Mythicism About the Author More Books From Stellar House Publishing