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Christologies are the studies of the life of Jesus Christ in an attempt to uncover who he was and what he taught, as well as the influence of certain narratives.
Currently reading Margaret Starbird's "Woman with the Alabaster Jar," which advocates for the idea that Jesus and Mary Magdalene (the sister of Lazarus) were in fact husband and wife, representing a union between the Judean tribe and the Benjamite tribe of Israel, the two branches of royalty. In addition, certain actions, such as anointing with expensive perfume and washing of the feet with hair indicate the sacred bridegroom/priestesswife referenced in Solomon's "Song of Songs" and the prophecies of Micah.
It's part reclaiming the lost feminine of gnostic Christianity despite the Catholic Church's effort to de-emphasize the Magdalen by calling her a prostitute and emphasizing the sterile virginity of Mary, mother of Jesus. She eventually ties it all in with the Holy-Grail-As-Bloodline theory. In fact, this was one of the two sources used in Dan Brown's DaVinci Code, though it did not receive as much attention as the "Holy Blood..." book, which was proven a hoax of sorts. A professor of mine claims that this is so because her assumptions are supported by text - the same reason the Catholic Church has yet to excommunicate Starbird, because it would draw too much attention to her book.
That being said, it is an excellent read and a surprisingly thorough analysis of the evidence that supports the idea of Jesus as a married man, and the significance of this marriage.
I'll also be reading "When Jesus Became God: The Controversy That Split Christianity During the Last Days of Rome" and "Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew."
I've heard references made to Jesus as shaman, as well as the theory that he traveled East and achieved some measure of enlightenment as reason for his philosophies and miracles.
Whether religious or no, we cannot deny this man had a major impact on Western Civilization. So who do you think he is? What do you think he was?
Christologies are the studies of the life of Jesus Christ in an attempt to uncover who he was and what he taught, as well as the influence of certain narratives.
Currently reading Margaret Starbird's "Woman with the Alabaster Jar," which advocates for the idea that Jesus and Mary Magdalene (the sister of Lazarus) were in fact husband and wife, representing a union between the Judean tribe and the Benjamite tribe of Israel, the two branches of royalty. In addition, certain actions, such as anointing with expensive perfume and washing of the feet with hair indicate the sacred bridegroom/priestesswife referenced in Solomon's "Song of Songs" and the prophecies of Micah.
It's part reclaiming the lost feminine of gnostic Christianity despite the Catholic Church's effort to de-emphasize the Magdalen by calling her a prostitute and emphasizing the sterile virginity of Mary, mother of Jesus. She eventually ties it all in with the Holy-Grail-As-Bloodline theory. In fact, this was one of the two sources used in Dan Brown's DaVinci Code, though it did not receive as much attention as the "Holy Blood..." book, which was proven a hoax of sorts. A professor of mine claims that this is so because her assumptions are supported by text - the same reason the Catholic Church has yet to excommunicate Starbird, because it would draw too much attention to her book.
That being said, it is an excellent read and a surprisingly thorough analysis of the evidence that supports the idea of Jesus as a married man, and the significance of this marriage.
I'll also be reading "When Jesus Became God: The Controversy That Split Christianity During the Last Days of Rome" and "Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew."
I've heard references made to Jesus as shaman, as well as the theory that he traveled East and achieved some measure of enlightenment as reason for his philosophies and miracles.
Whether religious or no, we cannot deny this man had a major impact on Western Civilization. So who do you think he is? What do you think he was?
