The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
- List Price: $24.95
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harmony Books
- Publish date: 01/01/2004
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Millions of Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God, born of a mortal virgin, that he offers his followers a chance to be born again, and that he rose from the dead and will return to judge mankind. All of these attributes, though, and many more, are also identified with a long line of pagan god-men -- including Osiris of Egypt and Dionysus of Greece. All were identified with the ancient Mystery Religion -- a mystical tradition that carried believers through concentric shells of outer and inner mysteries to a union with the divine.
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The Jesus Mysteries presents startling evidence that Christianity began as a Jewish adaptation of this pagan belief. It is a story of schism and power struggles, forged documents and false identities, and the wholesale destruction of historical evidence.
The Jesus Mysteries will rivet the attention of readers who made best-sellers of Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Gnostic Gospels.
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