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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  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. A Very Short Philosophy of Christianity
  5. Criticism of the Christian Bible
  6. Absurdities of the Inerrant Bible
  7. Contradictions of the Inerrant Bible
  8. Is the Bible True?
  9. The New Testament
  10. Revising the Jesus of History for the Future of Faith
  11. The Quest for the Historic Jesus I
  12. The Quest for the Historic Jesus II
  13. Was Christ a Fiction?
  14. Historical Criticism and Sacred History
  15. The Gospels I
  16. The Gospels II
  17. The Gospels III
  18. The Gospels IV
  19. Manipulating the Good News
  20. Hellenistic Background to Christianity
  21. Summary and Background

    22. 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

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

    44. The End of the World

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

    50. Sun Gods

  50. Sun Gods as Atoning Saviours
  51. The Virgin Birth I
  52. The Virgin Birth II
  53. The Virgin Birth III
  54. Christmas
  55. The Trappings of Christmas
  56. Epiphany and the Magi
  57. The Christian Tradition of Forty Days of Lent

    58. Miracles and Other Puzzles

  58. Too Many Marys!
  59. The Miracles of Jesus
  60. Exorcisms and Healing Miracles
  61. Baptism, a Coronation Ceremony
  62. The Transfiguration
  63. Lesser Puzzles
  64. The Bride Israel
  65. Joseph and Aseneth

    66. The Struggle for a Kingdom

  66. The Eucharist
  67. The Sermon on the Mount
  68. God’s Visitation
  69. The Kingdom
  70. Parables
  71. Victory
  72. Cleansing the Temple
  73. Defeat and Capture

    74. Trial and Crucifixion

  74. Passover
  75. Barabbas
  76. The Committal Hearing
  77. The Trial
  78. Crucifixion
  79. The Cross
  80. Post Crucifixion

    81. Resurrection and the Apostles

  81. Resurrection I
  82. Resurrection II
  83. Resurrection III
  84. Early Acts I
  85. Early Acts II
  86. The Return
  87. Peter
  88. Saul
  89. Paul
  90. How Paul Invented Christianity I
  91. How Paul Invented Christianity II
  92. Paul, Jews, Judaism
  93. The Evolution of Paul's Christology
  94. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi I
  95. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi II
  96. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi III

    97. The Gentile Church

  97. The Growth of the Gentile Church in the Ancient Roman World
  98. The Gentile Church I
  99. The Gentile Church II
  100. The Gentile Church III
  101. Persecution I
  102. Persecution II
  103. Paul and Paganism
  104. The Silent Jesus
  105. Apollonius of Tyana

    106. Pagan Religions

  106. Mystery Religions I
  107. Mystery Religions II
  108. Mystery Religions III
  109. Mystery Religions IV
  110. The Eleusinian Mysteries
  111. Saviours
  112. Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth By J G Jackson
  113. Mithras
  114. The Copy Cat Saviour I
  115. The Copy Cat Saviour II

    116. The Patristic Age

  116. The Patristic Age
  117. Alexandria
  118. Hellenistic Magic and Jesus I
  119. Hellenistic Magic and Jesus II
  120. Lucian on Christians and other Charlatans
  121. Gnostics I
  122. Gnostics II
  123. Gnostics III
  124. Gnostics IV
  125. Mandaeans
  126. Against Celsus
  127. Constantine
  128. Christian Fraud
  129. The Evolution of Christian Doctrine
  130. Christology and Metaphysical Warfare
  131. Six Hundred years of Christian Love
  132. Sons of the Covenant and Perfects Syriac Christianity

    133. Christian Myths

  133. Did I Die... ?
  134. Salvation I New
  135. Salvation II New
  136. Prophecies
  137. Jesus Myths
  138. Social Myths of Christianity
  139. The Basis of Christianity—the Fall and Atonement
  140. Veneration of Images
  141. The Wandering Jew
  142. Pontius Pilate

    143. Dark Ages

  143. Christianity and the Dark Ages

    144. Heresy

  144. Christian Heresy

    145. The Modern Era

  145. Christianity and the Modern Era

    146. Secular Christianity

  146. Secular Christianity and Morality

    147. Appendix

  147. The Secret Testament
  148. Select Bibliography

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Saturday, 26 January 2013 [ 09:23 PM]
michaelswanger (Skeptic) posted:
jesus never existed. A man called Titus Flavian-son of the Caesar in Rome, or son of god is the parady written by Josephus in writting the Gospels. The christian writings if thought in certain ways do encourage morals and nothing else. A man cannot die for another mans sins. The difference between the jewish bible, the Tanakh, is great in comparison to the christian \old testament\. They don\'t even come close to reading alike. Most christian scholars realize this but their game is to make money and earn a living. I am glad I walked away from the false beliefs in christianity and into reform judaism
Thursday, 16 August 2012 [ 07:11 PM]
dominickvirgilio (Believer) posted:
JESUS saves by what he taughtRABBI\THE ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE\ MR. SZEKELY TAUGHT THAT THERE TWO BARABAS ONE THE THIEF THE OTHER YESHUA THE THIEF WAS CRUCIFIED YESHUA WAS NOT ESSENE ORGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
Wednesday, 30 May 2012 [ 10:48 PM]
Rob (Believer) posted:
Nice article.John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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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