The American Minervan

Tag: Oracular Christianity

  • Jesus as Martyred Adept in the History of Adepts and the Origins of Christos

    Jesus as Martyred Adept in the History of Adepts and the Origins of Christos

    It is a key thesis of Theosophy to the present time, that early Christianity stole “Christos” through syncretism, the very word its polemicists use to devalue the arguments of those that challenge its truth-claims. Early Christianity blended Jewish messianism with Greek and Mesopotamian elements to appeal to gentiles. The New Testament writers including Paul (the…

  • The Last Temptation of Christ: Jesus meets Paul

    The Last Temptation of Christ: Jesus meets Paul

    What we would say to Christians is no different from what is said here to Paul in this interpretation, and what Paul says is what the Theologian tells us, which we regard as inventions. The ridiculousness of Paul’s dialogue here is reminiscent of the religion today. “You know, I’m glad I met you, because now…