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

Contents by Web Pages

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Jesus and the Gospels

Dipping into pages that interest you is all right as far as it goes, but you will not get an extended argument unless you follow it from the beginning. These pages are in a fairly logical order. You will never read all of them in one sitting, so bookmark the page, and begin 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

Judaism and the Jewish Sects

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

Jewish Nationalism

The End of the World

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

Miracles and Other Puzzles

The Struggle for a Kingdom

Trial and Crucifixion

Resurrection and the Apostles

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

Pagan Religions

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

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

Christian Myths

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

Dark Ages

Justinian
Book Burning
Satan in the Evolution of Christianity I
Satan in the Evolution of Christianity II
Satan or Christ?
Phallic Elements in Christianity I
Phallic Elements in Christianity II
Pagans and Christians I
Pagans and Christians II
The Dark Ages
Christendom in the Middle Ages
The Millennium

Heresy

Christian Heresy

The Modern Era

Secular Christianity

Death of God and Secular Christianity 37 kb
The Path to Secular Christianity
Secular Christianity, Christs and Nietzsche’s Übermenschen

Appendix

The Secret Testament
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