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Title: Pagan Christs by J M Robertson ISBN: 0-88029-141-9 Publisher: Barnes Noble Format: Unknown Binding |
Average Customer Rating: 2.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: assumes jesus mythic
Comment: I liked this book, or at least I liked the first chapters which were specifically about the christian myth. The later chapters were less interesting to me. What I most valued in this book was that it assumes Jesus was a mythic figure and that was the thesis I was trying to research. So many scholarly books on this subject are willing to say that the main figures of religions no longer practiced are mythic but when they get to Christianity they won't step up to the plate and say Jesus was mythic too.
I thought the idea that the gospels were a morality play originally dramatised, rather than read narratively, was helpful.
It's a little book. It's a good place to start if you want to start somewhere where the author isn't afraid of his controversial position.
Rating: 1
Summary: Illogical, poor assumptions and conclusions
Comment: The subject of the historicity of Jesus is now a thriving enterprise. On one side are philosophers, professors, psychologists and ex-churchmen writing storms of "myth" books only to be countered by archeologists, theologians and divinity professors on the "He existed" side. Strangely, no other religion has worked so hard nor stressed so fervently the historicity of its founder as Christianity. My own thoughts are that a series of events brought this Jewish sect to its current state - there were certainly no magic mushroom, secret advisor or high level Roman conspiracy to start a new religion.
This "non-fiction" tale talks of mystical numbers, symbols, Asian run-ins, Buddha and other unlikely characters rolled into an unholy mishmash of conjecture and conclusions. What is this great need for conspiracies, Gnosticism, and Eastern mysticism? At least we doesn't have JESUS taking a vacation to France with Mary Magdalene and child as seems currently in vogue in some circles.
As long as there are questions about the historicity of Jesus we will be beset with exaggerated, farfetched tales introducing big behind the scenes moves. The idea of evolutionary growth of an idea seems to have escaped these folks. Try one of Well's excellent books or even Robin Lane Fox's great works.
Rating: 1
Summary: Lack of logic / tenuous conclusions
Comment: The subject of the historicity of Jesus is now a thriving enterprise. One one side are philosophers, professors, psychologists and ex-churchmen writing storms of "myth" books only to be countered by archeologists, theologians and divinity professors on the "He existed" side. Strangely, no other religion has worked so hard nor stressed so fervently the historicity of its founder as Christianity. My own thoughts are that a series of events brought this Jewish sect to its current state - there were certainly no magin mushroom, secret advisor or high level Roman conspiracy to start a new religion.
This "non-fiction" tale talks of mystical numbers, symbols, Asian run-ins, Buddha and other unlikely characters rolled into an unholy mishmash of conjecture and conclusions. What is this great need for conspiracies, gnosticism, and Eastern mysticism? At least we doesn't have JESUS taking a vacation to France with Mary Magdelene and child as seems currenly in vogue in some circles.
As long as we have questions about the personhood of Jesus we will be beset with exaggerated, farfetched tales introducing big behind the scenes moves. The idea of evolutionary growth of an idea seems to have escaped these folks. Try one of Well's excellent books or even Robin Lane Fox's great works.
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Title: Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning by Edward Carpenter ISBN: 1585090247 Publisher: Book Tree Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ: Separating Fact from Fiction by Gerald Massey ISBN: 1585090735 Publisher: Book Tree Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Christianity Before Christ by John G. Jackson ISBN: 0910309205 Publisher: American Atheist Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1985 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold by Acharya S ISBN: 0932813747 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions by T.W. Doane ISBN: 1564599221 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $37.00 |
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