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,?REE ,ESS5O-,*RI/IAN ,*RI/S3 ,SE?1 ,MEL*IZ$EK1 & ,JO%UA_/,JESUS 

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,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 

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,*APT] #h3 ,?REE ,ESS5O-,*RI/IAN ,*RI/S3 ,SE?1 ,MEL*IZ$EK1 & ,JO%UA_/,JESUS 

  

,! DIV]SE SECTS ( ! MOVEM5T ?AT WAS GIV5 ! G5]AL NAME ( ,ESS5ISM 9SCRIB$ AT ! TOP RANK ( !IR PREOCCUPATIONS -- :I* W]E CONF]R$ A DRAMATIC REALITY BY ! ,ZEALOT MOVEM5T -- ! QUE/ION ( ! ,MESSIAH1 ! 5VOY 9 :OM ,GOD W\LD CONFIDE ! C>E ( LEAD+ ! PEOPLE T[>DS A PROMIS$ NEW E>?4 

,DUE TO !IR COLLABORATION ) ! .<,ROMAN.> OCCUPI]S1 ! ,PH>ISIANS DISAPPROV$ ( ,MESSIANIC SPECULATIONS1 & 9 P>TICUL> ?OSE ?AT1 HOP+ = ! RE9C>NATION ( ,ADAM OR ONE ( HIS SONS1 CLAIM$ ?AT ! FIR/ MAN WAS A P>TN] ( ,GOD & TOOK P>T 9 ! CREATION ( ! WORLD4 ,= !M1 NO ,MESSIAH -- 9FATUAT$ ) SOME P[] -- C\LD >ROGATE ANY RI<T OR FUNCTION EXCLUSIVELY RES]V$ = ,ADONAI1 ! ,SAVIOR1 ! ,CREATOR4 ,ADAM *OSE EVIL & ! ,PH>ISIANS /IGMATIZ$ AS M9IM 7,GNO/IC7 ANYONE :O AFFIRM$ ?AT ,ADAM REP5T$1 *OSE ,GOD & WAS SAV$1 AS ! ,EPI/ULA APO/OLORUM CLAIMS4 

0,!RE EXI/$ ,JEWI% TRADITIONS AB\T ,ADAM ?AT REPRES5T$ HIM AS ! ,VISE-,REG5T ( ,GOD1 9/ALL$ LIKE A K+ 9 A SPH]E BEYOND ! WORLD & IMPOS+ HIS DOM9ATION ON ! 5TIRETY ( CREATION4 ,SEV]AL RABBIS P]CEIV$ ! DANG] ( CONTRADICTION & ATTEMPT$ TO *ECK ! MO/ P]IL\S ( !SE POSITIONS40.<#a#c#a.> ,SOON !RE WAS A /RUGGLE BETWE5 RABBIS & GR\PS ?AT CLAIM$ TO VALORIZE ,ADAM AS ! ESS5CE ( ! ,MESSIAH1 NAY1 AS ! ,FA!R ( ! ,MESSIAH :O WAS CALL$ ! ,SON ( ,MAN4 

,MANY ,ESS5E FACTIONS SUPPORT$ ! !SIS ( AN ,ADAM SEAT$ ON ,GOD'S RI<T .<H&.>1 R$EEM] ( ! HUMAN G5RE &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 ,CO-,REG5T ( ,GOD1 :I* WAS A PROPOSITION ?AT WAS 9ADMISSIBLE TO ,YAHWEHI/ MONO!ISM1 BUT ?AT %[S ?R\< 9 C]TA9 LETT]S .<CLAIM$ TO BE.> BY ,SAUL_/,PAUL4 

,! ,LETT] TO ! ,COLOSSIANS 7#a1 #a#e7 MAKES ! ,*RI/ A PREEXI/+ AG5T ( ,GOD 9 ! CREATION4 0,! ,MESSIAH IS CALL$ ',IMAGE ( ,GOD' & ',! ,HEAD ( ! ,BODY1' :I* ORIG9ALLY SIGNIFI$ ! 5TIRE UNIV]SE 7! ',*UR*' IS ALMO/ SURELY AN ADDITION TO DE/ROY ! P>ALLELISM BETWE5 ! HYMN & ! C\*$ .<PRES5TEE.> COSMIC VISION740.<#a#c#b.> ,?IS IS AN EXAMPLE ( ONE ( A NUMB] ( FALSIFICATIONS ( ! LETT]S ( ,SAUL_/,PAUL BY HIS COPYI/S & TRANSLATORS4 ,!SE FALSIFICATIONS W]E 9T5D$ TO MAKE ! READ] =GET ?AT ,SAUL HAD ALREADY BELONG$ TO ,JEWI% ,GNO/ICISM4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ! NAME ( ! ,MESSIAH V>I$ ACCORD+ TO ! SECTS2 !RE=E ! NAME WAS PRECISELY :AT CONF]R$ P[] TO ! COMMUNITY OR ,*UR*4 ,A FRAGM5T FROM AN APOCRYPHAL ,BOOK ( ,DANIEL DISCOV]$ AT ,QUMRAN 9SI/S ON ! EXPECTATION ( A SAVIOR DELEGAT$ BY ,GOD & C>RY+ ! ,NAME3 0,HE WILL BE CALL$ ! ,SON ( ! ,GREAT ,GOD & BY HIS ,NAME HE WILL BE NAM$4 ,HE WILL BE GREET$ AS ! ,SON ( ,GOD1 ONE WILL CALL HIM ! ,SON ( ! ,MO/-,HI<40.<#a#c#c.> 

,! QU>REL AB\T ! SECRET NAME ( ! ,SON ( ,GOD3 IS ,ADAM RE9C>NAT$ OR ! SON ( ,ADAM1 ! ,SON ( ,MAN8 ,! ,TE/AM5T ( ,ABRAHAM1 A TEXT ( ,JEWI% ORIG9 FROM ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY AFT] ! ,*RI/IAN ]A1 DESCRIBES ,ADAM CR[N$ 9 ! HEAV5S4 ,SU* IS ALSO ! VISION ( ,SAUL_/,PAUL 9 ! SECOND ,LETT] TO ! ,COR9?IANS 7#b#b-#b#c71 :I* EVOKES ! PRES5CE ( ,ADAM 9 ,P>ADISE OR ! ?IRD HEAV54 

,! ,APOCALYPSE ( ,ADAM1 ANO!R TEXT FROM ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY ( ,JUDAIC ORIG91 DISCOV]$ AT ,NAG-,HAMMADI 7,NAG-,HAMMADI ,LIBR>Y1 ,V71 CONTA9S ! REVELATION ( ! FUTURE DE/9Y ( ! ,ADAMITES1 (F]$ BY ,ADAM TO HIS SON1 ,SE?4 

,= ,FOSSUM1 0,ADAM WAS ! FIR/ MANIFE/ATION ( ! ,TRUE ,PROPHET40.<#a#c#d.> ,ADAM POSSESS$ ! SPIRIT ( ,GOD1 :I* BR\<T KN[L$GE 7GNOSIS7 ( ALL ?+S1 PA/ & FUTURE 7,HOMELIES ( ,PET]1 ,I,I,I1 #a#g74 ,! CYCLE ( ,ADAMIC LEG5D CON/ITUT$ ! AXIS ( ,JEWI% SPECULATIONS ?AT TURN$ >\ND ! NATURE ( ! ,MESSIAH4 ,IT ORIG9ALLY EXPLA9$ ! !ME ( ! DESC5T & ASC5SION ( ! SAVIOR4.<#a#c#e.> 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,POIM&RES1 ! CELE/IAL ,ADAM WAS MADE 9 ! =M & IMAGE ( ,GOD1 A =MULATION ?AT ,SAUL_/,PAUL TOOK UP :5 HE ASSUR$ .<HIS READ]S.> ?AT ,JESUS WAS 9 ! =M ( ,GOD4.<#a#c#f.> 

,! ,MESSIAH ,SE? 

  

,! NEW ,ADAM & ,SON ( ,MAN ?AT ! ,EBIONITES & ,NAZ>5ES W\LD BAPTIZE ) ! NAME ,JO%UA1 WAS1 = C]TA9 ,ESS5ES1 ! ?IRD SON ( ,ADAM1 ,SE?4 ,! IMPORTANT ,SE?IAN LIT]ATURE DISCOV]$ AT ,NAG-,HAMMADI PROVES ?AT ! VOGUE = RELIGI\S SYNCRETISM DIDN'T HESITATE TO ABSORB ! DOCTR9ES ( O!R SECTS1 SU* AS ! ,NAASS5ES 7C]TA9 ,SE?IANS E/IMAT$ ?AT ! SAVIOR HAD TRIUMPH$ OV] ! CREATOR BY ASSUM+ ! =M ( A S]P5T7 & ! ,CA9ITES1 ,SE?'S BRO!R1 & ! SECT>IANS ATTA*$ TO ,JO%UA 7! ,GOSPEL ( ! ,EGYPTIANS EXPRESSES ! EQUIVAL5CE BETWE5 ,SE? & ,JO%UA_/,JESUS74 ,! COLLECTION AT ,NAG-,HAMMADI 9CLUDES A GREAT NUMB] ( ,SE?IAN WORKS1 SOMETIMES 9DI/9CT FROM EA* O!R1 DUE TO ! SUCCESSIVE SYNCRETIC WAVES ( WORKS BY ,NAASS5ES1 ,B>BELITES & ,JO%UA_/,JESUS ,*RI/IANS3 ! ,?REE ,PILL>S ( ,SE?1 ! ,EPI/LE FROM ,EUGNO/E 7:I* BECAME ,SOPHIA ,JESUS71 ! ,P>APHRASE ( ,SEM 7,SE?71 9 :I* ! M$IAT+ ,SPIRIT 9T]V5ES 9 ! PRIMORDIAL /RUGGLE BETWE5 ,LI<T & ,D>KNESS4.<#a#c#g.> 

,SE? WAS BORN TO ,ADAM & ! ,VIRG91 ,EVE4 ,!IR DESC5DANTS >E ! 0SPIRITUAL10 0PNEUMATIC0 OR 0P]FECT0 ,SONS ( ! ,LI<T1 :O EXTOLL ASCETICISM & ! /IMULATION .<L'EXAC]BATION.> ( ! SPIRIT AT ! EXP5SE ( ! BODY4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,SE?IAN MY?OLOGY -- SU* ?AT IT IS ABLE TO DIS5TANGLE ITSELF FROM ! WRIT+S AT ,NAG-,HAMMADI -- ,IALDABAO? 7! ,GOD ( ,G5ESIS7 CREAT$ A BAD WORLD4 ,NEV]!LESS1 9 ! MAN ?AT HE PRODUC$ WAS P]PETUAT$ A CELE/IAL GLEAM ?AT1 ASPIR+ TO RETURN TO ! SUP]IOR PLACE FROM :I* IT ISSU$1 %[S ! ROAD TO SALVATION4 ,LIKE ,SOPHIA1 ,B>BELO & ,NAAS1 ,SE? IS ! ,MESSIAH ( ! ,GOOD ,GOD1 SUP]IOR TO ,IALDABAO?4 

,! ,SE?IANS DIVID$ HI/ORY 9TO F\R P]IODS3 ! AGE ( ,ADAM1 ! AGE ( ,SE?1 ! AGE ( ! FIR/ ,SE?IANS1 & ! PRES5T1 9 :I* ! ,SE?IANS PREP>$ ! RETURN ( !IR ,MESSIAH4 ,AFT] ! 5D ( TIME1 ! ,FAI?FUL1 ! ,SONS ( ! ,LI<T1 W\LD 5T] A PL]OME SUP]IOR TO ! PLACES CREAT$ BY ! ,DEMIURGE4 ,BECAUSE 0!IR K+DOM ISN'T ( ?IS WORLD40 ,COME FROM ELSE:]E1 0ALLOG5ES10 AS !Y W\LD SAY1 !Y W\LD RETURN TO ! SIDE ( ! ,FA!R1 9 A UNIV]SE ILLUM9AT$ BY F\R 5TITIES3 ,H]MOZEL1 ,OROIAEL1 ,DAVEI! & ,ELELE? 79 ! SAME WAY ?AT ! ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANS SELECT$ F\R ANGELS3 ,MI*AEL1 ,RAPHAEL1 ,BAGRIEL & ,\RIEL1 ! ,CA?OLICS W\LD PLACE F\R CANONICAL GOSPELS UND] F\R SYMBOLS ?AT D\BL$ ! NAMES ,M>K1 ,MAT!W1 ,LUKE & ,JOHN3 ! EAGLE1 ! LION1 ! BULL & ! MAN74 

,! ,MESSIAH ,SE? ANN\NCES ! RETURN TO ! 0O!R WORLD40 ,! RACE ( ,SE?1 ,PUE* SAYS ( ,SE?'S SONS & !IR DESC5DANTS1 >E 0ANO!R0 RACE1 A =EIGN OR /RANGE RACE 9 ! /RONG S5SES ( ! T]MS4.<#a#c#h.> 7,/R\NSA ?9KS ?AT ! FAM\S ,ELI%A B5 ,ABUYA -- :O WAS CONDEMN$ BY ,JEWI% OR?ODOXY AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY BECAUSE HE REJECT$ ! ,TALMUD & !RE=E BECAME AH]1 0O!R10 0/RANG]_/=EIGN]10 0ALLOG5E0 -- WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,SE?IANS4.<#a#c#i.> ,SP]MA ET]ON TRANSLATES Z]A AH]47 ,?IS IDEA WAS %>$ BY O!R ,*RI/IAN SECTS1 9CLUD+ ?OSE DEVOT$ TO ,JO%UA_/,JESUS1 :OSE ADEPTS1 TO ! GREAT SC&AL ( ! ,GREEKS & ,ROMANS -- = :OM ALL ( ! RELIGIONS ASSUM$ !IR MEAN+ 9 ! CITIZ5 CULT ( ! ,/ATE -- DISPLAY$ ! GREATE/ SCORN = DEA? & = ! PUNI%M5TS BECAUSE !Y W]E ASSUR$ ( RE-JO9+ ! TRUE K+DOM ( LI<T 7& SU* WAS /ILL ! PR(ESSION ( FAI? ( ,JU/9 ! ,APOLOGI/1 CONDEMN$ TO DEA? >\ND #a#f#e74 

,! ,EL5*OS QUOTES FROM EXTRACTS FROM A ,SE?IAN COSMOGONY1 9 :I* 7AS AMONG ! ,NAASS5ES7 ONE P]CEIVES A RELIGI\S RECUP]ATION ( ! ATTEMPT ( ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA TO BR+ BACK TO ! .<HUMAN.> BODY ! MY?OLOGICAL 9SPIRATION ( ! ,P5TATEU*4 ,! COSMOS IS 9 ! IMAGE ( ! BELLY ( A PREGNANT WOMAN3  
  

,9 ! MATRIX1 ! 9NUMM]ABLE IMPR9TS GAVE BIR? TO ! 9F9ITE MULTITUDES ( LIV+ BE+S4 ,?IS 9F9ITE V>IETY ?AT BLOOM$ 9 ! =M ( DIFF]5T BE+S BORN UND] ! HEAV5S WAS 9SEM9AT$ ) ! ODOR\S EFFLUVIUM ( ! ,PNEUMA ?AT CAME FROM ON HI< ) ITS LI<T & IT WAS MIX$ ) IT4 ,FROM ! WAT] SURG$ A FIR/-BORN PR9CIPLE1 A P[]FUL W9D1 IMPETU\S1 ! FIR/ CAUSE ( ALL EXI/5CE2 BECAUSE ! W9D MAKES ! WAT]S BOIL & RAISES !M UP 9 WAVES4 ,!RE=E ! =MATION ( ! WAVES RESEMBL$ ! EF=T ( ! MATRIX TO DELIV] ITSELF FROM MAN OR ! SPIRIT AS SOON AS IT WAS EXCIT$ & HEAT$ BY ! %OCK ( ! ,PNEUMA4 7"97 ,:5 ?IS WAVE RAIS$ BY ! W9D WAS ELEVAT$ ABOVE ! WAT]S1 IT CONCEIV$ &1 CON=M+ TO ITS NATURE1 RECEIV$ ! FRUIT ( ! WOMAN1 IT RETA9$ ! LI<T DISSEM9AT$ FROM ON HI< ) ! ODOR\S EFFLUVIUM ( ! ,PNEUMA1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! ,SPIRIT ASSUM$ V>I\S =MS ?AT >E ! ,P]FECT ,GOD1 DESC5D$ FROM ON HI<1 FROM ! ,LI<T & ! UN5G5D]$ ,PNEUMA 9 HUMAN NATURE AS 9 A TEMPLE1 BORN FROM WAT] BY ! IMPULSE ( NATURE & ! MOVEM5T ( ! W9D1 COMB9$ & MIX$ ) ! BODY1 AS SALT IMPREGNATES ?+S & ! LI<T IMPREGNATES D>KNESS1 ASPIR+ TO BE FREE FROM ! BODY ?AT IS P[]LESS TO F9D SALVATION OR ISSUE4 ,BECAUSE :AT HAD BE5 MIX$ WAS ONLY A COMPLETELY SMALL GLIMM]1 A K9D ( FRAGM5T SEP>AT$ FROM ! LUM9\S RADIANCE ?AT WAS 9TRODUC$ 9TO ! CORPOREAL WORLD 9 MULTIPLE =MS & ?AT 'RETA9$ FROM ! DEP?S ( ! GREAT WAT]S' 7,PSALM #b#i1 #c71 AS ! ,PSALM SAYS4 ,! LI<T FROM ON HI< ?US HAD ONLY A ?\<T & A C>E3 H[ ! ,SPIRIT WAS TO BE DELIV]$ FROM A %AMEFUL DEA? & ! D>K BODY1 DELIV]$ FROM HIS FA!R BEL[1 ! W9D ?AT RAIS$ ! :IRLPOOL+ UNLEA%$ WAVES1 & 5G5D]$ ! ,SPIRIT1 HIS P]FECT SON BUT ( A DIFF]5CE ESS5CE4 ,BECAUSE IT WAS A RAY ( ?IS P]FECT LI<T DESC5D$ FROM ON HI<1 IMPRISON$ 9 ! D>K WAT]S1 FRI<T5+1 BITT] & IMPURE1 IT WAS ! LUM9\S ,PNEUMA ?AT WAS C>RI$ BEYOND ! WAT]S 7,G5ESIS1 #a1 #b74 ,?US1 :5 ! RAIS$ WAVES ( WAT] CONCEIV$ ! FRUIT ( ! WOMAN1 !Y RETA9$ UND] ALL SORTS ( =MS -- SU* AS ! BELLY ( A PREGNANT WOMAN -- ! DISSEM9AT+ LI<T1 AS ONE E/ABLI%ES IT AMONG ALL LIV+ BE+S4 ,! IMPETU\S & T]RIBLE W9D1 .<).> ITS :IRLPOOLS LIKE S]P5TS1 LIKE W+$ S]P5TS1 /E]$ IT (F C\RSE4 7"9"97 ,IT IS ?R\< ?IS W9D1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ?R\< ! S]P5T1 ?AT CREATION BEGAN1 ALL ?+S HAV+ BEGUN !IR G5]ATION AT ! SAME TIME4 ,?US1 :5 ! ,LI<T & ! ,PNEUMA W]E RECEIV$ 9 ! *AOTIC MATRIX1 :I* WAS IMPURE & ! S\RCE ( CORRUPTION1 ! S]P5T1 ! W9D ( D>KNESS1 ! ,FIR/-,BORN ( ! WAT]S1 P5ETRAT$ IT & 5G5D]$ MAN1 & ! IMPURE MATRIX NEI!R LOV$ NOR KNEW ANO!R =M4 ,! ,LOGOS FROM ON HI< ISSU$ FROM ! ,LI<T1 BE+ SIMIL> TO ! S]P5T1 DECEIV$ IT BY ?IS RESEMBLANCE & P5ETRAT$ 9TO ! IMPURE MATRIX SO AS TO BREAK ! BONDS ?AT 5CLOS$ ! ,P]FECT ,SPIRIT ?AT HAD BE5 5G5D]$ BY ! ,FIR/-,BORN ( ! WAT]1 ! S]P5T1 ! W9D1 ! BEA/ ( ! IMPURE MATRIX4 ,SU* WAS ! =M ( ! SLAVE2 SU* WAS ! NECESSITY ?AT OBLIG$ ! ,LOGOS ( ,GOD TO DESC5D 9TO ! WOMB ( A VIRG94 ,BUT IT DID NOT SUFFICE ?AT ! ,P]FECT ,MAN1 ! ,LOGOS1 P5ETRAT$ 9TO ! WOMB ( A VIRG9 & APPEAS$ 9 ! D>KNESS ! SORR[S ( *ILDBIR?4 ,AFT] HE 5T]$ 9TO ! %AMEFUL MY/]IES ( ! WOMB1 HE WA%$ & DRANK FROM ! GU%+ LIV+ WAT] ?AT MU/ EXHAU/ ANYONE :O WANTS TO DIVE/ HIMSELF ( ! =M ( ! SLAVE & ASSUME ! CELE/IAL G>M5T 7,EL5*OS1 ,V1 #a#i-#b#b74 7"9"9"97  
  

7"97 ,BY AN ACTION 9V]SE TO ?AT ( ,SIMON & HIS ,COSMO-,SOMATISM1 ! SP]MA 7SP]M7 BECOMES PNEUMA 7SPIRIT72 ! C\PL+ ( MAN & WOMAN ?AT CREATES ! WORLD GIVES PLACE TO RELIGI\S ALLEGORY1 TO SPIRITUALIZATION4 ,! ,SE?IANS CALL$ !MSELVES ,PNEUMATICS1 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,HYLICS1 SONS ( ,CA91 & ! ,PSY*ICS1 SONS ( ,ABEL4 

7"9"97 ,! W+$ S]P5TS >E ! S]APHIM 7S]APH9S74 ,AS AMONG C]TA9 ,NAASS5ES ( ! ASCETIC T5D5CY1 ! ,R$EEM+ ,S]P5T IS OPPOS$ TO ! ,S]P5T ( ,LU/4 ,H]E ! MATRIX IS IMPURE1 :I* IS ! 9V]SE ( ! ,SIMONIAN CONCEPTION4 

7"9"9"97 ,IT W\LD SUFFICE = ! SECTS DEVOT$ TO ,JO%UA_/,JESUS TO TRANSLATE ! MY? 9TO A LEG5D ( VIRG9AL BIR?1 EMBELLI%$ AS A FAMILIAL SAGA4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! TRIAD ,LI<T1 ,PNEUMA & ,D>KNESS1 ALIAS ! ,FA!R1 ! ,MO!R 7OR ! FEM99E ,SPIRIT1 ! ,SOPHIA_/,WISDOM7 & ! ,SON1 W\LD 5G5D] ! FUTURE ,>IAN & ,CA?OLIC SPECULATIONS ON ! ,TR9ITY4 

,! LIBR>Y ( ,NAH-,HAMMADI SURR5D]$ A ,SE?IAN TEXT1 5TITL$ ! ,EPI/LE ( ,EUGNO/E1 9 :I* >E CLE>LY EXPRESS$ ! IDEAS ?AT ! ,JO%UA_/,JESUS SECTS ( ! ,SECOND & ,?IRD ,C5TURIES W\LD NOT HAVE ANY SCRUPLES AB\T EXPLOIT+ & RECUP]AT+ 9 ! NAME ( !IR MY?IC H]OES4  
  

,9 ! ,9F9ITE APPE>$ ! ,FA!R1 PRODUC$ BY HIMSELF2 HE PRODUC$ AN &ROGYN\S MAN1 ! MASCUL9E NAME ( :OM IS LO/ TO US1 BUT :OSE FEM99E NAME IS ,SOPHIA-,PANSOPHOS4 ,! IMMORTAL MAN HIMSELF CREAT$ A GREAT ,EON ) ! GODS & >*ANGELS3 HE IS CALL$3 ,GOD ( ,GODS & ,K+ ( ,K+S2 HE IS ! ,FAI? ( ! BE+S :O PRODUCE !MSELVES2 HE POSSESSES AN 9TELLIG5CE1 AN 9T5TION 75NOIA71 A ?\<T 444 LIKE ! PRIMORDIAL BE+4 ,! FIR/ CELE/IAL MAN1 UNIT+ ) HIS ,SOPHIA1 PRODUC$ AN &ROGYN\S SON2 ! SON IS ! FIR/ 5G5D]+ ,FA!R1 ! ,SON ( ,MAN1 :OM ONE ALSO CALLS3 ,ADAM ( ! ,LI<T4 ,HE CREAT$ 9 HIS TURN AN ,EON PEOPL$ BY A MULTITUDE ( ANGELS ?AT ONE NAMES3 ! ,ECCLESIA ( ! ,LUM9\S ,SA9TS4 ,HE UNIT$ ) HIS ,SOPHIA & PRODUC$ A GREAT &ROGYN\S LI<T ?AT IS1 9 HIS MASCUL9E NAME1 ! ,SAVIOR1 ! ,CREATOR ( ALL ?+S1 &1 9 HIS FEM99E NAME1 ,SOPHIA1 G5]ATOR ( ALL1 :OM ONE ALSO CALLS ,PI/IS4.<#a#d.>  
  

,TO AFFIRM ?AT ! ,MESSIANIC SECTS HAD DE=M$ ! DOGMATIC MESSAGE ( ,JESUS & HIS APO/LES IS TO SUPPOSE ?AT ?IS OR?ODOXY HAD EXI/$ 9 ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY & WAS /ILL BABBL+ ON .<BALBUTIANTE.> 9 ! ,F\R? & ,FIF? ,C5TURIES4 ,) A /RANGE COMPLAC5CY ) RESPECT TO ECCLESIA/ICAL FALSIFICATION1 MANY HI/ORIANS HAVE PREF]R$ TO IGNORE ! /RATIFICATION ( SUCCESSIVE SYNCRETIMS ?AT -- DRAW+ UPON ! DOCTR9ES ( ! ,SE?IANS1 ,NAASS5ES1 ,B>BELITES1 ,EL*ASAITES1 ,NAZ>5ES & O!RS -- 5D$ UP1 UND] ! NAME ( ,JO%UA1 (F]+ TO ! F$]AT$ P[] ( ! BI%OPS A %IELD & A UNIV]SALITY ?AT WAS REQUIR$ BY !IR POLITICAL PROJECT ( CONQUE/ & EMPIRE4 

,! ,EPI/LE ( ,EUGNO/E WAS ?US CUT \T & RECOMPOS$ ON ! MODEL ( A DIALOGUE BETWE5 ,JESUS & HIS DISCIPLES1 SO AS TO ADOPT ! TITLE ,SOPHIA ( ,JESUS4.<#a#d#a.> ,! PROLOGUE TO ! ,CANONICAL ,GOSPEL ATTRIBUT$ TO ,JOHN WAS ALSO 9SPIR$ BY ,SE?IAN TEXTS4 

,! ,MESSIAH ,MEL*IZ$EK 

  

,! ,EPI/LE TO ! ,HEBREWS1 ATTRIBUT$ TO ,SAUL_/,PAUL BY ! ,CA?OLICS1 TO ,B>NABAS BY ,T]TUILLI5 & TO ,APOLLOS BY ,LU!R1 L9K$ ! PRIE/HOOD ( ! ,MESSIAH ,JO%UA-,JESUS TO ! PRIE/HOOD ( ,MEL*IZ$EK4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,FITZMEY]1 IT WAS ADDRESS$ TO ! ,ESS5ES4.<#a#d#b.> 

,:O WAS ,MEL*IZ$EK8 ,= BIBLICAL MY?OLOGY & OR?ODOX ,JEWS1 HE WAS A P]SON ( LITTLE IMPORTANCE1 A ,PRIE/-,K+ ( ,SALEM 7,J]USALEM74 ,BUT ! ,ESS5E TEXTS TREAT HIM ) V5]ATION & CR$IT HIM -- AS WELL AS ,ADAM & ,SE? 7) :OM HE WAS SOMETIMES CONFUS$7 -- ) ! VOCATION ( ,MESSIAH4 

,CAVE #aa AT ,QUMRAN REVEAL$ A MIDRA% 9 :I* ,MEL*IZ$EK IS HELD AS ! ANN\NC] ( ! ,GOOD ,NEWS 7O!RWISE CALL$ ! ,GOSPELS7 & IS NONE O!R ?AN ! ,MESSIAH = :OM SALVATION WILL COME4.<#a#d#c.> ,H]O ( ! BATTLE ( ! ,SONS ( ,LI<T AGA9/ ! ,SONS ( ,D>KNESS1 HE W\LD VANQUI% ,BELIAL1 ! MA/] ( EVIL 70,HE :O ANN\NCES ! ,GOOD ,NEWS IS ! ,MESSIAH074 

,MOREOV]1 ,MEL*IZ$EK F9DS HIMSELF ASSOCIAT$ ) ,MI*AEL1 HEAD ( ! ANGELS4 ,O!R *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT COMPLETE ! SKET* ( ! FIGURE ( ! ,>*ANGEL ,MI*AEL WILL BE ( GREAT CONSEQU5CE = *RI/O-ANGELOLOGY4 ,ONE GAVE TO ,MEL*IZ$EK ! NAME ,MI*AEL & IT IS TO HIM ?AT ONE CONNECTS ,PSALM #a#a_/#a & #d4 ,HE IS 9VE/$ ) A COSMOGONICAL FUNCTION3 HE IS ! MA9TA9] ( ! UNIV]SE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,H5O*1 #f#i_/#a#d SQ3 0,GOD DESPOSIT$ 9TO ! H&S ( ,MI*AEL ! ,SECRET ,NAME BY :I* ! HEAV5S W]E SUSP5D$ BE=E ! WORLD WAS CREAT$ & = ET]NITY2 ! ,NAME BY :I* ! E>? WAS CREAT$ UPON ! WAT]S & BY :I* ! PR(\ND SECRETS ( ! M\NTA9 BECAME ! BEAUTIFUL WAT]S40.<#a#d#d.> 

,FUR!RMORE1 ! ,ZOH> MAKES ?IS PRECISE3 0,EV]Y:]E Y\ F9D M5TION$ ,MI*AEL1 :O IS ! FIR/ ( ! ANGELS1 ! ,%EKH9A IS UND]/OOD40.<#a#d#e.> ,!RE=E1 ! ,%EKH9A 7OR ,A*AMO?7 IS NONE O!R ?AN ! ,SPIRIT1 FEM99E 9 ,HEBREW1 FIGUR$ UND] ! TRAITS ( ,SOPHIA1 ,M>IAUMNE1 ,MYRIAM & ,M>Y4 

,! ,BOOKS ( ,H5O*1 DE> TO ! ,ESS5ES1 CALL ,MEL*IZ$EK ! ,SON ( ,MAN1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,BOOK ( ,DANIEL1 :I* W\LD ADOPT ! SECTS DEVOT$ TO ,JO%UA_/,JESUS SO AS TO QUALIFY !IR ,MESSIAH4.<#a#d#f.> 

,/ACK$ UP FROM ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY BE=E ! ,*RI/IAN ]A TO ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY ?AT 9AUGURAT$ IT1 ! TEXTS ( ,H5O* 79 ! ,ELEV5? & ,TWELF? ,C5TURIES7 EXI/$ 9 ?REE MANUSCRIPT V]SIONS1 ,GREEK1 ,E?IOPIAN & ,SLAVIC4 ,ONE CAN DI/+UI% AN OR?ODOX ,JEWI% R$ACTION1 9 :I* ,Y,H,: PUNI%ES ! TWO HUNDR$ WAT*]S OR EGREGORES1 & AN ,ESS5O-,*RI/IAN R$ACTION1 9 :I* ,GOD1 JUDG+ !IR FAULT TO BE P>DONABLE1 RECONCILES HIMSELF ) !M1 :I* IS A S(T5+ ?AT -- LIKE ! SALVATION ACCORD$ TO ,ADAM & ! ,S]P5T BY ! ,SE?IANS & ,NAASS5ES -- SUGGE/S ! APPE>ANCE ( A ,GOD ( K9DNESS :O OPPOSES HIS M]CY TO ! 9TRANSIG5CE ( ! ,GOD ( ,ISRAEL4 

,! MIRACUL\S BIR? ( ,MEL*IZ$EK 9 ,H5O* ANN\NCES ?AT ( ,JO%UA-,JESUS3 HE IS 5G5D]$ BY A WOMAN1 )\T ! 9T]V5TION ( A C>NAL FA!R 7! WOMAN IS ! ,SPIRIT1 ! ,%EKH9A_/,A*AMO?_/,SOPHIA1 ,M>IAUMNE_/,MYRIAM &1 MU* LAT]1 ! ,VIRG9 ,M>Y74 ,FOLL[+ ! ,EPI/LE TO ! ,HEBREWS 7#g1 #a#f71 ! ,MESSIAH 5D[$ ) ! NAME ,JESUS 0WAS NOT MADE ACCORD+ TO ! LAW ( C>NAL ORD]40 

,F9ALLY1 ,MEL*IZ$EK1 :OSE NAME .<AS WE HAVE SE5.> CONTA9S AN ALLUSION TO JU/ICE 7TS$EQ71 P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ,ESS5E !MATIC ( ! ,MA/] ( ,JU/ICE4 ,! ,TE/IM5T ( ,LEVY SAYS3 0,& !N ! ,SAVIOR WILL RAISE UP A ,NEW ,PRIE/ TO :OM ALL ! WORDS ( ! ,SAVIOR WILL BE REVEAL$1 & HE WILL EX]CISE A JUDGM5T ( TRU? ON ! E>? DUR+ A MULTITUDE ( DAYS40 

,A MANUSCRIPT FROM ,NAG-,HAMMADI PU%ES ! ID5TIFICATION MU* FUR!R2 IT EVOKES CELE/IAL MESS5G]S :O ASSIGN TO ,MEL*IZ$EK HIS FUTURE ROLE AS ,GREAT-,PRIE/ & PR$ICTS = HIM A DE/9Y ( ,MESSIAH CONDEMN$ TO UND]GO TORM5TS SO AS TO TRIUMPH OV] DEA?4 

,AT ! 5D ( ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY1 ! DEVOTES ( ,MEL*IZ$EK W\LD DISAPPROVE ( ,!ODOTE ,TRAPEZETES1 ) :OM !Y NEV]!LESS %>$ ! BELIEF 9 AN ANGEL-MESSIAH1 AN ANGELOS-*RI/OS4 ,!Y E/IMAT$ ?AT IT WAS ,MEL*IZ$EK & NOT ,JO%UA-,JESUS :O WAS ! SUP]IOR ANGEL4 ,! QU>REL W\LD REAPPE> 9 ! ,F\R? ,C5TURY ) ,>IUS1 :O1 F> FROM BE+ AN 9NOVATOR1 REMA9$ LOYAL TO ! OLD ANGELO-*RI/OLOGY1 :I* WAS P]MITT$ BY ! 5SEMBLE ( ! ,*RI/IAN SECTS UNTIL ! SECOND HALF ( ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY4 

,W]N] %[S ?AT ,>IUS 9T]PRET$ ! ,EPI/LE TO ! ,HEBREWS AS PRO( ( ANGELO-*RI/OLOGY 7,JESUS AS ANGEL ( ! ,SAVIOR71 & WAS 9SPIR$ BY ! >GUM5TATION ( ! FOLL[]S ( ,MEL*IZ$EK :O1 DRAW+ FROM ! SAME ,EPI/LE1 REA*$ ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! ,*RI/1 AS F> AS HIS ESS5CE & RANK1 WAS NOT ABOVE BUT BEL[ ! CELE/IAL ANGEL ,MEL*IZ$EK4.<#a#d#g.> 

,JO%UA_/,JESUS1 ,UNKN[N ,PROPHET & ,SYNCRETIC ,MESSIAH 

  

,! CREATURE :OSE CRUCIFI$ BODY & SPIRIT ( SACRIFICE HAVE DOM9AT$ TWO ?\S& YE>S ( AN 9HUMAN CIVILIZATION PU%$ AB/95CE & ABNEGATION SO COMPLETELY ?AT HE LEFT NO TRACES ( HIS PASSAGE ?R\< HI/ORY4 

,HI/ORIANS1 PHILOSOPH]S1 AU?ORS1 POLYGRAPHS -- NO ONE 9 ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY HE>D ! H]OES ( ! EVANGELICAL NOVELS SPEAK4 ,PL9Y ! ,ELD] 79/RUCT$ 9 ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,NAZ>5ES1 NEV]!LESS71 ,JU/9 ( ,TIB]IADE1 ,JUV5AL1 ,M>TIAL1 ,DION ,*RYSO/OME1 ,PHILON ( ,ALEX&RIA1 ,PETRONE -- ALL KNEW NO?+ ( ?IS MAN4 

,FLAVIUS ,JOSEPH1 ATT5TIVE OBS]V] ( A W> ( ! ,JEWS 9 :I* HE COLLABORAT$ ) ! ,ROMANS1 CITES ,!UDAS1 ,JACOB & ,SIMON1 SONS ( ,JUDA ( ,GAMALA4 ,BUT ! LEA/ E*O ( ! EXEMPL>Y GE/URE ( A ,NEW ,JO%UA1 NAM$ ,JESUS BY ! ,GREEKS1 NEV] REA*$ HIM2 P]HAPS !RE WAS A COPYI/ :O1 9 ! ,SLAVIC V]SION ( ! ,TWELF? ,C5TURY1 9T]POLAT$ 9=MATION AB\T ,JESUS1 ! ABS5CE ( :I* /RUCK HIM AS 9ADMISSIBLE TO A CONTEMPOR>Y HI/ORIAN4 ,! PATRI>* ( ,CON/ANT9OPLE1 ,PHOTIOS1 MADE A %[ ( HONE/Y1 IF NOT NAIVETE1 9 ?IS REG>D4 ,COMM5T+ ON ! ,*RONICLES ( ! ,K+S ( ! ,JEWS1 CR$IT$ TO ,JU/9 ( ,TIB]IADE 7HE HAD A COPY ( ! MANUSCRIPT1 :I* NO LONG] EXI/S71 ,PHOTIOS -- 9 HIS ,MYRIOBYBLION 7#a#h71 A COLLECTION ( ANALYZES ( #bgi DIFF]5T TEXTS READ BY HIM -- IS 9DIGNANT AB\T ! SIL5CE CONC]N+ ,JESUS1 ?\< ! AU?OR .<( ! ,*RONICLES ( ! ,K+S ( ! ,JEWS.> LIV$ SEV]AL KILOMET]S FROM ,CAPH]NAUM1 A CELEBRAT$ CITY 9 ! SACR$ GEOGRAPHY ( ! ,*UR*4.<#a#d#h.> 

,! ,QUMRAN MANUSCRIPTS KN[ ,SE?1 ,MEL*IZ$EK1 & ! ,MA/] ( ,JU/ICE4 ,!Y KN[ NO?+ ( ,JESUS1 UNLESS 0,JESUS0 IS AN ID5TIKIT .<PORTRAIT-ROBOT.> ,MESSIAH & A SCRIPT .<TEXTE.> PLAGI>IZ$ BY ,! ,S]MON ON ! ,M\NT4 

,AS = ! ,LETT] ATTRIBUT$ TO ,B>NABAS1 A ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN TEXT .<WRITT5 AT !.> 5D ( ! ,FIR/ OR ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY ?AT EXTOLS ! AB&ONM5T ( ,MOSAIC LAW1 NOT 9 ! SPIRIT1 BUT 9 ! LETT] 7CIRCUMCISION ( ! HE>T MU/ REPLACE CIRCUMCISION ( ! SEX.<UAL ORGAN.>71 ,JESUS IS NONE O!R ?AN ,JO%UA1 SON ( ,N\N4 ,>\ND #b#c-#b#e1 ,ORIG51 9 A S]MON ON ,JO%UA_/,JESUS1 CELEBRAT$ ! 9TEMPORAL & EXEMPL>Y GLORY ( ! BIBLICAL ,JO%UA :OM HE CALLS ,JESUS4 

,9 #ace 7& NOT BETWE5 #h & #i71 ! ,PH>ISIAN CONV5TION CONDEMN$ ! H]ESY ( ! NOISRIM OR ,NAZ>5ES1 BUT KNEW NO?+ ( A COMMUNITY-HEAD NAM$ ,JESUS4 

,ONE MU/ WAIT UNTIL ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY TO F9D AN ALLUSION TO ! *RE/IANOI1 O!RWISE KN[N AS ! ,MESSIANI/S 7,*RE/OS OR ,*RI/OS TRANSLATES ! ,HEBREW WORD ,MESSIAH74 ,>\ND #a#a#a1 A LETT] FROM ,PL9Y TO ,TRAJAN ASKS ! EMP]OR AB\T ! FATE TO RES]VE = ! *RE/IANOI -- ACCORD+ TO ALL PROBABILITY1 ! ,EL*ASITES -- :O 0ASSEMBLE BE=E ! DAWN TO S+ HYMNS TO ! ,MESSIAH AS TO A ,GOD0 7,*RI/O QUASI ,DEO74 

,9 ! SAME EPO*1 ,TACTITUS1 9 HIS ,ANNALS &1 A LITTLE LAT]1 ,SUETONE1 SPEAK NOT ( A ,JESUS BUT ( A ,*RE/OS1 ! CAUSE ( AGITATION UND] ,N]O4 ,!RE=E1 !RE EXI/$ AT ! SAME TIME A QUITE HI/ORICAL ,*RE/OS1 :O PREOCCUPI$ ,EMP]OR ,HADRIAN & >\S$ ! DISAPPROVAL ( ,GRECO-,ROMAN .<PUBLIC.> OP9ION3 ! NATIONALI/ ,MESSIAH1 ,B> ,KO*BA1 H]O ( ! LA/ 9SURRECTION ( ! ,JEWI% PEOPLE4 

,TACTITUS & ,SUETONE W]E NOT UNAW>E ?AT ! ,ROME ( ,CLAUDIUS & ,N]O HAD REPRESS$ MANY AGITATIONS ( ,JEWI% ,MESSIANISM !N L$ BY ! ,ZEALOT MOVEM5T4 ,! ,EL*ASITE BEHAVIOR DESCRIB$ BY ,PL9Y 9 HIS LETT] TO ,TRAJAN1 :O WAS L5I5T1 DID NOT JU/IFY ! REPULSION FELT BY ,TACITUS & ,SUETONE3 !IR 9JURI\S COMM5T>IES 9SPIR$ EV5 MORE 9SULTS ADDRESS$ TO ! ,JEWI% RELIGION AS WELL AS ! CONTEMPOR>Y RISE ( ANTI-,SEMITISM4 

,>\ND #a#f1 ! ,*RI/ OR ,MESSIAH ( A ,*RI/IAN SU* AS ,JU/9 ! ,APOLOGI/ WAS NOT A HI/ORICAL 9DIVIDUAL4 ,HE WAS A ,GOD 9C>NAT$ 9 ! =M ( A MAN1 M>TYR$ ON E>? & RETURN$ TO ! DIV9E ESS5CE ( :I* HE WAS ! EMANATION 7?IS IS ! DOCTR9E ( ! ANGELOS-*RI/OS ?AT ,CA?OLICISM W\LD CONDEMN MU* LAT] UND] ! NAME ,DOCETISM74 ,! IRONY IS ?AT ?IS CONJECTURE AB\T A PROPHET BORN FROM A MAN & A WOMAN .<ORIG9ALLY.> EMANAT$ FROM A ,JEW4 ,JU/9 REPORTS 9 HIS ,DIALOGUE ) ! ,JEW ,TRYPHON3  
  

,?OSE :O AFFIRM ?AT ! ,*RI/ WAS A MAN1 & ?AT HE WAS ANO9T$ & BECAME ! ,*RI/ BY ELECTION1 SEEM TO ME MU* CLOS] TO ! TRU? ?AN Y\R DOCTR9E4 ,BECAUSE WE .<>E.> ! ,JEWS1 WE EXPECT ! ,*RI/ 9 SO F> AS HE IS A MAN BORN FROM MAN & ,ELIE WILL COME TO ANO9T HIM :5 HE HAS COME4 ,BUT IF ! ONE ( :OM Y\ SPEAK AV]S TO BE ! ,*RI/1 ONE MU/ CONCLUDE ?AT HE IS A MAN BORN FROM MAN4 ,NEV]!LESS1 S9CE ,ELIE DID NOT COME TO ANO9T HIM1 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT HE IS ! ,*RI/4.<#a#d#i.>  
  

,M>?A ( ,*AMBRUN-,RUSPOLI1 :O CITES ,JU/91 ADDS3 0,IT IS P]HAPS SO AS TO RESPOND TO ?IS >GUM5T ?AT WE READ 9 ! ,GOSPELS ?AT ,ELIE WILL RETURN 9 ! P]SON ( ,JOHN ! ,BAPTI/40.<#a#e.> 

,& ,TRYPHON /ILL OBJECT$3 0,Y\ ,*RI/IANS FOLL[ VA9 RUMORS1 Y\ HAVE 9V5T$ A ,*RI/ 9 ! WAY Y\ 9CONSID]ATELY SACRIFICE Y\R LIVES40.<#a#e#a.> 

,H[ CAN ! HI/ORIANS1 :O >E SO LITTLE ATTA*$ TO ! TE/IMONY ( ATTE/$ FACTS1 ACCR$IT ! ,CA?OLIC & ,ROMAN FABLE ( A HI/ORICAL ,JESUS1 :]EAS HE IS /ILL = ,JU/9 7A ,SA9T & M>TYR1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,*UR*7 AN ANGELOS-*RI/OS1 & :O POSSESSES NEI!R FAMILY NOR HI/ORY 9 ! LETT]S ( ?IS ,SAUL_/,PAUL :OM ,M>CION M5TIONS = ! FIR/ TIME4 

,9 A *ALL5GE TO ! =G]IES ( ,EUSEBIUS ( ,CES>EE & 0! ,FA!R ( ! ,*UR*10 ! ,EMP]OR ,JULIAN1 WRIT+ HIS ,AGA9/ ! ,GALILEANS >\ND #ce 7IT WAS LAT] DE/ROY$1 EXCEPT = SEV]AL QUOTATIONS1 AS A PRECAUTION71 F9DS HIMSELF GR\ND$ 9 AFFIRM+3 0,IF Y\ CAN %[ ME ?AT ONE ( !SE M5 IS M5TION$ BY ! NOT$ WRIT]S ( ! EPO* -- !SE EV5TS .<SUPPOS$LY.> TAK+ PLACE UND] ,TIB]IAS & ,CLAUDIOS -- !N Y\ W\LD BE RI<T TO CONSID] ME TO BE A P]FECT LI>40.<#a#e#b.> ,OBVI\SLY1 ,JULIAN DID NOT BELONG TO ! LONG L9E ( LI>S4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 9 ! ,F\R? ,C5TURY1 ,J]OME -- A SA9T ACCORD+ TO ! ,*UR* -- EXPOS$ ! TRU? BY PROPAGAT+ ! LETT]S ?AT ,S5ECA EX*ANG$ ) ,PAUL1 PROV+ 7AS ) ! ADV5TURES IMAG9$ BY ! ,ACTS ( ! ,APO/LES7 ?AT ! AU?OR ( ! EPI/LES DISPOS$ ( AN HI/ORICAL & DOGMATIC EXI/5CE WELL BE=E ,M>CION'S DISCOV]Y4 7,! QUE/ION ( ! ,GOSEPLS ?AT1 CANONICAL OR APOCRYPHAL1 >E ONLY1 FOLL[+ ,SOD51 KULTLEG5DE .<0CULT LEG5DS0.> WILL BE EXAM9$ FUR!R ON47.<#a#e#c.> 

,EV]Y?+ HAPP5S TODAY AS IF ! HI/ORIANS1 F9ALLY P]CEIV+ ! 5ORMITY ( ! (FICIAL LIE1 N[ DEVOTE !MSELVES TO EVOK+ PLAUSIBLE HI/ORICAL ,JESUSES1 DESPITE ! FIR/ TWO C5TURIES1 9 :I* HE PLAY$ .<! ROLE (.> ANGEL-,MESSIAH3 A GLIMM] IMPRISON$ 9 A BODY FREES ITSELF FROM DEA? & RETURNS TO ,GOD4 ,NOT IGNOR+ ! *>ACT] ( ! 0PI\S FABLES0 7ACCORD+ TO ,LOISY1 ,BULTMANN1 ,GUILL]M9 & ,S*WEITZ]71 OR ! ANECDOTES ?AT EXOT]ICALLY TRANSLAT$ ! ELEM5TS ( ! MY?1 ! HI/ORIANS DRAW FROM ,NEW ,TE/AM5T1 ! TEXTS ( :I* W]E REVIS$ AS LATE AS ! ,F\R? ,C5TURY1 9=MATION ?AT IS C\PL$ ) EV5TS FROM ! V]Y FIR/ DECADE4 ,BR&ON ?US ADVANCES ! IDEA ( ,JESUS AS A ,ZEALOT1 CRUCIFI$ BETWE5 TWO LE/OI OR BRIG&S1 FROM ! T]M ) :I* ,JOSEPH .<,FLAVIUS.> QUALIFIES ! ANTI-,ROMAN GU]RILLAS4.<#a#e#d.> ,SO AS TO W9 ! GOOD GRACES ( ,ROME1 ! ,PAUL9E S*OOL MADE A PACIFI/ 9TO A M>TYR1 CRUCIFI$ NOT BY ! ,ROMANS BUT BY ! ,JEWS4 ,AS = ,ROB]T ,AMB]LA91 :O BASES HIMSELF ON ! CRUCIFICATIONS ( ,JACOB & ,SIMON 7! SONS ( ,JUDA ( ,GAMALA71 HE 9F]S ?AT ,JESUS WAS !IR FA!R1 ALSO A ,ZEALOT4.<#a#e#e.> 

,ELEM5TS ( A ,=G]Y 

  

,! #g-ODD CANONICAL & APOCRYPHAL SCRIPTURES ELABORAT$ = ! GREATE/ GLORY ( ! ,MESSIAH ,JESUS ILLU/RATES 9 AN EXEMPL>Y MANN] A REM>K BY ,ROB]T ,GRAVES3 0,! TALES 7>E7 ESPECIALLY EXPLICATIONS ( RITUALS OR RELIGI\S !ORIES PRES5T$ UND] ! =M ( HI/ORIES3 A V]ITABLE COMP5DIUM ( 9/RUCTIONS 9 ! MANN] ( ! ,HEBRAIC BOOKS & POSSESS+ MANY PO9TS 9 COMMON ) !M40.<#a#e#f.> 

,SU* A L>GE NUMB] ( ELEM5TS 5T]$ 9TO ! FABRICATION ( A HI/ORICAL ,JESUS ?AT ACC\NT+ = !M ALL W\LD REQUIRE SEV]AL VOLUMES & A QUANTITY ( 5]GY ?AT1 = MY P>T1 ,I W\LD PREF] TO 9VE/ 9 MORE PASSIONATE MATT]S4 ,?US ,I WILL CONT5T MYSELF ) RECALL+ ! MO/ OBVI\S4 

,! ONLY ,JESUS KN[N 9 ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY WAS ! BIBLICAL ,JO%UA1 SON ( ,N\N1 & ,JESUS B5 ,%IRA1 :OSE NAME APPE>S 9 A BOOK ( ,WISDOM4 

,! MY? ( ,JO%UA C>RI$ A D\BLE ES*ATOLOGY3 A NATURAL SALVATION RECALL$ BY ! ,RIV] ,JORDAN1 BEYOND :I* ! SUCCESSOR ( ,MOSES L$ HIS PEOPLE1 & A UNIV]SAL SALVATION BECAUSE ! CROSS+ ( ! CELE/IAL RIV]1 OR ! BAPTISMAL IMM]SION 9 ! WAVES1 WAS ACCOMPLI%$ )\T /RIK+ ANY BL[S AGA9/ ! K+DOM ( ! ,FA!R4 ,! SYNCRETISM BORN FROM ! ,ZEALOT OPPOSITION TO ! ,ROMAN OCCUPI]S DID NOT FAIL TO F\ND ! PREOCCUPATIONS ( ! ,ZEALOTS1 ,ESS5ES1 & ,NAZ>5ES 9 A UNIV]SAL ES*ATOLOGY4 ,! RE9C>NATION ( ! ,TS$EQ1 ! ,JU/1 M>TRY$ >\ND #fc .<,B4,C4,E4.>1 WAS REVIV$ BY ! CRUCIFICATION ( ,JACOB & ,SIMON ( ,GAMALA1 BRO!RS OR WITNESSES ( ,GOD1 ACCORD+ TO A MIDRA%IC EXPRESSION REPRIZ$ BY ! ,APOCALYPSE ATTRIBUT$ TO ,JOHN4 

,9 ,REVOLUTION 9 ,JUDEA .<,5GLI% 9 ORIG9AL.>1 ,MACCOBY SUPPOSES ?AT ,B>RABAS & ,JESUS W]E ACTUALLY ONE P]SON3 ! FIR/1 PUT TO DEA? AS A 0B&IT10 POLITICALLY SYMBOLIZ$ ! SECOND4 ,= MYSELF1 ,I AM 9CL9$ TO APPROA* ! MEAN+S ( ! TWO NAMES3 ,B> ,ABBAS1 ,SON ( ! ,FA!R1 & ,JO%UA_/,JESUS1 0,GOD SAV$1 SAVES1 WILL SAVE40 ,?IS IS V]Y MU* LIKE ! TR9ITY ( ,NAASS5E SECTS ?AT CLE>LY EVOK$ ,KALAKAU OR ,ADAM1 ! MAN FROM ON HI<2 ,SAULASSAU1 ! MAN FROM BEL[2 & ,ZEESAI1 ! ,JORDAN ?AT FL[S T[>DS ! HI< & ?AT ,ADAM DEPOS$ .<DE*U.> ?R\< T]RE/RIAL SUFF]+ OV]COME SO AS TO RETURN TO ! ,FA!R4 

,IT IS /ILL ,JO%UA1 ! ,JORDAN & ! S\L IMPRISON$ 9 MATT] ?AT IS DESCRIB$ BY A ,NAASS5E HYMN TRANSCRIB$ 9 ! ,EL5*OS3  
  

,JESUS SAID1 REG>D ! ,FA!R 

 ,PURSU$ BY EVIL ON ! E>? 

 ,F> FROM Y\R BREA?1 %E .<! ,E>?.> TRULY W&]S 

 ,IT LOOKS TO FLEE FROM BITT] *AOS 

 & IT DOES NOT KN[ H[ TO CROSS IT4  
  

,9 ! MANN] ( ,CYPRIAN1 ! ,BI%OP ( ,C>?AGE :O DI$ 9 #b#e#h1 ! ,CA?OLICS CALL$ ,ECCLESIA/ICUS LIB] OR ,ECCLESIA/IC ! ,SOPHIA ,IES\ UI\ ,SIRA* 7! ,WISDOM ( ,JESUS1 ,SON ( ,SIRA*71 ! LA/ SAPI5TIAL BOOK TO FIGURE 9 ! ,BIBLE ( ! ,SEV5TY4 ,WRITT5 ON ! EVE ( ! ,MACCABEES' UPRIS+1 ! WORK 5JOY$ A GREAT REPUTATION AMONG ! ,ZEALOTS4 

0,:OEV] SEIZES ! ,LAW RECEIVES ,WISDOM40 ,& ?IS 0COMES BE=E HIM LIKE A MO!R1 LIKE A VIRG9 WIFE1 %E WELCOMES IT2 %E N\RI%ES IT ) ! BREAD ( PRUD5CE1 %E GIVES IT ! WAT] ( WISDOM TO DR9K40 ,AS 9 ALL ! ,GNO/IC & ,*RI/IAN DEVELOPM5TS1 ?IS ,SOPHIA1 MO!R1 WIFE & VIRG9 7ALL AT ! SAME TIME7 RULES AT ! SIDE ( ,GOD & COMMUNICATES H] KN[L$GE 7H] GNOSIS7 TO ! ,SONS ( ,ISRAEL SO ?AT !Y CAN BE SAV$4 ,BUT H] REM>KS 5COMPASS MORE ?AN JU/ ! ,HEBREW PEOPLE4 ,%E MEANT TO F\ND AN ALLIANCE 9 :I* ,GOD 5C\NT]$ ,ISRAEL SO AS TO PROMOTE ! ORD] ?AT WILL P]MIT ALL ( HUMANITY TO ACC$E TO SALVATION4 

,?US ! ,ESS5E SECTS REF]R$ TO A ,NEW ,ALLIANCE 7,NOVUM ,TE/AM5TUM1 9 ,LAT971 ! UNIV]SAL MESSAGE ( :I* ! ,MA/] ( ,JU/ICE W\LD EXPRESS ?R\< HIS RETURN4 

,9 HIS /UDY ( ,LILI?1 ,JACQUES ,BRILL SAYS1 ) P]T95CE1 ) RESPECT TO ! ,SOPHIA ,IES\ UI\ ,SIRA*3 0,! AU?OR ( IT IS REPRES5T$ AS A *ILD :OSE M>VEL\S DE$S & GE/URES ILLU/RATE WISDOM1 9 ! MANN] 9 :I* ! DE$S & GE/URES ( ,JESUS >E TREAT$ 9 ! ,GOSPELS ( ,*ILDHOOD40.<#a#e#g.> 

,! VIRG9 WIFE & MO!R1 ! *ILD N\RI%$ BY DIV9E WISDOM -- DO NOT !Y (F] TO PROPHETIC IMAG9ATIONS & COMM5TATORS ON COMMUNITY RULES 5\< ELEM5TS = AN ANECDOTAL /AG+ ?AT C\LD FACILITATE ACCESS TO SIMPLE S\LS8 ,! CLUMSY & CONFUS$ DIDACTIC ( ! ,HEBREW & ,>AMAIC MIDRA%IM EASILY F\ND AMONG ,GREEK AU?ORS A NOVELI/IC =M ?AT PLEAS$ ! PEOPLE4 ,! ,HOMELIES ( ,PET]1 ! ,PA/OR ( ,H]MAS1 ! ,ACTS1 ! APOCRYPHAL & CANONICAL GOSPELS W]E .<ALL.> LIT]>Y FICTIONS ) APOLOGETIC PRET5SIONS4 

,BE=E ! /AG+ & IMAG]Y ILLU/RAT$ .<C]TA9.> ALLEGORIES & SYMBOLS1 !RE MI<T HAVE EXI/$ O!R SAPI5TAUX COMPILATIONS CONT9U+ .<! SAGA (.> ,JESUS B5 ,SIRA*4 ,?IS IS ! CASE ) A WORK DISCOV]$ AT ,NAG-,HAMMADI3 ,! ,HIDD5 ,WORDS ?AT ,JESUS ! ,LIV+ ,SAID & ,W]E ,TRANSCRIB$ BY ,DIDYME ,JUDE ,?OMAS1 :I* ! ,CA?OLICS W\LD CALL ! ,GOSPEL ( ,?OMAS4.<#a#e#h.> 

,! IDEA ( A ,JESUS :O RE/OR$ A ,SAPI5TALE TRADITION OPPORTUNELY D\BL$ AS ! ANGEL-MESSIAH ) A HUMAN NATURE4 ,H]E IS EXPRESS$ ! FIGURE ( .<,JESUS AS.> AN 9SURG5T1 AN AUDACI\S ?9K]1 A PHILOSOPH] PR(]R+ ! TRU?S ( BIBLICAL MORALITY1 ( :I* ,JEWI% OR?ODOXY 7CRAMP$ BY ITS SAC]DOTAL RITUALS7 MADE SO LITTLE4 ,! ,SOPHIA ?AT IS DISP5S$ UND] HIS NAME S]VES AS A GUIDE = ! LEAD]S ( ! ,NAZ>5E & ,EBIONITE COMMUNITIES2 IT ALSO BR+S TO !M ! AU?ORITY ( ! MA/] :O REFLECTS ON HIS DISCIPLES1 WITNESSES1 & BRO!RS 9 SPIRIT4 

,O!R COMPILATIONS ( ,SAPI5ATUX REM>KS MADE BY ,JESUS B5 ,SIRA* W]E PROPAGAT$ EV] S9CE ,BASILIDES1 9 ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY1 AFFIRM$ RECEIV+ FROM ,MAT!W ! SECRET DOCTR9ES ( ! ,SAVIOR -- ! NAME ,JESUS BE+ CONFUS$ ) ! SAV+ ROLE ( ! ,SOPHIA-,SPIRIT4 ,!RE W\LD EXI/ UND] ! NAME ,MAT!W1 ALIAS ,LEVY1 AN APOCRYHPHAL GOSPEL & A GOSPEL REVIS$ ACCORD+ TO ! ,CA?OLIC CANON4 

,! HYPO!TICAL CONJUNCTION ( A SAGE BORN FROM ! BOOK ( ,JESUS B5 ,SIRA* & ! ANGELOS-*RI/OS NAM$ ,JESUS IS CONFIRM$ :5 ONE F9DS \T ?AT1 >\ND #a-#a#a1 ! ,*RI/IAN ,GNO/IC ,SATORNIL ( ,ANTIO*US1 :O WAS ! FIR/ TO F\ND HIS DOCTR9E ON ! NAME ( ,JESUS1 E/ABLI%$ A DI/9CTION BETWE5 A JU/ & WISE MAN NAM$ ,IES\1 ON ! ONE H&1 &1 ON ! O!R O!R1 ! ,MESSIAH OR ,*RI/OS1 ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! TRANSC5D5T ,GOD :O UNIT$ ) HIM AT ! ADULT AGE4  
  

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,TO ! W>RIOR ,JO%UA1 :O PROPHESIZ$ ! RECONQUE/ ( ,PALE/9E1 WAS ADD$ ,JO%UA ! ,SAGE1 :O SUMMON$ M5 TO ! 9C>NATION ( ! ,SOPHIA-,SPIRIT ?AT W\LD CONDUCT !M TO SALVATION4 ,& TO ! AMALGAM WAS ADD$ ! ,ADAMIC ,JO%UA1 ! D\BLE ( ,MEL*IZ$EK_/,MI*AEL4 

0,! 5TIRE TRAJECTORY ( ,JO%UA_/,JESUS10 ,DUB\RG WRITES1 0RE/S 9 ! ,*RI/IANITY ( ! BEG9N+S ( RESURRECTION & SALVATION40.<#a#e#i.> 

,! ,GOSPEL ( ! ,EBIONITES SPEAKS ( ! F9AL UNION ( ! ,HOLY ,SPIRIT 7! ,SOPHIA7 ) ,JESUS1 ! LA/ ( ! PROPHETS4 ,&1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,GOSPEL ( ! ,HEBREWS3 0,! ,HOLY ,SPIRIT SAYS ?AT IT WAS LODG$ 9 ALL ( ! PROPHETS1 .<F9ALLY.> TAK+ ITS REPOSE 9 ,JESUS40 ,EBIONITES1 ,C]9?IANS1 & ,NAZ>5ES ACTUALLY IMPOS$ A SYNCRETIC & PRE/IGI\S NAME ( SU* A NATURE TO PUT AN 5D TO ! QU>RELS OV] ,MESSIAHS 9 :I*1 >\ND ! 5D ( ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY1 W]E MIX$ ,N,H,S ! ,S]P5T1 ,B>BELO ! ,ESS5TIAL ,WOMAN1 ,SOPHIA1 ,SE?1 ,MEL*IZ$EK1 & ! ,MA/] ( ,JU/ICE 7SOMETIMES SYMBOLIZ$ BY ANO!R SIGN ( ,MESSIANIC RALLY+1 ! SIX? LETT] ( ! ,HEBREW ALPHABET ,W,A,W47.<#a#f.> ,H]METIC ?\<T & MAGICAL PRACTICES W]E MANIFE/$ 9 A NUMB] ( SECTS 9 :I* AB\ND$ TALISMANS & ABRAXAS .</ONES.> 5GRAV$ ) SIGNS ( P[] 7,I,A,W1 ,W,A,W1 ,W,W1 ! SIGN ,W TRANSCRIB+ ! OMEGA & ! LITANY ( ! SEV5 V[ELS74 ,JUNG WANT$ TO ID5TIFY ,JESUS & LAPIS1 0/ONE10 9 LATT]-DAY AL*EMICAL TEXTS4 

,AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( ,PALE/9E 9 #g1 ! W>RIOR ,JO%UA C$$ PLACE TO HIS DIV9E TRANSC5D5CE1 TO HIS SPIRITUAL ALT] EGO4 ,HAV+ LO/ ! W>1 HE PROPAGAT$ 9 HE>TS A MESSAGE ( HOPE ?AT WAS LESS CONT+5T1 MORE G5]\SLY UNIV]SAL & PRUD5TLY 9TEMPORAL3 0,GOD SAV$1 SAVES1 WILL SAVE40 ,! MEAN+ ( ! ,NAME LEFT NO D\BT4 

0,JESUS1 :OSE NAME IS ALSO ! ,SAVIOR10 ,PTOLEMY WRITES1 0OR /ILL1 ACCORD+ TO HIS ,FA!R1 ,*RI/ & ,LOGOS2 OR /ILL ! ,ALL1 BECAUSE HE PREC$$ ALL40.<#a#f#a.> 

,EV5 ! CANONICAL ,GOSPEL PLAC$ UND] ! NAME ( ,MAT!W DID NOT DREAM ( DISSIMULAT+ IT3 0,Y\ WILL GIVE TO HIM ! NAME ( ,JESUS BECAUSE HE WILL SAVE0 7,GOSPEL ATTRIBUT$ TO ,MAT!W1 #a1 #b#a74 

,UP TO ! 5D ( ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY1 NAY1 BEYOND1 ?IS ,JO%UA_/,JESUS WAS NO?+ O!R ?AN ! ,SPIRIT-,SOPHIA ( ,GOD 9C>NAT$ 9 ! SUFF]+ ( T]RE/RIAL EXI/5CE1 OV]:ELM$ BY DEA?1 RESUSCITAT$1 & RETURN$ TO ! PLACE ( HIS DIV9E ORIG94 

,= ,JU/9 ! ,APOLOGI/1 ! ,*RI/ ID5TIFI$ HIMSELF ) ! ,SOPHIA OR ! ,LOGOS DESCRIB$ BY ,PHILO ( ,ALEX&RIA3 0,GOD 5G5D]$ FROM HIMSELF A =M ( P[] & RATIONAL BEG9N+1 ABOVE ALL1 HIS WORKS1 :I* WAS ALSO CALL$ ! ,HOLY ,SPIRIT BY HIM1 ! GLORY ( ! ,SAVIOR1 OR AT O!R TIMES ,SON OR SOMETIMES ,WISDOM OR ,ANGEL ( ,GOD OR ,SAVIOR OR ,LOGOS4 ,HE HIMSELF SOMETIMES CALLS HIMSELF 'COMM&] 9 *IEF1' :5 HE APPE>S UND] ! HUMAN =M ( ,JO%UA1 ! ,SON ( ,N\N40.<#a#f#b.> 

,EV5 ! CANONICAL .<,GOSPEL ATTRIBUT$ TO.> ,MAT!W1 DESPITE BE+ PURG$ MORE ?AN ONCE ( ITS ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN & ,GNO/IC RESIDUES1 CONS]V$ ! IDEA ( A ,SON ( ,MAN :O CO-CREAT$ ! WORLD ) ,GOD3 0,! ,SON ( ,MAN WILL >RIVE 9 HIS GLORY1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ALL ! ANGELS1 & HE WILL SIT ) MAJE/Y UPON HIS ?RONE ) ALL ! NATIONS UNIT$ BE=E HIM0 7,GOSPEL ATTRIBUT$ TO ,MAT!W1 #b#e1 #c#a-#c#b74 ,WE /ILL CITE ! ,JEWI% LITURGICAL FRAGM5TS ( ! ,CON/ITUTION ( ! ,APO/LES1 9 :I* ! ,SAVIOR IS ,SON1 ,SOPHIA1 ,LOGOS1 ,GREAT ,PRIE/ & ,ANGEL ( ! ,GREAT ,C\NCIL1 ALL AT ONCE4 

0,IT IS A *RI/OS-ANEGLOS AN?OLOGY ?AT REQUIRES REPRODUCTION H]E10 ,H5RI ,CORB9 SAYS4.<#a#f#c.>  
  

,9 G5]AL1 ! QUE/ION IS SO R>ELY POS$ BY ! SPIRIT ( \R CONTEMPOR>IES1 = :OM IT IS NECESS>Y TO *OOSE A FEW REF]5CES CONC]N+ ! BROAD TRAITS4 ,!RE IS ! ,*RI/OLOGY ( ! ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANS & ! ,EBIONITES1 = :OM ! ,*RI/OS ?AT DESC5D$ UPON ,JESUS AT ! MOM5T ( BAPTISM 9 ! ,JORDAN WAS ONE ( ! ,>*ANGELS1 :O HAD P[] OV] ! .<O!R.> ANGELS & ,CREATION 9 G5]AL1 & :O WAS ! SAVIOR ( ! FUTURE ,AION1 AS ,SATAN WAS ! SAVIOR ( ! CURR5T ,AION4 ,!RE W]E ! ,ELKESAITES 7ISSU$ FROM ! PREC$+71 = :OM ! ,*RI/OS APPE>$ AS AN ANGEL ( IMM5SE /ATURE & MASCUL9E SEX1 RAIS+ ! ,BOOK TO ! F\ND] ( ! SECT1 & :O WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY A FEM99E ANGEL1 HIS SI/]1 :O WAS ! HOLY ,ANGEL-,SPIRIT 7RUAH IS FEM99E 9 ,SEMITIC .<LANGUAGES.>74 ,AMONG ! ,VAL5T9IANS1 ! ,*RI/OS WAS AN ANGEL FROM ! PL]OME4 ,9 ! ,GNO/IC BOOK ( ! ,PI/IS ,SOPHIA & ! 0,BOOKS ( ,JOY10 !RE WAS A ,*RI/OS-,GABRIEL4 ,& !RE WAS /ILL ! ,PA/OR ( ,H]MAS1 :I* BELONG$ TO ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN LIT]ATURE1 & 9 :I* ! FIGURE ( ! ,>*ANGEL OR1 BETT] SAID1 ! FIGURE ( ! ,*RI/OS-,MI*AEL WAS ! DOM9ANT FIGURE4 ,9 A V]Y OLD TREATISE 5TITL$ ,( ! ,TRIPLE ,FRUIT ( ! ,*RI/IAN ,LIFE1 ! ,*RI/OS WAS ONE ( ! SEV5 >*ANGELS CREAT$ FROM ! FIRE ( ! SEV5 EVANGELICAL PR9CES 7EX IGNE PR9CIPUM SEPTEM74 ,9 ! ,BOOK ( ! ,ASC5SION ( ,ISAIAH1 !RE WAS ! ,ANGELOS-,*RI/OS & ! HOLY ,ANGEL ,SPIRIT4  
  
  

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,A MULTI=M ,JO%UA1 A SON ( ! ,VIRG9 ,SOPHIA1 A ,LOGOS1 AN ANGELOS-*RI/OS1 AN AU?OR ( SAPI5TAUX REM>KS1 AN ,ADAM1 CO-CREATOR ( ! WORLD -- ! ,MESSIAH IS ALL ?IS1 EXCEPT ! SON ( ,JOSEPH & ,M>Y1 BORN 9 ,BE?LEHEM1 PREA*+ ! ,GOOD ,NEWS1 HEAL+ ! P>ALYTICS1 HELP+ ! OLD & ! ORPHANS1 SUCCUMB+ TO ! WICK$NESS ( ! ,JEWS = PREF]R+ HUMANK9D TO ,ISRAEL4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* W\LD DESCRIBE AS A 0H]ETICAL P]V]SION0 ! ,*RI/IAN VISION ?AT S]V$ AS ! BASIS = ! 9/AURATION ( ITS TEMPORAL & SPIRITUAL *UR*4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT !RE EXI/$ AN ECCLESIA/ICAL *RI/OLOGY ?AT 9SPIR$ ! MY/]I\S ,SAUL_/,PAUL & HIS S*OOL SO AS TO ORDA9 ! POLITICAL PROJECT ( !IR *UR*ES4 ,A CRUCIFI$ P]SON1 VICTIM NOT ( ! ,JEWS BUT ! ,JUDEANS1 QUITE DEAD 9 #fc .<,B4,C4,E4.>2 TIME IS NO?+ TO ! /ORY 9 MY?ICAL MATT]S4 ,HE WAS CONTRA/$ ) ! DISORD] ( ! W&]+ PROPHETS & !IR P>TISANS4 ,WAS IT NOT ASSUR$ 7,HYMN ,X,V,I,I,I1 #a#d-#a#e7 ?AT ,GOD GAVE HIM ! MISSION ( BE+ 0ACCORD+ TO ,HIS TRU? ,HE :O ANN\NCES ! ,GOOD ,NEWS 9 ! TIME ( ,HIS GOODNESS1 EVANGELIZ+ ! HUMBLE PEOPLE1 ACCORD+ TO ! ABUNDANCE ( ,HIS M]CY 7& WAT]+ !M7 FROM ! S\RCE ( HOL9ESS & CONSOL+ ?OSE :O >E CONTRITE ( SPIRIT & AFFLICT$08 

,:]EAS ! ,SONGS ( ! ,SAVIOR FROM ,ISAIAH DECL>ES3  
  

,! ,SPIRIT ( ! ,SAVIOR ,Y,H,: IS 9 ME 

 BECAUSE ,Y,H,: ANO9T$ ME 

 ,IT IS TO ANN\NCE ! ,GOOD ,NEWS TO ! HUMBLE PEOPLE ?AT HE S5T ME 

 ,TO B&AGE ?OSE :O HAVE CONTRITE HE>TS4.<#a#f#d.> 
  
  

,&1 9 ! SAME TEXT1 !RE IS ?IS PREFIGURATION ( ! ,ANNUNCIATION ( ! ,VIRG9 ,M>Y3  
  

,& ! M5 ( MY ,C\NCIL BE+ 9 REVOLT 

 & MURMUR+ >\ND 

 ,& ! MY/]Y ?AT ,Y\ HAVE CONCEAL$ 9 ME1 

 ,!Y CALUMNY AMONG ! SONS ( ! UNHAPPY4.<#a#f#e.> 
  
  

,?IS ,MESSIAH (F]$ TO TAILOR-MAKE ! =TUNES ( ! M5 ( P[]1 :O W]E RESOLV$ TO IMPOSE !IR AU?ORITY ON O!R COMMUNITIES1 NAY1 TO F$]ATE ! ,*UR*ES1 BY N\RI%+ ! DREAM ( ONE DAY (F]+ ,ROME A ,/ATE RELIGION4 ,! TRUE F\ND]S ( ! MON>*AL *UR*ES W\LD BE ,M>CION & ! ,SAUL :OSE LETT]S HE EXHIBIT$4 ,BUT ,M>CION DISCR$IT$ HIMSELF ?R\< A FALSE MANE\VRE4 ,BL9D$ BY HIS ANTI-,SEMITISM1 HE REJECT$ ! ,OLD ,TE/AM5T AS A :OLE4 ,HE W5T EV5 FUR!R3 HE RU9$ ! V]Y ASSISES ( ! TEMPORAL *UR* BY IMPUT+ ! CREATION ( ! WORLD TO A BLOODY & CRAZY ,GOD1 TO A ,DEMIURGE :OSE WORK REA*$ SU* P]V]SITY ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ MORE URG5T ?AN R5\NC+ IT BY REJOIC+ 9 ! BEYOND ( A ,GOOD & ,UNKN[ABLE ,GOD4 

,! BI%OPS ( ,SMYRNA1 ,C>?AGE1 ,ROME1 ,LYON1 ,ANTIO*E & ,ALEX&RIA DID NOT ?9K ?AT !Y C\LD 9CREASE !IR CONTROL OV] ! POPUL> & >I/OCRATIC M9DSETS ( ! WORLD IF !Y PR(ESS$ A P]FECT DISDA9 = T]RE/RIAL & CORPOREAL MATT]4 ,!Y W\LD 9V5T A C>NAL ,JESUS1 HIS TWO FEET ON ! E>?1 C]TA9LY ASSUM+ DIV9E GRACE & 9VE/$ ) A SALVATIONAL ROLE1 BUT C>RY+ HIMSELF LIKE ANY O!R HUMAN CREATURE 444 A ,GOD :O %>$ ! COMMON EXI/5CE ( ! HUMBLE PEOPLE1 ) !IR TEMPTATIONS & WEAKNESSES4 ,! POPUL> ,*RI/IANITY ( ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY GREATLY CONTRIBUT$ TO ! PA9T+ ( ?IS PORTRAIT ( ! ,SAVIOR4 

,A PROLET>IAN DUE TO HIS FA!R1 A SLI<TLY SIMPLE C>P5T]1 HE PL$ TO AN UNCONTE/ABLE DIV9E ASC5DANCE DUE TO HIS MO!R1 ,M>Y ! ,VIRG91 :O WAS ,SOPHIA1 ,M>IAUMNE1 :ILE H] DIV9E ASSOCIATE .<P>$RE.>1 ,PRUNICOS ! ,PRO/ITUTE1 BECAME ,M>Y ,MAGDALA4 

,M>Y H]SELF WAS NOT BORN YE/]DAY4 ,9 ,! ,RETURN ( ! ,PH5IX1 ,M>?A DE ,*AMBRUN-,ROSPOLI NOTES ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO ! OLD ,EGYPTIAN RELIGION1 0,T,U,M1 9 HIS CAPACITY AS ,CREATOR1 W\LD S5D ACROSS ! ABYSS ! S\L ( HIS ,SON1 ! ,WORD .<,V]BE.>1 :OM HE 5G5D]$ BY HIMSELF FROM HIS [N SUB/ANCE4 ,& HE WILL PRON\NCE ! WORDS3 ',BE+ MADE FLE%' 7TEXT FROM ! ,M]-5-,RA ,PYRAMID1 L9E #i#g1 ,$ITIONS ,MASP]O74 ,& ! ,SPIRIT 7,?O?71 CROSS+ ! ABYSS TO ! E>?1 W\LD /OP BE=E ! SYCAMORE AT :I* ,N,\,T1 ! ,VIRG91 /AY$4 ,HE P5ETRAT$ ! DIV9E G]M 9TO H] WOMB40.<#a#f#f.> 

,ALEX&RIA & ,UPP] ,EGYPT (F]$ AN OLD CRUCIBLE = SPECULATIONS ON ! FEMALE ,SPIRIT1 MU* LAT] VIRILIZ$ BY AN ANGEL PROCREAT+ ! ,NEW ,JO%UA4 

,:Y WAS ,JESUS BORN 9 ,BE?LEHEM8 ,BECAUSE ! BIBLICAL TEXT ,MICAH 7#e1 #a7 DECL>ES3  
  

,& Y\1 ,BE?LEHEM1 ,EPHRATA1 

 ,AL?\< Y\ >E SMALL AMONG ! CLANS ( ,JUDA1 

 ,FROM Y\ WILL COME \T1 = ME1 

 ,?OSE :O WILL DOM9ATE ,ISRAEL4 
  
  

,! GROTTO & ! DATE #be ,DECEMB]1 BORR[$ FROM ! MY?OLOGY ( ,MI?RA1 5T]$ 9TO ! POLITICS ( ! RECUP]ATION ( ! COMPET+ CULTS1 :OSE REF]5CES W]E ,*RI/IANIZ$4 

,?US IT W5T FROM ! BORR[$ SYMBOLISM ( BREAD & W9E 9 ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY1 TO ! RITUALS ( ,ATTIS & ! REPLACEM5T ( ! ,ESS5E EU*>I/IC BANQUET1 9 :I* %>+ BREAD & WAT] SIMPLY RE/OR$ ! COMM5SAL .<ACTIVITY.> ?AT WELD$ TOGE!R ! MEMB]S ( ! SAME COMMUNITY4 

,! ,PASSION 7FROM PATIRI1 0TO SUFF]07 DREW ITS 9SPIRATION FROM ! TORM5TS ( ! ,S]VANT ( ! ,SAVIOR REPORT$ 9 ! ,BOOK ( ,ISAIAH &1 BR\<T UP TO DATE 9 ! EPO* ( ! ,MA/] ( ,JU/ICE1 A SUFF]+ & GLORI\S ,MESSIAH4 

,NAZ>E?1 A M>KET T[N ?AT DID NOT EXI/ BE=E ! ,F\R? ,C5TURY1 ANECDOTALLY SUB/ITUT$ ITSELF = ! T]M 0,NAZ>5E10 :I* DESIGNAT$ ! SECT ?AT 9V5T$ ! SYNCRETIC DOCTR9E ( ! ,JO%UA-,SAVIOR4 ,! M5TION ( ,NAZ>E? 9 A TEXT1 APOCRYPHAL OR CANONICAL1 CLE>LY 9DICATES ?AT ! REVISION DATES FROM ! C5TURY ( ,NICAEA1 AT ! E>LIE/4 

,! ,MESSIAH WAS KILL$ ON ! ,M\NT ( ,OLIVES BECAUSE ,ZA*>IAS CIT$ IT AS ! PLACE :]E ! GREAT MIRACLE W\LD BE ACCOMPLI%$4.<#a#f#g.> 

,! C\PLE OR SYZYGY1 ,M>Y & ,M>Y ,MAGDALA1 REPRODUC$ ! D\BL+ ( ! ,VIRG9 ,SOPHIA & ! PRO/ITUTE ,PR\NIKOS1 :O WAS ! =M]'S =M DE?RON$ & IMPRISON$ 9 MATT]4 ,! MIRACLES POPUL>LY ATTRIBUT$ TO ,APOLLONOIS ( ,TYANE 5RI*$ ! IMAG]Y ( ! !RAPEUTIC ,MESSIAH1 :OSE LIFE A*IEV$ ITS T]M AT ?IRTY-?REE YE>S1 9 P]FECT ACCORD ) ! NUMB] ?AT SIGNIFI$ PURIFICATION AMONG ! ,JEWS4 

,! ,?IRD ,C5TURY BEGAN TO 9V5T = HIM A *ILDHOOD 9 :I* HIS MO!R1 ,SOPHIA-,M>Y1 WAS 5D[$ ) A ,MORGANATIC HUSB&4 ,! IDEA ( ! CROSS /ILL FELL UND] ! HEAD+ ( A SYMBOL = ,JU/94 ,9 HIS ,APOLOGY 7#f1 #e71 HE NOTES 0,PLATO .<444.> SAYS ( ! ,SON ( ,GOD ?AT ,GOD EXT5D$ HIM ?R\< ! UNIV]SE 9 ! =M ( AN ,X .<444.> ,HE DID NOT SEE ?AT ! SIGN WAS A CROSS40 

,! 9/AURATION ( A ,/ATE RELIGION 9 ,NICAEA 9 #cbe 5D[$1 AD MAJORAM ,DEI GLORIAM1 ! ,TRU? ) A DOGMA & AN >MY F9ALLY DET]M9$ TO IMPOSE IT ON ALL ( HUMANITY4 ,! ,*UR*1 R$RESS+ ! VACILIAT+ P[] ( ! EMP]ORS TO ITS PR(IT1 EXT5D$ ITSELF OV] ! E>? 9 :I* ! PAX ROMANA BURI$ ! LOCAL CIVILIZATIONS UND] ! ROCK-SLIDE ( ITS AU?ORITY4 

,OR?ODOXY 9V5T$ = ITSELF A PA/ &1 *OOS+ FROM ?9K]S SU* AS ,PAUL1 ,JU/91 ,CLEM5T & ,IR5AEUS -- :OSE WORKS W\LD BE PURG$ & REWRITT5 -- 1 CONDEMN$ AS H]ETICAL P]V]SION ! TRU? ( ! ,*RI/IANITIES ?AT PREC$$ IT & FROM :I* IT EXTRACT$ ! RUDIM5TS ( ITS !OLOGY4 ,! LI<T ( ,JESUS1 HIS APO/LES & HIS FAI?FUL ?US CONDEMN$ TO ! SCORN & SIL5CE ( ! HI/ORIANS -- ,JEWI%1 ,CA?OLIC1 ,PROTE/ANT1 & A!I/1 ALL ( :OM FELL ON !IR KNEES BE=E ! TE/IMONY ( ! ,NEW ,TE/AM5T -- ! EFF]VESC5CE ( ?REE C5TURIES1 ! PLEAS+ /ATE ( :I* ,B]N>D ,DUB\RG ?US SPEAKS3  
  

,& ALL ! ,GNO/ICS1 :O SQUABBL$ & GUTT$ EA* O!R ON OCCASION W]E LIKE ! PRIMITIVE ,*RI/IANS1 ,JEWI% OR ,SAM>ITAN2 LIKE ! EVANGELI/S & ! 7PSEUDO-87 ,PAUL1 ! 9V5TORS_/F9D]S ( ',JESUS_/,JO%UA1' ALL ( !M SCULPT$ FROM PILES ( N>RATIVE1 VISION>Y1 ALLEGORICAL & ES*ATALOGICAL 7BUT NOT HI/ORICAL67 MONUM5TS2 &1 ) ! AID ( MIDRA%.<IM.>1 *ISEL$ ! SO-CALL$ MONUM5TS UPON ! UNIQUE BASIS ( ! SAME & UNIQUE ,HEBRAIC ,BIBLE4 ,SU* ?AT !Y RECOGNIZE IT & KN[ IT 7AS SACR$73 BECAUSE LONG & H>% W\LD BE ! BATTLE BETWE5 ,GNO/ICS1 OR?ODOX ,SAM>ITANS1 ,PH>ISIAN ,JEWS1 ,SADDUCEANS1 ,ESS5ES1 ,ZEALOTS & PRIMITIVE ,*RI/IANS 7& 9 ! HE>T ( EA* GR\P7 ) RESPECT TO ! SACR$NESS1 ONE TO ONE1 ( ! BOOKS ( ! ,BIBLE4 ,BRAWLS ) RESPECT TO ,EZE*IEL1 ,H5O*1 ! ,CANTICLE ( ,CANTICLES1 ETC -- BRAWLS ) RESPECT TO ! BEG9N+ ( ! BOOK ( ,G5ESIS4 ,& SU*-&-SU* TEXTS DISC>D$1 EXCOMMUNICAT$ & BURI$ 9 ! G5IZO? 7SEE ! MANUSCRIPTS ( ! ,DEAD ,SEA74.<#a#f#h.>  

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