The Origin of Christianity in the Essenes - AskWhy! Publications

The Origin and History of Christianity

© Dr M D Magee
Contents Updated: Saturday, 3 May 2008

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Jesus and the Gospels

1. Personal Introduction by Dr Mike Magee
2. A Religion of Puzzlement
3. The Bible
4. The Bible—Absurdities and Contradictions
5. Is the Bible True?
6. The New Testament
7. Revisionists
8. The Quest for the Historic Jesus I
9. The Quest for the Historic Jesus II
10. Was Christ a Fiction?
11. Historical Criticism and Sacred History
12. The Gospels I
13. The Gospels II
14. The Gospels III
15. The Gospels IV
16. Manipulating the Good News
17. Hellenistic Background to Christianity
18. Summary and Background

Judaism and the Jewish Sects

19. Reflexions on Bultmann on Judaism
20. Judaism to Christianity
21. Hellenization of Judaism
22. Classic Authors on the Jewish Sects
23. Classical Authors on the Essenes
24. Hippolytus on the Essenes
25. Essene Life and Beliefs
26. The Cult of Joshua
27. Messianic Hymns
28. Menehem and the Son of God
29. Christian and Essene Common Features
30. Similarities and differences between Jesus and the Essenes
31. Essenes and the Qabalah

Jewish Nationalism

32. Essenes as Militant Nationalists
33. Galilaeans
34. Nazarene?
35. The Ebionites
36. Prophecies of the Messiah

The End of the World

37. John the Baptist
38. John, Jesus and the Essenes
39. The Messiah and the Star of Bethlemen
40. Jesus and the End of the World: Revelation
41. Revelation Restored
42. Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Revelation

Sun Gods

43. Sun Gods as Atoning Saviours
44. The Virgin Birth I
45. The Virgin Birth II
46. The Virgin Birth III
47. Christmas
48. The Trappings of Christmas

Miracles and Other Puzzles

49. Too Many Marys!
50. The Miracles of Jesus
51. Exorcisms and Healing Miracles
52. Baptism, a Coronation Ceremony
53. The Transfiguration
54. Lesser Puzzles
55. The Bride Israel
56. Joseph and Aseneth

The Struggle for a Kingdom

57. The Eucharist
58. The Sermon on the Mount
59. God’s Visitation
60. The Kingdom
61. Parables
62. Victory
63. Defeat and Capture

Trial and Crucifixion

64. Passover
65. Barabbas
66. The Committal Hearing
67. The Trial
68. Crucifixion
69. The Cross
70. Post Crucifixion

Resurrection and the Apostles

71. Resurrection I
72. Resurrection II
73. Resurrection III
74. Early Acts I
75. Early Acts II
76. The Return
77. Peter
78. Saul
79. Paul
80. How Paul Invented Christianity I
81. How Paul Invented Christianity II
82. Paul, Jews, Judaism
83. The Evolution of Paul's Christology
84. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi I
85. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi II
86. Christian Origins—Discussion with a Rabbi III

The Gentile Church

87. The Gentile Church I
88. The Gentile Church II
89. The Gentile Church III
90. Satan in the Evolution of Christianity I
91. Satan in the Evolution of Christianity II
92. Persecution I
93. Persecution II
94. Against Celsus
95. Hellenistic Magic and Jesus I
96. Hellenistic Magic and Jesus II
97. Lucian on Christians and other Charlatans
98. Alexandria
99. Paul and Paganism
100. The Silent Jesus
101. Christian Fraud
102. The Evolution of Christian Doctrine

Pagan Religions

103. Mystery Religions I
104. Mystery Religions II
105. Mystery Religions III
106. Mystery Religions IV
107. The Eleusinian Mysteries
108. Saviours
109. Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth By J G Jackson
110. Mithras
111. The Copy Cat Saviour I
112. The Copy Cat Saviour II
113. Apollonius of Tyana
114. Constantine
115. Gnostics I
116. Gnostics II
117. Gnostics III
118. Gnostics IV
119. Mandaeans

Christian Myths

120. Salvation I New
121. Salvation II New
122. Prophecies
123. Jesus Myths
124. Social Myths of Christianity
125. The Basis of Christianity—the Fall and Atonement
126. Veneration of Images
127. The Wandering Jew
128. Pontius Pilate

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Dark Ages

129. Book Burning
130. Phallic Elements in Christianity I
131. Phallic Elements in Christianity II
132. Justinian
133. Pagans and Christians I
134. Pagans and Christians II
135. The Dark Ages
136. Christendom in the Middle Ages
137. The Millennium

The Modern Era

138. Christianity and the Nazis
139. Jesus Cults
140. Christianity and Civilization

Appendix

141. The Secret Testament
142. Select Bibliography

See also…

• Heresy, Inquisition and Witchcraft  17 articles
• Judaism, Persians and Greeks  89 Articles

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