Looking for a controversial book about Jesus? Try The Pagan Christ

by worldtraveller 14 Replies latest jw friends

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  worldtraveller

  http://www.tomharpur.com/books/books_thepaganchrist.asp. Tom Harpur was on the CBC last night . He states that he believes that Jesus may actually have been born in Egypt.
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  dawg

  SOunds interesting
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  Outaservice

  Born in Bethlehem Israel according to Scripture.

  Outaservice
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  MissingLink

  What was the tone of the CBS report? Did they portray him as believable, or a nutjob?
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  BurnTheShips

  Looking for a controversial book about Jesus? Try The New Testament.

  Burn
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  Hope4Others

  So ...how did that interview go over?

  Hope4Others
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  worldtraveller

  It was the CBC. Canadian Broadcasting, and yes it is credible. The writing on the stone tablets in Egypt indicate Jesus was born quite a bit earlier that foretold. Harpur is not a crackpot, but you can find out by yourself. Do a search. Maybe search in yesterdays archives under CBC Newsworld.
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  worldtraveller

  Here's a link:

  http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/
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  worldtraveller

  Some text:

  Story Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: S M L XL | BOOKMARK PAGE THE PAGAN CHRIST Thursday December 6, 2007 at 9pm on CBC-TV
  repeating Saturday February 9 at 10pm ET on CBC Newsworld

  So, what if it could be proven that Jesus never existed? What if there was evidence that every word of the New Testament – the cornerstone of Christianity – is based on myth and metaphor?

  The Pagan Christ examines these very questions. During his research, Harpur discovered that the New Testament is wholly based on Egyptian mythology, that Jesus Christ never lived, and that – indeed – the text was always meant to be read allegorically. It was the founders of the Church who duped the world into taking a literal approach to the scriptures. And, according to Harpur, this was their fatal error – and the very reason Christianity is struggling today.

  The mission of The Pagan Christ is not to accelerate Christianity’s slow demise, but to breath new life into its holy book and, in the process, bring the world a richer, more spiritual faith.
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  BurnTheShips

  The mission of The Pagan Christ is not to accelerate Christianity’s slow demise, but to breath new life into its holy book and, in the process, bring the world a richer, more spiritual faith.

  What a steaming crock! They can't even spell "breathe" right!

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