Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00116)

Thanks John this looks good as well.
It's quite amazing how much the characters of Horus and Jesus are so 
similar.
What's even more amazing is how this seems to be ignored by 
theologians.
It just shows the power of propaganda and how myth can easily become 
historical reality in peoples minds.

Of all the TV documentaries I've seen on the historical Jesus none of 
the points Tom Harpur has pointed out are ever presented. (not that 
I've seen at any rate)

I think for me it highlights the importance of historical criticism 
many times the actual facts can be devastating and thus seen as too 
difficult to bring up and discuss.

This should never happen in the theosophical movement as critique is 
so important to maintaining that things don't become dogma.
Thus the need to make sure we don't mythologize HPB and the Mahatmas 
(or any theosophical teacher) and turn them into deities who could do 
or say no wrong. 

Better rather to study the propositions of theosophy in an open 
minded and constructively critical way than become devotees of any 
teacher or blindly follow and beleive a teaching.

Fundamentalist Christianity is so dependant on a historical Jesus 
that it can't embrace the idea of the Cosmic Christ otherwise the 
whole idea of vicarious atonement falls flat on its face.

Perry


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, samblo@c... wrote:
> Perry, 
> Here is another resource by an earlier author, the Rev. Kersey 
Graves:" 
> The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors," I seem to remember he worte 
the book 
> while prisoner in Oakham Gaol.
> It is Online and can be read in full here:
> 
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/kersey_graves/16/index.shmt
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> John
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