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Preface
– i
The Myth
of Massive Martyrdom – 5
The Myth
of the Rapid Spread of Christianity – 6
History
and Positions of the Debate – 14
The
Believers – 15
The
Evemerists – 16
The
Mythicists – 20
J'accuse!
– 24
The
Epistles – 32
The
Gospels – 34
The
Gospel of the Lord – 36
The
Gospel of Luke (170 CE) – 36
The
Gospel of Mark (175 CE) – 37
The
Gospel of John (178 CE) – 39
The
Gospel of Matthew (180 CE) – 40
The
Narrative – 40
The Acts
of the Apostles (177 CE) – 46
Bible
Prophecy – 46
Flavius
Josephus, Jewish Historian, (37-@95 CE) – 50
Pliny
the Younger (@62-113 CE) – 51
Tacitus
(@55-120 CE) – 51
Suetonius
(@69-140 CE) – 51
Talmudic
or Jewish References – 52
The
Gnostics – 58
Ignatius,
Bishop of Antioch – 65
Marcion
of Pontus – 68
The
Pagans – 70
The Jews
– 74
Jesus'
Physical Appearance – 77
Coins –
80
Birth
Caves, Tombs, Sundry Sites – 80
The
Shroud of Turin and Other "Holy Relics" – 84
The
Bible as History – 86
The
Biblical Writers – 90
Elohim –
91
Baalim
and Adonai – 93
Yahweh –
94
The
Imposition of Monotheism – 98
The
Major Players – 107
Attis of
Phrygia – 107
Buddha –
108
Dionysus/Bacchus
– 111
Hercules/Heracles
– 113
Horus/Osiris
of Egypt – 114
Krishna
of India – 116
Mithra
of Persia – 118
Prometheus
of Greece – 120
Quetzalcoatl
of Mexico – 120
Serapis
of Egypt – 121
Zoroaster/Zarathustra
– 122
Other
Saviors and Sons of God – 124
Conclusion
– 125
Biblical
Sun- and Moon-Worshippers – 136
Ezekiel
– 138
Biblical
Diviners and Astrologers – 139
Moses
and the Tabernacle – 140
Jacob
and His Sons and Ladder – 141
Joshua/Jesus,
Son of Nun – 142
Daniel –
143
Esther –
144
The Dial
of Ahaz – 144
Deborah
– 145
Astrology
in the New Testament – 145
The
Zodiac – 151
The Sun
of God – 154
Peter
the Rock – 167
Judas
the Betrayer – 169
Matthew
the Scribe – 171
Thomas
the Twin – 171
Paul the
Apostle – 173
John the
Baptist/Baptizer – 177
Andrew –
179
Philip –
179
Bartholomew
– 180
James
the Brother – 180
James
the Greater and John the Evangelist, the Sons of Thunder – 180
Mark –
181
Luke –
181
Thaddeus/Jude
and Simon the Zealot/Canaanite – 181
Genesis
– 184
Adam,
Eve and the Garden of Eden – 184
Adam –
185
Eve –
185
The
Serpent – 186
The
Original Fall/Sin – 188
The Virgin
Mother of the Divine Redeemer – 189
Bethlehem
– 189
Nazareth
– 190
The
Manger and Cave, Birthplace of Many Gods – 191
Herod
and the Slaughter of the Innocents – 192
The
Three Wise Men and the Star in the East – 192
Jesus at
Age 12 and 30 – 193
The Dove
at the River Jordan – 193
The
Forty Days and Temptation in the Wilderness – 194
The
Wedding Feast at Cana/Turning Water into Wine – 195
Mary
Magdalene – 195
The Five
Loaves, Two Fishes and 12 Baskets – 197
The
Devils and the Swine – 197
Bringing
Sword instead of Peace, Prince of Peace – 197
The
Transfiguration on the Mount – 198
The Ass
– 198
The Jews
as Vipers and Spawn of the Devil – 199
The Last
Supper/Eucharist – 200
The
Thirty Pieces of Silver & Potter's Field – 200
Peter's
Denial and the Cock Crowing – 201
The
Sacrifice of the Sacred King – 202
The
Passion – 204
"Let
His Blood Be Upon Us and Our Children" – 206
Golgotha,
"Place of the Skulls" – 206
The
Crucifixion – 207
The
Three Marys at the Crucifixion – 208
The
Spear of Longinus – 208
My God, My
God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? – 209
The
Rending of the Curtain of the Temple – 209
The
Darkening of the Sun at the Crucifixion – 210
The
Resurrection – 210
The
Ascension of the Mount of Olives – 211
Conclusion
– 212
The
Alpha and Omega – 216
Angels
and Devils – 216
Antichrist
– 216
Armageddon
– 216
Baptism
– 216
Christmas
– 216
The
Cross and Crucifix – 218
Easter –
219
Heaven
and Hell – 221
The Holy
Ghost – 223
The Holy
Grail – 223
The Holy
Land – 224
Ichthys,
The Fish – 224
The Lamb
of God – 224
The
Logia (Sayings), Sermon on the Mount, Beatitudes and Parables – 225
The
Lord's Prayer – 228
The
Logos or Word – 228
Lucifer
– 229
Melchizedek
– 229
The
Nativity – 230
The
Sabbath – 231
The Second
Coming/Day of Judgment – 231
The
Seventy/Seventy-Two – 231
Transubstantiation
– 232
The
Trinity – 233
Noah and
the Flood – 237
Abraham
and Sarah – 239
Moses,
the Exodus, the Ten Commandments – 241
Joshua –
245
David –
247
Joseph,
Father of Jesus – 249
Mary,
Mother of Jesus – 250
The
Saints – 251
St.
Josaphat – 252
St.
Christopher – 253
God the
Father – 255
Jesus
Christ – 255
Satan,
The Devil, etc – 257
Jerusalem,
the Holy City – 259
Bethany
– 259
The
River Jordan – 260
Solomon
– 260
Jonah –
261
Sacred
Numerology/Gematria – 267
The Four
"Living Creatures" – 268
The Four
Horsemen – 268
The
Woman Clothed with the Sun – 269
The Seven
Seals – 270
The
"Sweet" Scrolls – 270
The
Dragon and the Beast – 270
The Mark
of the Beast – 666 – 271
The
Mysteries – 272
Sex and
the Ancient World – 276
Judaism
and Sex – 277
The
Phallic Cult – 279
Hebrew
Homosexuality – 281
Semitic
Bestiality – 282
Judaism
and Women – 282
Christianity
and Sex – 283
The
Sacred Prostitute/Harlot – 287
Christianity
and Homosexuality – 290
Judaism,
Christianity and Drugs – 293
The Myth
of Primitive Christianity – 297
The
Essenes – 299
Qumran
and the Dead Sea Scrolls – 301
The
Zealots – 302
Galilee
and Samaria – 303
The
Zadokites/Sadducees – 306
The
Maccabean Revolt – 308
The
Order of Melchizedek – 309
Joshua –
311
The
Zadokites and Christianity – 312
The
Therapeuts – 318
The
Gospels in Egypt – 319
The
Alexandrian Jews – 324
Why Make
the Solar Myth into a Jewish Man – 325
The
Library and the University of Alexandria – 330
Why
Carnalize and Historicize the Solar Myth – 335
Enter
the Romans – 339
The
Council of Nicea – 340
The Role
of Masonry – 342
The
Motive – 349
The
Intertestamental Literature and Christian Apocrypha – 360
The Book
of Enoch – 361
The
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs – 363
The
Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus – 364
The
Teachings of the Twelve Apostles, or The Didache – 366
The
Gospel of the Hebrews and Syrians – 366
The
Gospel of the Egyptians or Diegesis – 367
The
Gospel of Truth, the Gospel of Thomas and the Acts of Thomas – 367
The
Protevangelion, or Book of James – 367
The
Gospel of the Infancy – 368
The
Gospel of Luke – 368
The Life
of Apollonius – 369
Other
Texts – 369
Eusebius's
Dirty Work – 370
The
Epistle of Barnabas – 371
The
Shepherd of Hermas – 372
Why
Place the Christian Myth at This Time – 372
Where
the Bodies Are Buried – 374
Conclusion
– 375
Egypt –
379
India –
380
Sumeria
– 383
The
Abramite Migration – 384
The
Druids – 385
The
Mysteries – 386
Black
Buddhas and Pygmies – 387
Religion,
Rituals and Customs – 391
Astrology/Astronomy
– 395
Symbols
– 395
Language
and Etymology – 396
Archaeological
Evidence – 397
The
Enigma of North America – 400
Evidence
of Cataclysm – 402
Age of
Mankind – 403
The
Evolution of Religion – 404
The Age
of Darkness – 411
The
Origins of Cultural Bigotry and Racism – 413
The New
Age – 416
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