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lpetrich · 11-16-2003, 06:02 PM

Has anyone had any success in tracking down any of the sources for his book, The Sixteen Crucified Saviors?

I've thought a bit about it, and I have a speculation: that he was working from missionaries' tracts that attempted to prove that Jesus Christ had been mentioned in other religions. Thus all those crucifixions.

Toto · 11-16-2003, 10:37 PM

Your speculation was speculated by hinduwoman at the end of this thread: 16 Crucified Pre-Christian Deities, but she never came up with an exact reference.

Biff the unclean · 11-16-2003, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by lpetrich
Has anyone had any success in tracking down any of the sources for his book, The Sixteen Crucified Saviors?

I've thought a bit about it, and I have a speculation: that he was working from missionaries' tracts that attempted to prove that Jesus Christ had been mentioned in other religions. Thus all those crucifixions.

I think the place to look is not the Christian Missionaries tracts but the writings of late 19th early 20th Century Spiritualism movement that was all the vogue in England

Toto · 11-16-2003, 11:03 PM

Acharya S claims to be in the process of validating Graves assertions.

She has written a new introduction to Graves' book, available from Amazon. Unfortunately, there are no sample pages available.

Bernard Muller · 11-17-2003, 07:53 AM

FROM the Infidels (Atheist) network:
http://www.infidels.org/library/hist...16/index.shtml

Note: the scholarship of Kersey Graves has been questioned by numerous theists and nontheists alike; the inclusion of his The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors in the Secular Web's Historical Library does not constitute endorsement by Internet Infidels, Inc. This document was included for historical purposes; readers should be extremely cautious in trusting anything in this book.

A critique from Richard Carrier here:
http://www.infidels.org/library/mode...er/graves.html

Propaganda and falsities can come from any side!

Best regards, Bernard

11-16-2003, 06:02 PM	#1
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Kersey Graves's Sources? Has anyone had any success in tracking down any of the sources for his book, The Sixteen Crucified Saviors? I've thought a bit about it, and I have a speculation: that he was working from missionaries' tracts that attempted to prove that Jesus Christ had been mentioned in other religions. Thus all those crucifixions.

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11-16-2003, 10:37 PM	#2
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	Your speculation was speculated by hinduwoman at the end of this thread: 16 Crucified Pre-Christian Deities, but she never came up with an exact reference.

11-16-2003, 11:03 PM	#4
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	Acharya S claims to be in the process of validating Graves assertions. She has written a new introduction to Graves' book, available from Amazon. Unfortunately, there are no sample pages available.

11-17-2003, 07:53 AM	#5
Bernard Muller Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 927	FROM the Infidels (Atheist) network: http://www.infidels.org/library/hist...16/index.shtml Note: the scholarship of Kersey Graves has been questioned by numerous theists and nontheists alike; the inclusion of his The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors in the Secular Web's Historical Library does not constitute endorsement by Internet Infidels, Inc. This document was included for historical purposes; readers should be extremely cautious in trusting anything in this book. A critique from Richard Carrier here: http://www.infidels.org/library/mode...er/graves.html Propaganda and falsities can come from any side! Best regards, Bernard

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