Our Sun-God: Or Christianity Before Christ

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Many would dismiss the idea of Christianity before Christ as being ridiculous without looking at any evidence. Yet some church fathers have admitted that the Christian religion did in fact exist before the Christian era, including St. Augustine himself who said, "The very thing which is now called the Christian religion existed among the ancients also, nor was it wanting from the inception of the human race until the coming of Christ in the flesh, at which point the true religion which was already in existence began to be called Christian." This is an important book for those interested enough to look at valid research. It approaches the subject from a general church view and a Gnostic point of view, plus chapters on The Hebrew Scriptures, Non-Jewish Evidence, The Sun-God of the New Testament, and Sun-God Worship in the Days of the Fathers. A man named Jesus may still have existed, but a number of pagan mythologies involving the sun may have been added into the story of his life in order to bring the more stubborn pagans of the time into the Christian fold. This timeless story should not diminish Christianity, but should enhance it with a deeper spiritual value for those willing to shed a strict dogmatic viewpoint. It can be difficult to fully understand our older religions because of their age and the changes that occur over time, but this book goes back to uncover some of the more interesting elements that are shown to exist. It fits well for the more modern world, as we continue to gain a better understanding of ourselves and the origins of our beliefs.

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The Non-Christian Cross: An Enquiry Into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion Parsons, John Denham ( Author ) { Paperback } 2013

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The Non-Christian Cross: An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion (Illustrated)

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Why is John the Baptist, who was beheaded before Jesus was executed, and so far as we are told never had anything to do with a cross, represented in our religious pictures as holding a cross? Does this curious but perhaps in itself easily explained practice have in its inception any connection with the non-Mosaic initiatory rite of baptism, which Jesus accepted as a matter of course at the hands of his cousin John, and in which the sign of the cross has for ages been the all-important feature? Why, despite the fact that the instrument of execution to which Jesus was affixed can have had but one shape, almost any kind of cross is accepted as a symbol of our faith? Even nowadays one variety of the cross of four equal arms is the favourite symbol of the Greek Church, and both it and the other varieties enter into the ornamentation of our sacred properties and dispute the supremacy with the cross which has one of its arms longer than the other three. What eventually became the symbol of our faith owes some of its prestige as a Christian symbol of Victory and Life to the position it occupied in pre-Christian days. Even before our era the cross was venerated by many as the symbol of Life. This book is a systematic enquiry into the history of the cross as a symbol. This edition formatted especially for Amazon Kindle. (The free version is missing all the images that are part of the text.)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. THE BEGINNING. HE sacred thing which is now called the times, nor indeed was it absent from the beginning of the human race." Let us never forget this pregnant admission of one of the greatest of the Fathers, which by some happy chance has been allowed to come down to us. For this confession of St. Augustine is an affirmation in plain and unmistakable terms by one who ought to have known, that what was in his time called the Christian Religion, existed long before the life, death, and alleged resurrection of Jesus, as preached by Paul in connection therewith, gave it the new name of Christian, and caused the followers of Paul at his head quarters at Antioch to be called Christians; a Christian Religion existed in ancient name subsequently given to his followers elsewhere. Nor was St. Augustine the only famous Father who is known to have admitted that what was called the Christian Religion was no new thing. Even in the works of the great Ecclesiastical Historian, Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, we come across a passage which states that--"What is called the Christian Religion is neither new nor strange, but--if it be lawful to testify as to the truth--was known to the ancients."1 This, also, makes it plain that the Christian Religion was not the new thing it was supposed to be; that the officials of the Christian Church kept this a secret from the rank and file; and that what was and is known as Christianity existed ages before it was given that title, or was centred round the name and fame of Jesus the Nazarene by Paul of Tarsus and his followers. In fact, judging from the admissions of St. Augustine, Eusebius, and other early Christian writers, what is called Christianity may under some name or other have existed as far back...

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Our Sun-God: Or Christianity Before Christ; A Demonstration That (Classic Reprint)

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Christians, the angels of heaven proclaimed to men of earth the Gospel 1.., the Glad Tidings of the advent of Jesus. More than eighteen hundred years have passed since the Jewish artisan whom we declare to have been God incarnate, leaving the carpenters workshop, tried to reform His fellowcountrymen by declaring to them that the final Day of Judgment was at hand. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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The Non-Christian Cross: An Enquiry Into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion

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