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The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before ChristKersey Graves

The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ

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Original author: Kersey Graves

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"The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ" by Kersey Graves is a non-fiction book written in 1875. Graves claims Jesus was not a historical person but a creation based on earlier crucified god-men from various cultures. He lists sixteen ancient deities who allegedly shared similar traits with Christ—miraculous births, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Drawing heavily from earlier sources, Graves argues that Christianity's doctrines and miracles have pagan origins, challenging the uniqueness of the Christian narrative and offering controversial theories about religious history.

The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ, by Kersey Graves. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #38600.

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53 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface596 words
  2. 2.Preface: To the Second Edition4,510 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: Rival Claims of the Saviors1,729 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Messianic Prophecies1,076 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Prophecies by the Figure of a Serpent1,356 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: Miraculous and Immaculate Conception of the Gods2,692 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Virgin Mothers and Virgin-Born Gods1,407 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Stars Point Out the Time and the Saviors' Birth-Place1,309 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Angels, Shepherds and Magi Visit the Infant Saviors1,520 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: The Twenty-Fifth of December the Birthday of the Gods1,141 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: Titles of the Saviors1,218 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: The Saviors of Royal Descent, but Humble Birth516 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: Christ's Genealogy1,025 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII: The World's Saviors Saved From Destruction in Infancy1,926 words
  15. 15.Section II: Incredibility of the Story of the Massacre of the Hebrew467 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIII: The Saviors Exhibit Early Proofs of Divinity722 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIV: The Saviors; Kingdoms Not of This World563 words
  18. 18.Chapter XV: The Saviors Were Real Personages1,421 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVI: Sixteen Saviors Crucified2,107 words
  20. 20.Chapter XXXII: )7,570 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVII: The Aphanasia, or Darkness at the Crucifixion1,643 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVIII: Descent of the Saviors Into Hell1,023 words
  23. 23.Chapter XIX: Resurrection of the Saviors2,189 words
  24. 24.Chapter XX: Reappearance and Ascension of the Saviors947 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXI: The Atonement--Its Oriental or Heathen Origin2,779 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXII: The Holy Ghost of Oriental Origin3,822 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXIII: The Divine "word" of Oriental Origin1,175 words
  1. 28.Book I: , Chap. 2.)433 words
  2. 29.Chapter XXIV: The Trinity Very Anciently a Current Heathen Doctrine1,271 words
  3. 30.Chapter XXV: Absolution, and the Confession of Sins, of Heathen Origin577 words
  4. 31.Chapter XXVI: Origin of Baptism by Water, Fire, Blood and the Holy Ghost2,372 words
  5. 32.Chapter XXVII: The Sacrament or Eucharist of Heathen Origin972 words
  6. 33.Chapter XXVIII: Anointing with Oil of Oriental Origin517 words
  7. 34.Chapter XXIX: How Men, Including Jesus Christ, Came to Be Worshiped as6,154 words
  8. 35.Chapter XXX: Sacred Cycles Explaining the Advent of the Gods3,058 words
  9. 36.Chapter XXXI: Christianity Derived From Heathen and Oriental Systems5,930 words
  10. 37.Chapter XXXII: Three Hundred and Forty-Six Striking Analogies Between (1)8,511 words
  11. 38.Chapter XXXII: Three Hundred and Forty-Six Striking Analogies Between (2)3,566 words
  12. 39.Chapter XXXIII: Apollonius, Osiris, Magus, Etc.--Gods2,806 words
  13. 40.Chapter XXXIV: The Three Pillars of the Christian Faith--Miracles, (1)8,677 words
  14. 41.Chapter XXXIV: The Three Pillars of the Christian Faith--Miracles, (2)3,927 words
  15. 42.Chapter XXXV: Logical or Common Sense View of the Doctrine of Divine2,431 words
  16. 43.Chapter XXXVI: Philosophical Absurdities of the Doctrine of the Divine1,048 words
  17. 44.Chapter XXXVII: Physiological Absurdities of the Doctrine of the Divine1,203 words
  18. 45.Chapter XXXVIII: A Historical View of the Divinity of Jesus Christ1,653 words
  19. 46.Chapter XXXIX: The Scriptural View of Christ's Divinity4,010 words
  20. 47.Chapter XL: A Metonymic View of the Divinity of Jesus Christ548 words
  21. 48.Chapter XLI: The Precepts and Practical Life of Jesus Christ; His Two5,207 words
  22. 49.Chapter XLII: Christ as a Spiritual Medium647 words
  23. 50.Chapter XLIII: Conversion, Repentance, and "getting Religion" of Heathen3,245 words
  24. 51.Chapter XLIV: The Moral Lessons of Religious History665 words
  25. 52.Chapter XLV: Conclusion and Review2,044 words
  26. 53.Chapter XXXI: sets forth only their Exoteric doctrines. But as Philo,822 words