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Christianity

The Origin of Christianity in the Essenes

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This website is the most complete and coherent account of the emergence, origin and history of Judaism in the fifth century (9 MB) and then Christianity from its precursor, the Jewish apocalyptic sect called the Essenes, and its subsequent odious history (18 MB). Here you will find the best historical truth. If you want “THE TRUTH”, you had better go to church or watch God TV.
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Contents

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  1. Pre-Christianity: Jews, Persians, Greeks
  2. Early Christianity: Jesus and the Gospels
  3. Judaism and the Jewish Sects
  4. Jewish Nationalism
  5. The End of the World
  6. Sun Gods
  7. Miracles and Other Puzzles
  8. The Struggle for a Kingdom
  9. Trial and Crucifixion
  10. Resurrection and the Apostles
  11. The Gentile Church
  12. Pagan Origins of Christianity
  13. Christian Myths
  14. Dark Ages
  15. Heresy, Inquisition and Witchcraft
  16. Christianity and the Modern Era
  17. Secular Christianity
  18. Epilogue: God’s Truth: Pious Lies
  19. Appendix
  20. Secret Testament
  21. Bibliography

Contents by Web Pages

    Jesus and the Gospels

  1. Christianity Abstracts of all the pages here
  2. Personal Introduction by Dr Mike Magee
  3. A Religion of Puzzlement
  4. Criticism of the Christian Bible
  5. Absurdities of the Inerrant Bible
  6. Contradictions of the Inerrant Bible
  7. Is the Bible True?
  8. The New Testament
  9. Revising the Jesus of History for the Future of Faith
  10. The Quest for the Historic Jesus I
  11. The Quest for the Historic Jesus II
  12. Was Christ a Fiction?
  13. Historical Criticism and Sacred History
  14. The Gospels I
  15. The Gospels II
  16. The Gospels III
  17. The Gospels IV
  18. Manipulating the Good News
  19. Hellenistic Background to Christianity
  20. Summary and Background
  21. Judaism and the Jewish Sects

  22. Reflexions on Bultmann on Judaism
  23. Judaism to Christianity
  24. Hellenization of Judaism
  25. Classic Authors on the Jewish Sects
  26. Pliny on the Essenes
  27. Josephus on the Essenes
  28. Philo on the Essenes
  29. Hippolytus on the Essenes
  30. Essene Life and Beliefs
  31. The Cult of Joshua
  32. Messianic Hymns
  33. Menehem and the Son of God
  34. Christian and Essene Common Features
  35. Similarities and differences between Jesus and the Essenes
  36. Essenes and the Qabalah
  37. Essene Evangelism in the Last Days
  38. Jewish Nationalism

  39. Christ as a Social Bandit
  40. Essenes as Militant Nationalists
  41. Galilaeans
  42. Nazarene?
  43. The Ebionites
  44. Prophecies of the Messiah
  45. The End of the World

  46. John the Baptist
  47. John, Jesus and the Essenes
  48. The Messiah and the Star of Bethlemen
  49. Jesus and the End of the World: Revelation
  50. Revelation Restored
  51. Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Revelation
  52. Sun Gods

  53. Sun Gods as Atoning Saviours
  54. The Virgin Birth I
  55. The Virgin Birth II
  56. The Virgin Birth III
  57. Christmas
  58. The Trappings of Christmas
  59. Epiphany and the Magi
  60. The Christian Tradition of Forty Days of Lent
  61. Miracles and Other Puzzles

  62. Too Many Marys!
  63. The Miracles of Jesus
  64. Exorcisms and Healing Miracles
  65. Baptism, a Coronation Ceremony
  66. The Transfiguration
  67. Lesser Puzzles
  68. The Bride Israel
  69. Joseph and Aseneth
  70. The Struggle for a Kingdom

  71. The Eucharist
  72. The Sermon on the Mount
  73. God’s Visitation
  74. The Kingdom
  75. Parables
  76. Victory
  77. Cleansing the Temple
  78. Defeat and Capture
  79. Trial and Crucifixion

  80. Passover
  81. Barabbas
  82. The Committal Hearing
  83. The Trial
  84. Crucifixion
  85. The Cross
  86. Post Crucifixion
  87. Resurrection and the Apostles

  88. Resurrection I
  89. Resurrection II
  90. Resurrection III
  91. Early Acts I
  92. Early Acts II
  93. The Return
  94. Peter
  95. Saul
  96. Paul
  97. How Paul Invented Christianity I
  98. How Paul Invented Christianity II
  99. Paul, Jews, Judaism
  100. The Evolution of Paul's Christology
  101. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi I
  102. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi II
  103. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi III
  104. The Gentile Church

  105. The Growth of the Gentile Church in the Ancient Roman World
  106. The Gentile Church I
  107. The Gentile Church II
  108. The Gentile Church III
  109. Persecution I
  110. Persecution II
  111. Paul and Paganism
  112. The Silent Jesus
  113. Apollonius of Tyana
  114. Pagan Religions

  115. Mystery Religions I
  116. Mystery Religions II
  117. Mystery Religions III
  118. Mystery Religions IV
  119. The Eleusinian Mysteries
  120. Saviours
  121. Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth By J G Jackson
  122. Mithras
  123. The Copy Cat Saviour I
  124. The Copy Cat Saviour II
  125. The Patristic Age

  126. The Patristic Age
  127. Alexandria
  128. Hellenistic Magic and Jesus I
  129. Hellenistic Magic and Jesus II
  130. Lucian on Christians and other Charlatans
  131. Gnostics I
  132. Gnostics II
  133. Gnostics III
  134. Gnostics IV
  135. Mandaeans
  136. Against Celsus
  137. Constantine
  138. Christian Fraud
  139. The Evolution of Christian Doctrine
  140. Christology and Metaphysical Warfare
  141. Six Hundred years of Christian Love
  142. Sons of the Covenant and Perfects Syriac Christianity
  143. Christian Myths

  144. Did I Die... ?
  145. Salvation I New
  146. Salvation II New
  147. Prophecies
  148. Jesus Myths
  149. Social Myths of Christianity
  150. The Basis of Christianity—the Fall and Atonement
  151. Veneration of Images
  152. The Wandering Jew
  153. Pontius Pilate
  154. Dark Ages

  155. Christianity and the Dark Ages
  156. Heresy

  157. Christian Heresy
  158. The Modern Era

  159. Christianity and the Modern Era
  160. Secular Christianity

  161. Secular Christianity and Morality
  162. Appendix

  163. The Secret Testament
  164. Select Bibliography

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Saturday, 14 January 2012 [ 04:58 PM]
MosesDigal (Believer) posted:
I want to know more about Jesus
Saturday, 31 December 2011 [ 12:11 AM]
MikeMagee (Skeptic) posted:
Like all believers, you, Dominick, are absolutely certain fictional things are true.
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 [ 08:41 PM]
dominickvirgilio (Believer) posted:
JESUS saves by what he taught in the ESSENE gospel of peace JESUS was a teacher RABBI
Thursday, 20 January 2011 [ 03:03 AM]
iysaperez (Skeptic) posted:
hey dude great work. but have an question for you what about the inverted cross of satan that supposed to the st.peters cross what about it\'s origin?
Sunday, 02 January 2011 [ 04:17 AM]
Anonymous (Skeptic) posted:
It doesn\'t.
Friday, 09 July 2010 [ 07:56 PM]
Anonymous (Believer) posted:
What about the science that proves the Bible like the institute for creation research?
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