Was Jesus Christ truly the divine Son of God who walked the earth 2,000 years ago? How can we be sure the gospel story is an accurate and infallibly recorded historical account? When the gospels are examined scientifically, can we truthfully uphold them as "inerrant?" Is it possible to assert honestly and ethically that the Bible is the inspired Word of God? The answers to these questions and many more may surprise and shock you! Is the New Testament a "historical record" or "factual biography" of what really happened, or a tool for the priesthood to lay down doctrines and dogma as they were developed over the centuries? 
<ul>
<li>Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah? </li>
<li>Was Christ the Savior of the World? </li>
<li>Was He a Cynic sage or a political rebel? </li>
<li>Or was Jesus Christ something altogether different?</li>
</ul>Subjects in this fascinating "CSI-style" investigation by controversial independent scholar of religious history D.M. Murdock aka "Acharya S" include: <ul>
<li>Foreword by Dr. Robert M. Price</li>
<li>The Gospel According to Matthew</li>
<li>The Nativity of Jesus Christ</li>
<li>The Baptism and Temptation </li>
<li>The Calling of the Disciples</li>
<li>The Sermon on the Mount</li>
<li>The Lord's Prayer</li>
<li>Healing of the Sick and Casting out Demons </li>
<li>The Mission of the Twelve</li>
<li>Working on the Sabbath</li>
<li>John the Baptist Beheaded</li>
<li>Walking on Water</li>
<li>The Canaanite Woman</li>
<li>Peter the "Rock"</li>
<li>The Transfiguration</li>
<li>Becoming like Children</li>
<li>Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven</li>
<li>Entry into Jerusalem</li>
<li>Driving out the Moneychangers</li>
<li>Cursing the Fig Tree</li>
<li>Signs of the Times/Second Coming</li>
<li>Jesus's Anointment with Oil</li>
<li>The Last Supper</li>
<li>The Garden of Gethsemane</li>
<li>The Betrayal by Judas </li>
<li>Christ's Trial</li>
<li>The Passion and Crucifixion</li>
<li>The Resurrection of the Dead </li>
<li>The Empty Tomb</li>
<li>The Gospel According to Mark</li>
<li>Was Mark First?</li>
<li>Comparison of Matthew and Mark</li>
<li>The Missing Scriptures</li>
<li>The Gospel According to Luke</li>
<li>Chronological Discrepancies</li>
<li>Luke's Tenor</li>
<li>The Gospel According to John</li>
<li>Authentic or Adulterated?</li>
<li>Who Killed Jesus?</li>
<li>Textual Harmonization</li>
<li>Inspired Originals?</li>
<li>Scribal Scalliwags</li>
<li>Error-Filled Copies</li>
<li>Eyewitness Accounts or Compilations?</li>
<li>The Gospel Dates</li>
<li>Anonymous and Pseudonymous Authors</li>
<li>According to Whom?</li>
<li>"Back in the Day..."</li>
<li>The Lukan Prologue</li>
<li>Irenaeus, "Father of the Catholic Canon"</li>
<li>Church Father and Bishop Papias</li>
<li>Justin Martyr</li>
<li>The Rylands Papyrus</li>
<li>Late Dating of the Gospels?</li>
<li>Jesus Outside of the Bible</li>
<li>Titus Flavius Josephus</li>
<li>Pliny the Younger</li>
<li>Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus</li>
<li>Publius/Gaius Cornelius Tacitus</li>
<li>Thallus, Phlegon and Mara Bar-Serapion, et al.</li>
<li>The Talmud</li>
<li>Gnostic Sources</li>
<li>Extrabiblical Christian Sources</li>
<li>Who are Elijah and Elisha?</li>
<li>Jesus as Fulfillment of Prophecy</li>
<li>Questions about the Gospel Story</li>
<li>Miracles, Impossibilities and Implausibilities</li>
<li>Failed Prophecies</li>
<li>Contradictions and Inconsistencies</li>
<li>Errors in Time and Place</li>
<li>Chronological Problems</li>
<li>Translation Errors and Language Problems</li>
<li>Illogic and Irrationality</li>
<li>Jesus's Character</li>
<li>Repellant Deeds, Sayings and Doctrines</li>
<li>Apology Accepted?</li>
<li>"It Doesn't Matter?"</li>
<li>Four Camera Angles</li>
<li>What Jesus Felt or Thought</li>
<li>History or Propaganda?</li>
<li>A Uniquely Divine Birth?</li>
<li>Salvation is from the Jews?</li>
<li>Son of Joseph?</li>
<li>Massacre or Myth?</li>
<li>Son of God?</li>
<li>The Resurrection of Lazarus? </li>
<li>The Naked Youth</li>
<li>The "Twelve"</li>
<li>The Sacred Meal</li>
<li>The Bloody Sweat</li>
<li>The Trial and Crucifixion</li>
<li>The Sun of Righteousness</li>
<li>The Sacred Spear and The Side-Wounding</li>
<li>The Empty Tomb Redux</li>
<li>The Ascension into Heaven</li>
<li>The Sayings of Jesus? </li>
<li>Conclusion</li>
<li>Terror in the Name of God</li>
<li>Vacuous Christianity?</li>
</ul>This detailed but succinct analysis includes quotes from Christian authorities, apologists and evangelists, as well as New Testament scholars, such as: <ul>
<li>John Ankerberg</li>
<li>Craig L. Blomberg</li>
<li>F.F. Bruce</li>
<li>William Lane Craig</li>
<li>John Dominic Crossan</li>
<li>Bart Ehrman</li>
<li>Norman Geisler</li>
<li>Gary Habermas</li>
<li>Josh McDowell</li>
<li>John P. Meier</li>
<li>Bruce M. Metzger</li>
<li>J.P. Moreland</li>
<li>Ronald H. Nash</li>
<li>Lee Strobel</li>
<li>Merrill C. Tenney</li>
<li>Ben Witherington</li>
<li>Edwin Yamauchi</li>
</ul>Using the Bible itself, as well as the research of these individuals and others, Murdock demonstrates that what you see is not what you get when it comes to Christ and Christianity.

Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of the Christ

D.M. Murdock

Acharya S.

Sports & Outdoors

Stellar House Publishing, LLC

Destined to be a classic enjoyed by both the professional scholar and the lay person, this comparative religion book contains a startling perspective of the extraordinary history of the Egyptian religion and its profound influence upon the later Christian faith. Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection uses a massive amount of primary sources and the works of highly credentialed authorities in relevant fields to demonstrate that the popular gods Horus and Jesus possessed many characteristics and attributes in common. Drawing from thousands of ancient Egyptian texts in an assortment of translations along with the original language, as well as modern research in a number of other languages, controversial independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology D.M. Murdock puts together an astonishing amount of fascinating information that shows many of our most cherished religious beliefs and concepts did not appear suddenly out of the blue but have long histories in numerous cultures found around the globe, including and especially in the glorious Land of the Pharaohs. As stated, this book focuses on the correspondences between the Egyptian religion and Christianity, especially as concerns Horus and Jesus. The chapter titles are: 
<ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>Horus, Sun of God</li>
<li>Horus versus Set</li>
<li>Born on December 25th</li>
<li>The Virgin Isis-Mary</li>
<li>The Star in the East and Three Kings</li>
<li>Horus at the Ages of 12 and 30</li>
<li>"Anup the Baptizer"</li>
<li>The Twelve Followers</li>
<li>Performing Miracles, Walking on Water, Healing the Sick and Raising the Dead</li>
<li>"The Truth, the Light and the Good Shepherd"</li>
<li>Was Horus "Crucified?"</li>
<li>Burial for Three Days, Resurrection and Ascension</li>
<li>The Alexandrian Roots of Christianity</li>
<li>Conclusion</li>
<li>Bibliography</li>
<li>Index</li>
</ul>
Christ in Egypt contains almost 600 pages, with nearly 2,400 citations drawing from over 900 books and articles, including primary sources and the works of highly credentialed individuals in a variety of fields.

Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection

History

Murdock, D.M.

Ancient Civilizations

The Gospel According to Acharya S provides intriguing insight into important, probing questions about God while defining humanity in as enlightened and evolved a manner as possible.

The Gospel According to Acharya S

World

"Man Made God" is a series of articles by the author of "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myth's and Secrets." Extraordinary independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology Barbara G. Walker takes us through a journey back in time to when the Goddess and her consort/son ruled supreme, into the era when the patriarchy usurped Her worship, right up to Barbara's own personal experience being raised a Christian. In this remarkable collection, Walker turns a critical eye towards: -Religion as big business -Religion's effects on children -The Bible as a "moral guide" and "history" -Biblical infallibility -The doctrine of "original sin" -The biblical attitude towards sexuality -God as "Father" -Church doctrine regarding women -Church history vis-à-vis the Dark Ages, Inquisition, and book- and witch-burning -Christian afterlife traditions -Traditional Christian origins -And much more... A brilliant exposé of the long lost history of religious ideology, including goddess worship, and a scathing indictment of the male-dominated cultus. No beating around the bush, no nitpicking details, no confused questioning of what was-Walker cuts straight to the heart with her profound understanding and matter-of-fact conclusions. A frank and exceptional analysis, this powerful book "Man Made God" unveils mysteries that have perplexed mankind for millennia, and unravels detrimental religious ideologies that have been plaguing humanity for equally long.

Man Made God: A Collection of Essays

Religion & Spirituality

Walker, Barbara G.

Religious Studies

The biblical figure of Moses has been the center of fascination for over 2,000 years, but what do we actually know about him? Was he a real person? Did the Exodus truly happen? Or is the story in the Pentateuch a mythical account written centuries after the alleged events? Why does Moses's story resemble that of other, older lawgivers and legendary predecessors? Why are there so many elements of sun and wine god myths in the tale of Moses? What does the focus on the serpent in his story signify? Who were Yahweh and the Elohim? Did Moses Exist? includes: 
<ul>
<li>Maps and 126 illustrations </li>
<li>Extensive bibliography, table of contents and index </li>
<li>Hundreds of footnotes and citations from primary sources in multiple languages </li>
<li>Best modern scholarship from credentialed authorities </li>
</ul>
Did Moses Exist? provides a massive amount of information from antiquity about the world's religious traditions and mythology, including how solar myths, wine cultivation and fertility cults have shaped the Bible and Judaism. This book may be the most comprehensive study to date, using the best scholarship and state-of-the-art research methods. In the citations and bibliography appear numerous ancient sources such as the Bible, Anacreon, Apollodorus, Aristides, Aristophanes, Arrian, Cicero, Clement of Alexandria, Diodorus, Euripides, Eusebius, Herodotus, Hesiod, Homer, Josephus, Justin Martyr, Megasthenes, Origen, Ovid, Pausanias, Pindar, Plato, Plutarch, Porphyry, Seneca, Strabo, Varro, Virgil and others, often in the original languages, mostly Greek, Hebrew and Latin. Also discussed are texts and words in Akkadian, Arabic, Assyrian, Babylonian, Canaanite, Phoenician, Ugaritic and other Semitic languages, along with Egyptian, Sumerian, Vedic and Sanskrit. "The existence of Moses as well as the veracity of the Exodus story is disputed amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists, with experts in the field of biblical criticism citing logical inconsistencies, new archaeological evidence, historical evidence and related origin myths in Canaanite culture." --"Moses," Wikipedia "There is no historical evidence outside of the Bible, no mention of Moses outside the Bible, and no independent confirmation that Moses ever existed." --Dr. Michael D. Coogan, lecturer on the Old Testament at Harvard Divinity School "We cannot be sure that Moses ever lived because there are no traces of his earthly existence outside of tradition." --Egyptologist Dr. Jan Assmann, Moses the Egyptian "The life of Moses contains elements--canonical and apocryphal--that mark him as a true mythic hero, and certainly he is Judaism's greatest hero and the central figure in Hebrew mythology." --Dr. David Leeming, The Oxford Companion to World Mythology "...the stories of the creation, of the flood, of Abraham, of Jacob, of the descent into and the exodus from Egypt, of the career of Moses and the Jews in the desert, of Joshua and his soldiers, of the judges and their clients, are all apocryphal, and were fabricated at a late period of Jewish history." --Dr. Thomas Inman, Ancient Faiths and Modern Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Who Wrote the Pentateuch? Was Moses an Egyptian Pharaoh or Priest? The Exodus as History? The Exodus in Ancient Literature Hyksos and Lepers Who Were the Israelites? The Exodus as Myth The Lawgiver Archetype The Dionysus Connection The Life of Dionysus The Vine and Wine The Great God Sun Yahweh and the Sun Moses as Solar Hero Conclusion Bibliography Index

Did Moses Exist? The Myth of the Israelite Lawgiver

Christian Books & Bibles

The Christ Conspiracy 20th-year anniversary revision includes extensive updates such as new credible evidence, a multitude of highly respected academic sources, a highly detailed table of contents for ease of reference, new images, an exhaustive index, an expanded bibliography, two outstanding new appendices, an In Memoriam section and an afterword. 
Contrary to popular belief, there was no single man at the genesis of Christianity but rather many characters rolled into one. The majority of these characters were personifications of the ubiquitous solar myth as reflected in the stories of such popular deities as Mithra, Hercules, Dionysus, and numerous others borrowed from Roman mythology and beyond. The story of Jesus as portrayed in the Gospels resembles those of the earlier savior-gods Krishna and Horus. These redeemer tales are similar not because they reflect the actual exploits of a variety of men who did and said similar things but because they represent the same ancient core of knowledge that revolved around the celestial bodies and natural forces called Astrotheology. 
In this highly controversial and explosive book, archaeologist, linguist, and mythologist Acharya S/D.M. Murdock marshals an enormous amount of startling evidence to demonstrate that Christianity and the story of Jesus Christ were created by members of various secret societies, mystery schools and religions to unify the Roman Empire under one state religion. Through such fabrication, this multinational cabal drew on a multitude of myths and rituals that existed long before Christian era, reworking them over centuries into the story and religion passed down today.

The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold - Revised Edition

S, Acharya

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