The Pagan Christ: Is Blind Faith Killing Christianity?

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Allen & Unwin, 2005 M03 1 - 244 pages
A radical, ground-breaking examination of the role of ancient myth in the origins of Christianity, challenging the idea of the Gospels as historical truth - it will change the way many think about religion, faith, history, myth and belief.

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Contents

Myths Arent Fairy Tales
15
Where It All Began
27
How a Spiritual
49
It Was All Written Beforein Egypt
67
Convincing the Sceptics
91
Where It All Began
157
Cosmic Christianity
177
Mythology Religion and Ancient Egypt
199
More Similarities between
205
Two Strange Passages 21 I
211
Notes
219
Bibliography
229
Index
237
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Page 128 - Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the LORD with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
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Page 211 - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

About the author (2005)

Tom Harpur, columnist for the Toronto Star, former Anglican priest and professor of Greek and The New Testament at the University of Toronto, is a prominent writer on religious and ethical issues. He is the author of seven bestselling books, including For Christ's Sake and Would You Believe? He has hosted numerous radio and television programs, including Life After Death, a ten-part series based on his best selling book of the same name, and a six-part television series based on his bestseller The Uncommon Touch: An Investigation of Spiritual Healing.

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