For forty years and in nine previous books, scholar and religious commentator Tom Harpur has challenged church orthodoxy and guided thousands of re...
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Aug 10, 2008
Robynn
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I first saw Tom Harpur in a TV special I accessed through YouTube, and I knew I had to read his book because I hadn't before heard the theory that the story of Jesus predates the beginning of Christianity by many centuries (as a continuation of the Egyptian Sun God myth). This book is essentially a distillation of the work of several religious scholars whose ideas have been, well, buried because they pose a threat to the powers that be in the world of religion today. I think Harpur makes some ex
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Dec 17, 2009
Gypsy
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for anyone interested in the pagan and christian corelation of the christ concept.
Jun 10, 2008
Veronika
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quite interesting and unexpected . . . though the parallels between Christian and Egyptian mythology may or may not be debatable, the idea that religious thought is approached in metaphorical ways proves that literal translation of any religious text is dangerous for the individual and society. written in a manner that kept me fascinated, this book opened my mind enough to allow for a sweeping view of spirituality and the need for beliefs to be questioned and contemplated continuously -- evoluti
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Mar 27, 2008
Mark
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Hmmm. This basically proves that Jesus was not completely Jewish. The Jesus of today is Americanized but still Jewish. The Jews blended the Greek and Egyptian myths of godman. Godman died to save manking, virgin birth, was resurrected etc. But it reinforces the spiritual aspects, the truths about Jesus. It blows the churches of today out of the water.
Jan 20, 2008
Carol
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I appreciated learning that the ideas of the ways of living taught by the Judeao-Christian tradition predates Jesus.
Oct 31, 2008
A Great read for pagan and everyone interested in reading "REAL" historical fact!
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