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Comparative
Religion & Global Myth
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Xtianity
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| ASIMOV'S
GUIDE TO THE BIBLE,
1968-69, Isaac Asimov Superb reference source on Bible
lore and history.(ref.)(2 vols.) |
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| THE
BOOK YOUR CHURCH DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ,
1993, Tim C. Leedom, ed.. An anthology of freethinkers
and others examining the beliefs and history of Christianity
from its Pagan origins to now. |
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| THE
CULT OF THE BLACK VIRGIN,
1985, Ian Begg. A survival of the
Great Mother. |
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| THE
DARK SIDE OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY,
1995, Helen Ellerbe. Documents in detail the tragedies,
sorrows and injustices inflicted upon humanity by the Church. |
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| DECEPTIONS
AND MYTHS OF THE BIBLE,
1975, Lloyd M. Graham. As it says. |
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| THE
DA VINCI CODE ,
2003,Dan Brown. A
murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum
reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been
protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ.
The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society
who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome
clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer
Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can
untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching
for not only Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning
secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead
of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery
leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France,
England, and history itself. Brown (Angels and Demons) has
created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing
interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine
embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western
culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona
Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some
will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein
lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that
provides rich food for thought. (FICTION) |
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| THE
ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE: Book 1,
1971, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, edJtrans. |
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| THE
ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE: Book 2,
1971, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, ed/trans. |
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| THE
ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE: Book 3,
1971, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, ed/trans. |
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| THE
ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE: Book 4,
1971, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, ed/trans. |
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| EUNUCHS
FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: WOMEN, SEXUALITY, AND THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH, 1988-90, Uta Ranke-Heinemann.
Brilliant analysis of the centuries-old oppression of women
by the Catholic Church, translated from German. |
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| HOLY
BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL,
1982, Henry Lincoin, Richard Leigh,
Michael Baigent. Some of the same stuff you'll find in
The Da Vinci Code, but this book
isn't fiction. To sum it up: Jesus and Mary Magdaline were
married. Barabbis was their son. After the crucifixtion, Barabbis
and his mom migrated to France and Brabbis offspring became
the Merovingian dynasty of French Royalty, of which Clovis
was the last King. The book is A LOT more interesting than
that, and it drives Catholic clergy to madness that you are
going to read it. -- Sybok |
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| JESUS
DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE,
1991, Skipp Porteous. His personal
journey from Fundamentalist preacher to Director of the Institute
for First Amendment Studies. |
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| THE
JESUS PAPERS,
2006, Michael Baigent.
Dramatic proof that Jesus survived the crucifixian, and
lived on to a ripe old age. No, he didn't resurrect from the
dead (at least not literally) and by the way, this blows the
whole xtian salvation thing out of the water for good.
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| PAGAN
CHRISTS,
1941, J M Robertson |
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THE
VIRGIN: MARY'S CULT AND THE RE-EMERGENCE OF THE GODDESS,
1976: 1988,
Geoffrey Ashe. Important! |
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