Project Gutenberg 2012-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 1908 Graves, Kersey 1813 1883 The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ The World's 16 Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ Produced by David Widger "The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ" by Kersey Graves is a historical inquiry written in the late 19th century. The work explores the parallels between the life of Jesus Christ and the stories of various other saviors and gods from different cultures who were believed to have been crucified or who exhibited similar divine attributes. Graves aims to reveal the shared elements in religious narratives, arguing that many components of Christian doctrine have ancient, non-Christian origins. The opening of the book introduces the author’s thesis that the Christian religion is not unique but rather an evolution of pre-existing belief systems. Graves discusses the claim of the divine incarnation and virgin birth associated with Jesus, suggesting that such beliefs were present in earlier religions. Many claims attributed to Jesus, such as his miraculous birth and significant events in his life, are compared in detail to those of other deities, such as Chrishna from Hinduism and Zoroaster from Persian traditions. This comprehensive examination sets the stage for a further exploration of these themes throughout the text, as Graves aims to challenge the traditional understanding of Christianity in light of historical evidence and comparative mythology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christianity -- Controversial literature Dying and rising gods -- Comparative studies BL Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 869671 869680 2024-09-16T09:25:21.081710 2023-09-17T04:33:32.237003 text/html text/html 863087 2013-03-18T13:36:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 291095 2013-03-18T13:36:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 376252 2024-09-16T09:25:31.908656 application/epub+zip 389046 2024-09-16T09:25:24.206687 application/epub+zip 373458 2024-09-16T09:25:23.076727 application/epub+zip 769609 2024-09-16T09:25:38.320610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 711701 2024-09-16T09:25:31.028649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522754 2022-09-17T15:17:36.284061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758901 758894 2024-09-16T09:25:19.668781 2023-09-17T04:33:30.953028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 758694 2012-01-23T08:23:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 280103 2012-01-23T08:23:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 758696 2012-01-23T08:21:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280061 2012-01-23T08:23:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20266 2024-09-16T09:25:38.475622 application/rdf+xml 24689 2024-09-16T09:25:23.466688 image/jpeg 4509 2024-09-16T09:25:23.266696 image/jpeg 365901 2024-09-16T09:25:21.150739 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog