The Gospel that has risen the greatest challenge to the Vatican - Christian Gospel or Pagan Gospel?

As it seems to be a lot of controversy about the whole "Christian vs. Pagan", "Christian Witch", "Christians and Satanists" etc lately on this board, I propose a subject that is quite related.

In 1923, Edmund Bordeaux Szekely, while studying the archives of the Vatican, has discovered some original Aramaic texts that he started to translate. They were published as the series "Essene Gospels of Peace".

He claimed that those ancient texts were the original Gospel of Jesus himself. The Vatican denied the mere existence of those texts. There were many who have jumped to the task of demonstrating what a big fraud Szekely was.

This is the text of the Essene Gospel. Read carefully. Then I would really like to know what you think.

http://reluctant-messenger.com/essene/gospel_of_peace.htm

Tags: christian, literature, pagan

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Permalink Reply by )O(~July Evening Starr on July 13, 2008 at 5:31pm: What a great topic and post Seachain.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by William on July 13, 2008 at 8:38pm: "Tell Mary (Magdalene) to leave us. For women are not worthy of life." - Peter, in the Gospel of Thomas

That's about all I need to know about these people; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Seachain Aroon on July 13, 2008 at 8:58pm: And probably all that people need to know about you. I bet you don't even realize how your comment made you look in view of the topic discussed here.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by William on July 14, 2008 at 9:01am: Hmmm. Thanks for pointing that out for me; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by William on July 14, 2008 at 11:35am: That's about all I need to know about these people

I used the wrong words there. I direct this statement to the church and it's dogma in general, especially the evangelical/fundamentalist McChristians that are destroying America.

I meant not to direct that at you or any one person, and I apologize for that; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Seachain Aroon on July 13, 2008 at 10:41pm: Oh just in case you want a more complete text of it, it can be found here:

http://www.essene.com/GospelOfPeace/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Marc on July 13, 2008 at 10:57pm: Why is it so important for Pagans to claim Jesus as one of their own?

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Permalink Reply by d'Arqstar on July 14, 2008 at 12:34am: I don't know that's it's of any importance for Pagans to claim Jesus as one of (ahem!) OURS...more the point is that OTHERS took HIS teachings and filtered them then used them for their own agendas. They put a price tag on what he taught. (i.e. submission to the political and economic power of the Church) He would have had "God loving" people...THEY have "God fearing" people. I see a considerable difference here. But, that's just me and MY interpretation. Eveyone's entitled to their own!
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Permalink Reply by William on July 14, 2008 at 9:01am: And that is where my comment above is coming from.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by William on July 14, 2008 at 9:49am: ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Seachain Aroon on July 14, 2008 at 7:24am: Marc, it's not about claiming Jesus as a pagan.

It is more about the huge rift between pagans and Christians, about the endless arguments between fundies of both sides (of course we have our fundies), about opening our eyes that, maybe, there is more to it that meets the eye.

And that maybe we can learn something from there too. And that horse-blinders might be good for horses, but they don't do any good when people wear them.; ▶ Reply to This