Author: Kersey Graves
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 1616409916
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Khrisna of India. Thammuz of Syria. Esus of the Celtic Druids. Mithra of Persia. Quexalcoati of Mexico. All were crucified gods, and all met their fates hundreds of years before Jesus appeared on the scene. In this foundational work of modern atheism, American spiritualist KERSEY GRAVES (1813-1883) breaks the Christ myth down into its component parts and ably demonstrates how the story of Jesus has its roots in the depths of antiquity. Here you'll read about the surprising prevalence throughout global folklore of: . the miraculous and immaculate conception of the gods . stars that point out the time and place of a savior's birth . angels, shepherds, and magi visiting an infant savior . the 25th of December as the universal birth date of gods . saviors who descend into Hell . and much more. This is essential reading for students of comparative mythology and modern freethinkers. Also available from Cosimo: Graves's The Biography of Satan and The Bible of Bible.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors
Author: Kersey Graves
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 1616409916
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Khrisna of India. Thammuz of Syria. Esus of the Celtic Druids. Mithra of Persia. Quexalcoati of Mexico. All were crucified gods, and all met their fates hundreds of years before Jesus appeared on the scene. In this foundational work of modern atheism, American spiritualist KERSEY GRAVES (1813-1883) breaks the Christ myth down into its component parts and ably demonstrates how the story of Jesus has its roots in the depths of antiquity. Here you'll read about the surprising prevalence throughout global folklore of: . the miraculous and immaculate conception of the gods . stars that point out the time and place of a savior's birth . angels, shepherds, and magi visiting an infant savior . the 25th of December as the universal birth date of gods . saviors who descend into Hell . and much more. This is essential reading for students of comparative mythology and modern freethinkers. Also available from Cosimo: Graves's The Biography of Satan and The Bible of Bible.
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 1616409916
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Khrisna of India. Thammuz of Syria. Esus of the Celtic Druids. Mithra of Persia. Quexalcoati of Mexico. All were crucified gods, and all met their fates hundreds of years before Jesus appeared on the scene. In this foundational work of modern atheism, American spiritualist KERSEY GRAVES (1813-1883) breaks the Christ myth down into its component parts and ably demonstrates how the story of Jesus has its roots in the depths of antiquity. Here you'll read about the surprising prevalence throughout global folklore of: . the miraculous and immaculate conception of the gods . stars that point out the time and place of a savior's birth . angels, shepherds, and magi visiting an infant savior . the 25th of December as the universal birth date of gods . saviors who descend into Hell . and much more. This is essential reading for students of comparative mythology and modern freethinkers. Also available from Cosimo: Graves's The Biography of Satan and The Bible of Bible.
Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson
Author: Hillel I. Millgram
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0761869905
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible. Against the commonly-held view that this remarkable work is no more than a collection of hero tales stemming from Israel’s earliest days in its land—its “Heroic Age,” so to speak—this study makes the case that the Book of Judges is a unified composition with a single focused message: that it is the values held by a people and not its politics that determine its fate. Further, Judges contends that there is a direct connection between the kind of values people internalize and the level of violence that racks their society, both inflicted from without and generated from within. And not least, that the presence of violence is a symptom that a society has abandoned the moral values of monotheism for the Machiavellian politics of a pagan worldview that worships power as the ultimate reality. The larger-than-life heroes and heroines—Ehud and Jael, Deborah and Gideon, Jephthah and Samson—who people the pages of Judges serve by their example to illustrate the way this thesis works out in the world.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0761869905
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible. Against the commonly-held view that this remarkable work is no more than a collection of hero tales stemming from Israel’s earliest days in its land—its “Heroic Age,” so to speak—this study makes the case that the Book of Judges is a unified composition with a single focused message: that it is the values held by a people and not its politics that determine its fate. Further, Judges contends that there is a direct connection between the kind of values people internalize and the level of violence that racks their society, both inflicted from without and generated from within. And not least, that the presence of violence is a symptom that a society has abandoned the moral values of monotheism for the Machiavellian politics of a pagan worldview that worships power as the ultimate reality. The larger-than-life heroes and heroines—Ehud and Jael, Deborah and Gideon, Jephthah and Samson—who people the pages of Judges serve by their example to illustrate the way this thesis works out in the world.
God So Loved the World
Author: Eric D. Huntsman
Publisher: Deseret Book
ISBN: 9781606419755
Category : Atonement
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher: Deseret Book
ISBN: 9781606419755
Category : Atonement
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The World's Saviors
Author: Charles Vail
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787309060
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
1913 Analogies in Their Lives Examined and Interpreted; a Study in Comparative Religions. Contents: Messianic Prophecies; Miraculous Births; Analogous Incidents of Childhood; Death and Resurrection; Analogous Forms and Ceremonies; Origin and Mean.
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787309060
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
1913 Analogies in Their Lives Examined and Interpreted; a Study in Comparative Religions. Contents: Messianic Prophecies; Miraculous Births; Analogous Incidents of Childhood; Death and Resurrection; Analogous Forms and Ceremonies; Origin and Mean.
Christianity Before Christ
Author: John Jackson
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN: 9781635619263
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In Christianity Before Christ, comparative religion scholar John G Jackson explores ancient traditions from many societies, asserting that Christianity is the recasting of beliefs which are older and pervasive through many cultures.
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN: 9781635619263
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In Christianity Before Christ, comparative religion scholar John G Jackson explores ancient traditions from many societies, asserting that Christianity is the recasting of beliefs which are older and pervasive through many cultures.
The Biography of Satan
Author: Kersey Graves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devil
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devil
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Sharks in the Time of Saviours
Author: Kawai Strong Washburn
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1786896508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
'As vivid as it is splendid' New York Times 'Beautifully written and completely absorbing' Sarah Moss, Guardian A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020 A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in the NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, OPRAH MAGAZINE and BBC CULTURE At seven years old, Nainoa falls into the sea and a shark takes him in its jaws – only to return him, unharmed, to his parents. For the next thirty years Noa and his siblings struggle with life in the shadow of this miracle. Sharks in the Time of Saviours is a brilliantly original and inventive novel, the sweeping story of a family living in poverty among the remnants of Hawai‘i’s mythic past and the wreckage of the American dream.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1786896508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
'As vivid as it is splendid' New York Times 'Beautifully written and completely absorbing' Sarah Moss, Guardian A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020 A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in the NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, OPRAH MAGAZINE and BBC CULTURE At seven years old, Nainoa falls into the sea and a shark takes him in its jaws – only to return him, unharmed, to his parents. For the next thirty years Noa and his siblings struggle with life in the shadow of this miracle. Sharks in the Time of Saviours is a brilliantly original and inventive novel, the sweeping story of a family living in poverty among the remnants of Hawai‘i’s mythic past and the wreckage of the American dream.
Pagan Christs
Author: John Mackinnon Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Messiah
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Messiah
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The Bible Of Bibles Or, Twenty-Seven "Divine" Revelations
Author: Kersey Graves
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9361158562
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
"The Bible of Bibles" by means of Kersey Graves is a contentious painting that questions traditional spiritual ideas. Graves' book provides a critical have a look at of twenty-seven spiritual books that declare to be divine revelations. Graves' exam calls into doubt the legitimacy and reliability of those non secular scriptures, examining each their similarities and variances. The author investigates the ancient historical past of those works, seeking out cultural and societal forces that can have impacted their evolution. Graves encourages readers to assume severely approximately spiritual concepts, thinking the essence of god and the legitimacy of various religious claims. "The Bible of Bibles" is referred to for its skeptical stance and is seemed as a work that challenges traditional spiritual beliefs. Its aim is to urge readers to impeach and investigate the roots in their faith, fostering a severe and open-minded assessment of non-secular beliefs. While the book can be contentious and spark controversy, it remains a critical contribution to the problem of spiritual variety and the interpretation of divine revelation.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9361158562
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
"The Bible of Bibles" by means of Kersey Graves is a contentious painting that questions traditional spiritual ideas. Graves' book provides a critical have a look at of twenty-seven spiritual books that declare to be divine revelations. Graves' exam calls into doubt the legitimacy and reliability of those non secular scriptures, examining each their similarities and variances. The author investigates the ancient historical past of those works, seeking out cultural and societal forces that can have impacted their evolution. Graves encourages readers to assume severely approximately spiritual concepts, thinking the essence of god and the legitimacy of various religious claims. "The Bible of Bibles" is referred to for its skeptical stance and is seemed as a work that challenges traditional spiritual beliefs. Its aim is to urge readers to impeach and investigate the roots in their faith, fostering a severe and open-minded assessment of non-secular beliefs. While the book can be contentious and spark controversy, it remains a critical contribution to the problem of spiritual variety and the interpretation of divine revelation.
American Savior
Author: Roland Merullo
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565126077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What if Jesus suddenly appeared and announced that he planned to run for President of the United States? Yes, that Jesus. And what if a well-meaning but utterly inexperienced band of disciples not only helped him mount a seat-of-the-pants campaign but also ran it well, getting millions of people to support him and in the process throwing the other two major party candidates—as well as the world's news media—into a frenzy as they scramble to discredit him? Roland Merullo's bitingly clever satirical novel about the state of American politics follows one man's campaign to bring back goodness and kindness (real goodness and kindness this time) in a country that has fallen into a divisive state of fear and hatred. Merullo takes us into the heart of "a nation in grave spiritual danger" as the Son of man sets out to make everyone realize that "politics as usual" is no longer an acceptable alternative. American Savior is a remarkably innovative novel that challenges our perceptions and beliefs while it wags a finger at the folly of our self-righteousness. It is sure to cause controversy among those for whom politics itself has become a kind of religion.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565126077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What if Jesus suddenly appeared and announced that he planned to run for President of the United States? Yes, that Jesus. And what if a well-meaning but utterly inexperienced band of disciples not only helped him mount a seat-of-the-pants campaign but also ran it well, getting millions of people to support him and in the process throwing the other two major party candidates—as well as the world's news media—into a frenzy as they scramble to discredit him? Roland Merullo's bitingly clever satirical novel about the state of American politics follows one man's campaign to bring back goodness and kindness (real goodness and kindness this time) in a country that has fallen into a divisive state of fear and hatred. Merullo takes us into the heart of "a nation in grave spiritual danger" as the Son of man sets out to make everyone realize that "politics as usual" is no longer an acceptable alternative. American Savior is a remarkably innovative novel that challenges our perceptions and beliefs while it wags a finger at the folly of our self-righteousness. It is sure to cause controversy among those for whom politics itself has become a kind of religion.