Dionysus also known as bacchus was a greek and roman god of wine. Kersey graves november 21, 18 in brownsville, pennsylvania september 4, 1883 in richmond, indiana was a skeptic, atheist, rationalist, spiritualist. Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysus and. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors by kersey graves. Kersey graves wrote a book titled the worlds 16 crucified saviors which has since been thoroughly debunked. Graves was apparently not working from original sources, with the exception of the bible. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors, by kersey graves. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors, or, christianity before christ. He was also the way, the truth, the light, the messiah, gods anointed son, the son of man, the good shepherd, the lamb of god, the word etc. Containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, precepts, and miracles of the christian new testament, and furnishing a key for unlocking many of its sacred mysteries, besides compromising the history of sixteen. Discussion about there were at least 16 crucified saviors before jesus page 2 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum.
Sep 11, 2014 6 krishnas spirit does ascend, but his body remains on earth and is cremated. One of these is the notion that christianity owes its origins to pagan religions. The worlds 16 crucified saviors christianity before christ. Still, prominent atheists like david fitzgerald cling to this outdated research. Inspirit nutrition back again for another installment. Or, christianity before christ, containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors 1875 the worlds sixteen crucified saviors.
Or, christianity before christ, containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, precepts, and miracles of the christian new testament, and furnishing a key for unlocking many of its sacred mysteries, besides comprising the history of 16 heathen. The book looks at the 16 religious saviors that were crucified in their persepctive religions, all before the advent of christianity. The virtuous woman will have but one husband, and the rightminded man but one wife. Normal content that is suitable for ages 16 and over. The official history of adolf hitler is that he committed suicide on april 30, 1945. Evidence for jesus and parallel pagan crucified saviors examined. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors, by kersey graves, 1875, full text etext at. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors kersey graves. The god who wasnt there, refuted tekton apologetics.
The noncrucified nonsaviors of the world apologetics press. In all of the cases of his crucified saviors, unlike jesus, none were actually. As a nonchristian, i am approaching this topic purely as an interested observer. It is claimed by the disciples of jesus christ that he was of supernatural and divine origin. Most scholars immediately recognize many of his findings as unsupported and dismiss graves as useless. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. Or christianity before christ is unreliable, but no comprehensive critique exists. He was the fisher, and was associated with the lamb, lion and fish ichthys. There are many chapters covering the similarities of the different religions and their. Seeking these origins is, in my opinion, of vital importance for it yields invaluable information about the present sorry human condition. Kersey graves was a skeptic, atheist, spiritualist, nontheist friend, reformist and writer. There are many chapters covering the similarities of the different religions and their saviors. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors wikipedia audio article.
And the latin phrase suspensus lingo, found in his history, indicates the manner of his death. Hence, there is an amazingly apparent similarity between the hindu god krishna with that of. It claims his parents vasudeva and devaki had 7 other children before he was born, and that the soul of krishna passed from his father vasudeva to devaki during sex. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors index sacred texts. In 2010, i produced a more detailed version as part of a broader apologetic titled defending the resurrection. How to quickly debunk the horusjesus myth i remember the first time i heard the story of the las vegas vacationer who took a girl back to his hotel room but passed out, only to awake the next morning in a bathtub filled with ice and a kidney missingthe victim of organ harvesters. For i determined not to know anything among you, save jesus christ and. Oct 27, 1992 the worlds sixteen crucified saviors has been out of print but sought after for many years. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors raised a host of questions, few of which have yet been adequately answered, over a century later. A small part of it was reprinted in the book your church doesnt want you to read in 1994, thereby causing renewed interest.
The scholarship of kersey graves has been questioned by numerous theists and nontheists alike. Throughout my work i have attempted to discover where the various judeochristian traditions originally came from. This document was included for historical purposes. Please note how badly justins comments are misused in the context. It was the nation of judea that was crucified, betrayed by a small band of zealots, who engaged in all manner of rebellious murder against roman soldiers as well as against their own peoplein order to provoke war with rome. Kersey graves the worlds sixteen crucified saviors debunked part 1. Top 100 conspiracy theories of all time truth control. He was crucified, buried in a tomb and resurrected. What an the worlds sixteen crucified saviors imposing title for a book what startling developments of. The worlds sixteen crucified saviours christianity before christ 97809328954. This is a more detailed offering upon which the first few chapters of tif was based.
Prometheus of the caucasushe was crucified in 547 b. His parents were quakers, and as a young man he followed them in their observance, and then later moved to the hicksite wing of quakerism. Nailed continues to garner more fans and accolades, and generate cranky hate mail. E xamples of some of the 16 crucified saviors and jesus similarities krishna and jesus the word christ has descended from the greek word, christos meaning anointed one. They essentially said that jesus was nothing more than a copy of popular dyingandrising fertility gods in various placestammuz in mesopotamia, adonis in syria, attis in asia minor, and horus in egypt.
God will punish him who laughs at womans sufferings. The authors claimed that the amulet was a depiction of the god dionysus on a cross, and thus, they concluded. There were at least 16 crucified saviors before jesus page 2. The worlds 16 crucified saviors christianity before. Today the church finds itself bombarded with all kinds of criticism. Of course, graves cannot be discredited for this particular error, since in his day scholars. Kersey graves author of the worlds sixteen crucified. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors, or, christianity.
The idea was to make the militant jewish rebels accept a peaceful messiah. Our topics include conspiracy theory, secret societies, ufos and more. To the right is an old photograph of it, with a detail revealing its proximity to the ulster bank. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The claim that jesus was a myth or an exaggeration originated in the writings of liberal german theologians in the nineteenth century. Truth control has assembled a list of the most outrageous and thought provoking conspiracies you will ever hear. This is a conflation of three responses which were made by richard carrier to feedback and email involving questions about the scholarhip of kersey graves, in particular, and about scholarship, in general, in the subject area about which graves concerned himself in the worlds sixteen.
Caesars messiah and joseph atwill debunked asic premise ofcaesars messiah is that the roman imperial family, the flavians, invented jesus by using the jewish historian josephus and, presumably, other people to write the gospels after rome defeated the jews in 70 ad. Or, christianity before christ, containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which. A very interesting book from a historical and a religions perspective. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Kersey graves the worlds sixteen crucified saviors. This parallel pagan argument or copycat thesis is found on a number of web sites critical of christianity mainly hyper. How to quickly debunk the horusjesus myth come reasons.
Kersey graves and the worlds sixteen crucified saviors 2003 richard carrier editors note. Or, christianity before christ, containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, precepts, and miracles of the christian new testament, and furnishing a key for. Apr 07, 2012 dionysus also known as bacchus was a greek and roman god of wine. Ten christian myths that showed jesus never existed at all. If you are finding this page from the impossible faith book, welcome. If youre reading this page apart from the book, you can find the book here. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors islamicity forum islamic. Many of them, like him, were crucified for the sins of the world. Like all the other so called saviors, he was buried or placed in a tomb, and then miraculously rose from the dead and went up to heaven. Containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, precepts, and miracles of the christian new testament, and furnishing a key for unlocking many of its sacred mysteries, besides compromising the history of sixteen heathen. The new testament tells us that one man jesus was crucified, betrayed by one man judas iscariot, history tells a different story. I also found several interesting books on the subject, such as the worlds sixteen crucified saviors.
Or christianity before christ revised and enl edition. And, finally, like him, are reported as ascending back to heaven. The worlds sixteen crucified saviors wikipedia audio. Graves, kersey 1919, the worlds sixteen crucified saviors or christianity before. Apologetics press the noncrucified nonsaviors of the world. Speaking of this crucified messiah, the anacalypsis informs us that several histories are given of him, but all concur in representing him as having been an atoning offering for sin. Buy the worlds sixteen crucified saviors by kersey graves isbn. This is a conflation of three responses which were made by richard carrier to feedback and email involving questions about the scholarhip of kersey graves, in particular, and about scholarship, in general, in the subject area about which graves concerned himself in the worlds sixteen crucified. It is claimed by the disciples of jesus christ, that he was of supernatural and divine origin. Kersey graves november 21, 18 in brownsville, pennsylvania september 4, 1883 in richmond, indiana was a skeptic, atheist, rationalist, spiritualist, reformist writer, who was popular on the american freethought circuit of the late 19th century. One of the boldest claims of jesus being a copy of dionsyus was a book called the jesus mysteries which featured the amulet pictured below.
Kersey graves and the worlds sixteen crucified saviors. These have all received divine honours, have nearly all been worshiped as gods, or sons of god. David fitzgeralds essay, ten beautiful lies about jesus, that received an honorable mention in the 2010 mythicist prize contest has been expanded into a book, nailed. Or, christianity before christ, containing new, startling, and extraordinary revelations in religious history, which disclose the oriental origin of all the doctrines, principles, precepts, and miracles of the christian new testament, and furnishing a key for unlocking many of its sacred mysteries, besides. The same violent convulsions of nature at the crucifixion of several are reported. Topics 16 crucified saviors collection opensource language english.
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