THE JESUS MYTH

Tim Freke talks about the 'holy thorn of Glastonbury', his international best-seller The Jesus Mysteries, his controversial thesis that the Jesus story is an allegorical myth, and invites you to participate in a unique day seminar with himself and co-author Peter Gandy in Glastonbury UK on 28 Nov. 2009. For more information see www.timfreke.com

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[TheSecretOfTheRose]

Thanks, Tim. The world -- especially the Christian world -- needs to hear much more of what you have to say about the Jesus myth and the transforming reality of Gnosis.

[selinakyle]

@boblackey1 From what I remember from reading the book, it debunks the idea of Jesus as an historical figure. Where is the proof that there was a real dude named Jesus and that it was not just a myth? All you have to do is look at history and see there is nothing to support it. The argument from authority doesn't quite cut it.

[TheFunkyTheist]

You've leaped from the stupidity of belief that Joseph of Arimathea planted a tree in Britain to the equal stupidity of belief that there was no Jesus. Both are absurd. I'd like to see you debate a scholar of Jesus such as Bart Ehrman, John Domminic Crossan, Marcus Borg, or some other sane individual concerning whether he existed or not.

[TruthSurge]

@cameradanblack It's not remarkable. It is actually pretty tenuous and doesn't address some of the facts. But if all you have read is Atwill's book, I can understand how it would make an impact.

[cameradanblack]

@TruthSurge The evidence shows that Iesous of the Gospels was created by the Flavian Caesar's after 72ad when they produced the at least 4 texts and the Josephus books together. Iesous or as we call him Jesus of the NT is a totally fictional character based on types of both Moses and Titus Flavius. The evidence that Joseph Atwill has gathered is remarkable.

[cameradanblack]

@boblackey1 Joseph Atwill has written the death knell book for christianity IMO. "Caesar's Messiah" show good evidence that christianity was created by the Romans to co-opt the Messiah from the Jews and make a mockery of their religion by making Titus through typology the Messiah, God, and Savior. I can't find anything wrong with his theory and I'm pretty up to date on my anthropology of the Jewish religion and it's offshoots.