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The Forged Origins of the New Testament Continued from page 59 of the Saviour of mankind ... there is no | About the Author: statement in all hictaryv that cave anvane Tony Bushhv. an Australian. became a of the Saviour of mankind ... there is no | About the Author: statement in all history that says anyone Tony Bushby, an Australian, became a saw Jesus or talked with him. Nothing in businessman and entrepreneur very early in history is more astonishing than the silence his life. He established a magazine- of contemporary writers about events publishing business and spent 20 years relayed in the four Gospels." researching, writing and publishing his own pp . . magazines, primarily for the Australian and (The Life of Christ, Frederic W. Farrar, New Zealand markets. With his strong Cassell, London, 1874) interest in metaphysical subjects, he has ; developed longstanding relationships with This situation arises from a conflict many associations and societies throughout between history and New Testament _ the world that have assisted his research by narratives. Dr Tischendorf made this making their archives available. comment: Tony's series, "The Criminal History of the Papacy", was published in NEXUS 14/01-03. Tony is the author of several books: The Bible Fraud (2001; reviewed in vee : . NEXUS 8/06 with extracts in NEXUS writings assembled during the fourth 9/9493), The Secret in the Bible (2003; century. reviewed 11/02; extract, "Ancient Cities (Codex Sinaiticus, Dr Constantin von under the Sands of Giza", in 11/03); The Tischendorf, British Library, London) — Crucifixion of Truth (2005; reviewed 12/02) and The Twin Deception (2007; reviewed There is an explanation for those 14/03). These books are available from hundreds of years of silence: the construct NEXUS offices and from Joshua Books, http:/Awww.joshuabooks.com. As Tony Bushby vigorously protects his "We must frankly admit that we have no source of information with respect to the life of Jesus Christ other than ecclesiastic of Christianity did not begin until after the first quarter of the fourth century, and that privacy, any correspondence should be sent is why Pope Leo X (d. 1521) called Christ tq him e/- NEXUS Magazine, PO Box 30, a “fable” (Cardinal Bembo: His Letters.... \fapleton Qld 4560, Australia, fax +61 (0)7 op. cit.) °° 5442 9381. Continued from page 59 of the Saviour of mankind ... there is no statement in all history that says anyone partook in a sacred communion banquet of — saw Jesus or talked with him. Nothing in bread and wine, a ceremony that paralleled _ history is more astonishing than the silence the Christian Eucharist and preceded it by of contemporary writers about events more than four centuries. : _ Telayed in the four Gospels." Christianity is an adaptation o (The Life of Christ, Frederic W. Farrar, Mithraism welded with the Druidic Cassell, London, 1874) principles of the Culdees, some Egyptian elements (the pre-Christian Book of Revelation was originally called The Mysteries of Osiris and Isis), Greek philosophy and various aspects of Hinduism. This situation arises from a conflict between history and New Testament narratives. Dr Tischendorf made this comment: "We must frankly admit that we have no This situation arises from a conflict between history and New Testament narratives. Dr Tischendorf made this comment: "We must frankly admit that we have no source of information with respect to the life of Jesus Christ other than ecclesiastic writings assembled during the fourth century." (Codex Sinaiticus, Dr Constantin von Tischendorf, British Library, London) Why there are no records of Jesus Christ It is not possible to find in any legitimate religious or historical writings compiled between the beginning of the first century and well into the fourth century any reference to Jesus Christ and the spectacular events that the Church says accompanied his life. This confirmation comes from Frederic Farrar (1831-1903) of Trinity College, Cambridge: "It is amazing that history has not embalmed for us even one certain or definite saying or circumstance in the life 80 = NEXUS JUNE — JULY 2007 www.nexusmagazine.com