The Origin of Christianity in the Essenes
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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
- 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









