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World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors or Christianity before Christ

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Graves' scholarship is somewhat lacking. Or, to be gracious, the discoveries made since this book's initial publication cast a dubious light on some of the finer details of his argument.

That there are parallels between the Christ story and the stories of other religions' messiah figures is undeniable. And I'd tend to agree this proves that Jesus was one of many "sons of God" wandering the earth in his time period, and that the tale presented in the Bible mixed fact, fiction, and accounts from other places.

But there are more accurate books detailing this process. This book's worth is largely in its historical significance.

Understanding the many ways God speaks to his children is the essence of this book. It makes one humble in their belief and understanding about how mankind fits together in this one world.Understanding the origin of practices causes one to rethink and look beyond what is constantly told for him to believe. This book causes the thinker to think and re-evaluate. Most especially, however, the respect for Gods many messengers down through the ages and the role or task they had before them to lift the consciousness of the people.

This is a great book that discusses religious history pertaining to the different messiahs and all the similarities contained within the different religions.