The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?

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This astonishing book completely undermines the traditional history of Christianity that has been perpetuated for centuries by the Church. Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship authors Tim Freke and Peter Gandy present overwhelming evidence that the Jesus of the New Testament is a mythical figure. Far from being eyewitness accounts as is traditionally held the Gospels are actually Jewish adaptations of ancient Pagan myths of the dying and resurrecting godman Osiris-Dionysus. The supernatural story of Jesus is not the history of a miraculous Messiah but a carefully crafted spiritual allegory designed to guide initiates on a journey of mystical discovery. A little more than a century ago most people believed that the strange story of Adam and Eve was history; today it is understood to be a myth. Within a few decades Freke and Gandy argue we will likewise be amazed that the fabulous story of God incarnate -- who was born of a virgin who turned water into wine and who rose from the dead -- could have been interpreted as anything but a profound parable.