Elaborate ceremonial, rhythmical music, light and colour, a monotonous voice, lulls the mind and consciousness, sometimes to sleep.
Dr G J Jordan
The Origin of Christianity in the Essenes
AskWhy! Publications
Abstract
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
- Pre-Christianity: Jews, Persians, Greeks
- Early Christianity: Jesus and the Gospels
- Judaism and the Jewish Sects
- Jewish Nationalism
- The End of the World
- Sun Gods
- Miracles and Other Puzzles
- The Struggle for a Kingdom
- Trial and Crucifixion
- Resurrection and the Apostles
- The Gentile Church
- Pagan Origins of Christianity
- Christian Myths
- Dark Ages
- Heresy, Inquisition and Witchcraft
- Christianity and the Modern Era
- Secular Christianity
- Epilogue: God’s Truth: Pious Lies
- Appendix
- Secret Testament
- Bibliography
Contents by Web Pages
Download Windows Compiled HTML The Christmas Myth
Download PDF Sampler Robin Hood and the Witches
Download PDF Sampler Satan in the Evolution of Christianity
- Christianity Abstracts of all the pages here
- Personal Introduction by Dr Mike Magee
- A Religion of Puzzlement
- Criticism of the Christian Bible
- Absurdities of the Inerrant Bible
- Contradictions of the Inerrant Bible
- Is the Bible True?
- The New Testament
- Revising the Jesus of History for the Future of Faith
- The Quest for the Historic Jesus I
- The Quest for the Historic Jesus II
- Was Christ a Fiction?
- Historical Criticism and Sacred History
- The Gospels I
- The Gospels II
- The Gospels III
- The Gospels IV
- Manipulating the Good News
- Hellenistic Background to Christianity
- Summary and Background
- Reflexions on Bultmann on Judaism
- Judaism to Christianity
- Hellenization of Judaism
- Classic Authors on the Jewish Sects
- Classical Authors on the Essenes
- Hippolytus on the Essenes
- Essene Life and Beliefs
- The Cult of Joshua
- Messianic Hymns
- Menehem and the Son of God
- Christian and Essene Common Features
- Similarities and differences between Jesus and the Essenes
- Essenes and the Qabalah
Christ as a Social Bandit- Essenes as Militant Nationalists
- Galilaeans
- Nazarene?
- The Ebionites
- Prophecies of the Messiah
- John the Baptist
- John, Jesus and the Essenes
- The Messiah and the Star of Bethlemen
- Jesus and the End of the World: Revelation
- Revelation Restored
- Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Revelation
- Sun Gods as Atoning Saviours
- The Virgin Birth I
- The Virgin Birth II
- The Virgin Birth III
- Christmas
- The Trappings of Christmas
- The Christian Tradition of Forty Days of Lent
- Too Many Marys!
- The Miracles of Jesus
- Exorcisms and Healing Miracles
- Baptism, a Coronation Ceremony
- The Transfiguration
- Lesser Puzzles
- The Bride Israel
- Joseph and Aseneth
- The Eucharist
- The Sermon on the Mount
- God’s Visitation
- The Kingdom
- Parables
- Victory
- Defeat and Capture
- Passover
- Barabbas
- The Committal Hearing
- The Trial
- Crucifixion
- The Cross
- Post Crucifixion
- Resurrection I
- Resurrection II
- Resurrection III
- Early Acts I
- Early Acts II
- The Return
- Peter
- Saul
- Paul
- How Paul Invented Christianity I
- How Paul Invented Christianity II
- Paul, Jews, Judaism
- The Evolution of Paul's Christology
- Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi I
- Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi II
- Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi III
- The Gentile Church I
- The Gentile Church II
- The Gentile Church III
- Persecution I
Persecution II- Paul and Paganism
- The Silent Jesus
- Apollonius of Tyana
- Mystery Religions I
- Mystery Religions II
- Mystery Religions III
- Mystery Religions IV
- The Eleusinian Mysteries
- Saviours
- Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth By J G Jackson
- Mithras
- The Copy Cat Saviour I
- The Copy Cat Saviour II
- The Patristic Age
- Alexandria
- Hellenistic Magic and Jesus I
- Hellenistic Magic and Jesus II
- Gnostics I
- Gnostics II
- Gnostics III
- Gnostics IV
- Lucian on Christians and other Charlatans
- The Evolution of Christian Doctrine
- Against Celsus
- Constantine
- Mandaeans
- Christian Fraud
- Did I Die... ?
- Salvation I New
- Salvation II New
- Prophecies
- Jesus Myths
- Social Myths of Christianity
- The Basis of Christianity—the Fall and Atonement
- Veneration of Images
- The Wandering Jew
- Pontius Pilate
- Christianity and the Dark Ages
- Christian Heresy
- Christianity and the Modern Era
- Secular Christianity and Morality
- The Secret Testament
- Select Bibliography
Jesus and the Gospels
Judaism and the Jewish Sects
Jewish Nationalism
The End of the World
Sun Gods
Miracles and Other Puzzles
The Struggle for a Kingdom
Trial and Crucifixion
Resurrection and the Apostles
The Gentile Church
Pagan Religions
The Patristic Age
Christian Myths
Dark Ages
Heresy
The Modern Era
Secular Christianity
Appendix
See also…
- Heresy, Inquisition and Witchcraft 17 articles
- Judaism, Persians and Greeks 89 Articles
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