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Jesus: Pagan Christ or
Jewish Messiah? "Who created Jesus? And why?" (Haven't read
this one, so I can't comment as to its conclusions.
The Christ
Myth by Ed Selby. Excellent overview from a Universalist
Unitarian site.
The Diegesis by Rev. Robert Taylor. Used to be online, but
this book is well worth owning, as it was written by one of the
most brilliant minds in history.
THE
TWELVE: FURTHER FICTIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT by Frank
Zindler. Outlines other fictional characters in the New
Testament, including the 12 disciples: "Among the many
imaginary characters of the New Testament, perhaps the most
blatantly obvious fictions are the Twelve Disciples. Of course,
if Jesus was a sun-god (and who else is born on the winter
solstice and worshiped on Sunday?), he would have needed twelve
zodiacal accomplices, one for every month of the year, or one
for every sign of the zodiac through which the sun's chariot
journeys."
Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth by John Jackson. Another
thorough researcher.
The Christ by John Remsburg: "If
Christ was not originally a solar god he wears today the livery
of one. His mother, the Virgin, was the mother of the solar
gods; his birthday, Christmas, is the birthday of all the gods
of the sun; his Twelve Apostles correspond to the twelve signs
of the Zodiac; according to the Gospels, at his crucifixion the
sun was eclipsed, he expired toward sunset, and rose again with
the sun; the day appointed for his worship, the Lord's day, is
the dies solis, Sunday, of the sun worshipers; while the
principal feasts observed in memory of him were once observed
in honor of their goals. 'Every detail of the Sun myth,' says
the noted astronomer, Richard A. Proctor, 'is worked into the
record of the Galilean teacher.'"
The
Christ Remsburg expertly tackles the alleged nonbiblical
evidence of Jesus's existence, such as the spurious Josephus
passage, etc.
Sun
Worship Images Christian iconography revolves around the
solar mythology.
Review of Lee Strobel's The Case for Christ by Jeff Lowder.
Debunks the latest attempts by apologists.
The
Cult of the Sun Quotes from Christianism.com regarding the
ancient astrotheology. "There is no difficulty in placing the
worship of the sun god in the earliest times, when it slowly
took on a natural pattern and form determined by observation of
the solar cycle."
Tacitus and Bracciolini Written in 1878 by JW Ross, an
"excellent Latin scholar," who attempted to prove that
Tacitus's Annals were forged.
The Christ
Passage in Josephus A critical essay by scholar Solomon
Zeitlin on the "Testimonium Flavianum," which proves to be,
once again, nothing but a forgery.
PROOF OF THE
HISTORICAL JESUS, OR RUSH TO JUDGMENT? Frank Zindler's
analysis of the "James Ossuary."
Christianity and the Vedic Influence Within It by
Stephen Knapp. An extensive expose of the influence of Indian
religion on Christianity.
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