| THE "SUPREME GODDESS-QUEEN" OF ETHIOPIA MAHRAM MAGDA: THE GENESIS OF MARY MAGDALENE |
| Philo of Alexandria taught during the early years of the first century that the Bible was written on two levels: one was the exoteric story meant to entertain the masses; the other was written in a form of “secret code,” intended only for the “initiated,” the “inner circle,” the “scholars,” the “elite ruling class.” Philo plays a significant role in decoding the messages and finding the real stories tucked away in the Bible. He played another significant role as well. That comes later. Some modern biblical scholars have found many of the clues that should have led them to the discovery of the “coded messages.” We are indebted to them for their invaluable scholarly work. Among the most important to our research are: Each of these men has produced books that contain large “pieces of the puzzle.” But none, to our knowledge, has yet managed to put all the pieces together to complete the picture of “Jesus,” his disciples, who they really were, and what actually happened to them. Eisenman discovered many of the coded messages but interpreted them as poor attempts at a deception intended to obliterate “the real story.” We contend that they were written in an easily-deciphered code in order to preserve “the real story” because history had demonstrated that their texts would be systematically destroyed by the “victors,” in this case, the Herodian/Roman-supported Jewish establishment which evolved into “neo-Judaism” or “Christianity.” It is the same version of Christianity that is predominant today. It is the religion based on the writings of Paul and his disciples. Michell is an expert on Pythagorean and neo-Platonic number puzzles and codes. Hancock, like Mitchell, has discovered certain “Sacred Numbers” in all cultures and religions throughout the world. Solarian revived the historical evidence of the life and teachings of the first century prophet and mystic, Apollonius of Tyana. He contends that Jesus never actually existed but was a fictional creation of the early church fathers and was based on their knowledge of Apollonius’ philosophy and teachings. There are three other writers critical to this project, all of whom lived during the first century ACE: Here are some of the pieces of this amazing puzzle that we discovered and how they fit together to recreate the original version of “The Jesus Story” found hidden in the gospels: Mitchell and Hancock reported on certain “Sacred Numbers” that they traced to Pythagoras, the Egyptians before him, and the Sumarians and Ethiopians before them – an underground “Stream of Knowledge” flowing through history from very ancient times. Hancock showed the presence of the same “Sacred Numbers” in a variety of myths and legends from around the globe. Through a combination of curiosity and intuition (or luck), we stumbled onto the same numbers in Luke’s Gospel. As we worked to document the connections between Luke and the “Mystery Schools” based on the numbers and the teachings of Pythagoras, we discovered Eisenman’s work on early Christians and the development over time of modern Christianity. Finally, searching for additional connections, we were led to Solarian’s work to revive the lost story of Apollonius of Tyana. The real story is one of political intrigue as various members of the same families fought for leadership positions. The main players in the historical drama include the three men responsible for the destruction of the temple at Jerusalem in 70 ACE following the murder of James, Jesus’ “brother.” These three players were: Eisenman has presented convincing evidence that the destruction of the Jewish temple at Jerusalem in 70 ACE was retribution for the murder of James by Saul and his band of Herodian-supported thugs. Luke’s coded version of the story of Saul reveals another important clue: when Saul and his Herodian supporters realized they could not destroy such powerful opponents as The Royal Family of Emesa, they devised their own clever plan: “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Saul claimed “conversion.” He became “a Christian.” He finessed the Pythagorean doctrine into “neo-Judaism,” eliminating a few of the controversial traditions, such as circumcision; retaining all of the major traditions, such as male dominance and the need for blood sacrifice to appease the angry Jehovah, performed for a price by the priestly class. Saul became Paul. He became the primary infiltrator for the Herodians. He was the equivalent to Pyrrhus, one of the soldiers who hid inside the Trojan horse. “Luke” left this clue in Acts by naming Pyrrhus as one of Paul’s traveling companions. You won’t find that name in the KJV, but it was in the Latin Vulgate and other ancient texts from which KJV was derived. Plutarch provided additional pieces by writing an essay titled, “Pyrrhus: Fool of Hope,” alluding to Paul’s long speech about being a fool while steadfastly clinging to hope. Vespasian and Titus were Roman Emperors during the first century ACE credited with furthering the “Pax Romana,” a period of time in history during which Romans of all social and economic ranks were provided with education, land, and the means to support and feed their families. “The rich sharing with the poor” was the dominant theme during these years. The “Pax Romana” is usually dated as lasting from 27 BCE when Augustus Caesar declared an end to the Roman civil wars until 180 ACE when Emperor Marcus Aurelius died. History describes Vespasian, Titus, and The Royal Family of Emesa as “Pagans.” But there is bountiful evidence that demands that they be re- categorized as “Pythagorean and neo-Platonic.” They were probably educated in the “Mystery School” at Emesa, Syria, or one of the satellite schools, perhaps at Mount Carmel in Judea, or Alexandria, Egypt. Students of the Pythagorean doctrine were taught mathematics, writing, science, astronomy, and Pythagorean and Platonic philosophy. Their “religion” was their “science.” We can now show that the science they taught was equal, if not superior, to the science of today. We can show this by their knowledge of “Sacred Numbers,” some of which relate to scientific discoveries from the last fifty years. The Royal Family of Emesa were violently opposed by the ruling Herodians, many of whom were blood relatives but at the opposite end of the philosophical and political scale. The Herodians elected and supported the corrupt Jewish temple priests who in turn shared with them their bounty, taken from the poor and powerless, made so by the superstitious religion that had become “Orthodox Judaism.” It was the superstitious adaptations to Moses’ Torah that The Royal Family of Emesa opposed and attempted to correct. It became Philo’s life’s work. Philo taught that the philosophy of Pythagoras and Plato could be found in the Hebrew Scriptures. Philo also asserted that the teaching of Moses was the original theology and could be reconciled with the Platonic (Pythagorean) philosophy. Philo taught the preexistence of souls and reincarnation. He proposed a "Logos theology" in which he declared that all men were incarnations of the Logos, whom he termed logoi. Philo taught the intrinsic divinity of man. Philo became a heretic when “the Victors” insisted that scripture be interpreted literally, not allegorically. With the edict that “allegorists” were heretics and subject to death, the Victors assured themselves that no one could possibly discover the hidden messages. And it has worked beautifully for almost two thousand years. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana was written by his companion, Damis. Damis’ version was later revised and expanded by Philostratus, circa 220 ACE, under the auspices of Julia Domna, the wife of Roman Emperor Septimus Severus. Julia Domna was a descendant of The Royal Family of Emesa. Much of what is known about the life of Pythagoras, his philosophy, and his lifestyle comes from Iamblicus, who was also a descendant of The Royal Family of Emesa. Julia Domna was his first cousin—their fathers were brothers. Iamblichus lived from about 245 to 325 ACE. He established his own neo-platonic school in Syria. Most of his works were destroyed during the “Christianization” of the Roman Empire when Pythagoreans and neo-Platonists were declared “heretics.” It is our contention that this group of Syrian High-Priest Kings and Queens, labeled as “Pagans” but actually “Pythagoreans,” came up with a brilliant idea intended to spread their philosophy and knowledge throughout the known world. Most people are not aware that Pythagoras based his philosophy, doctrine, lifestyle, and school on the Torah – the original “Pure Torah” of Moses. This “Pure Torah” had been closely held by the elite group of men and women, called “Nazirites” in the Old Testament, who had protected it from the revisions that evolved into the “Orthodox Judaism” practiced in the first century. These Syrians were almost certainly descendants of the Nazirites who remained at the very city where Moses, the Israelites, and the Nazirites lived during the “wilderness wandering,” Kadesh. During the intervening years, Kadesh had a name change. Kadesh became Emesa. Their clever plan was to deliver the Jewish “Messiah” to the awaiting Jews. At the same time, they would deliver the reincarnation of “Osiris and Isis” to the awaiting Pagans. By creating a single character to serve as both the Jewish Messiah and the reincarnated Osiris, they could satisfy the yearnings of both groups, converting virtually the entire Roman Empire. The character they created was called “Jesus.” They also created a character to serve as “Isis;” she was called “Mary Magdalene.” They selected Apollonius of Tyana to play the role of Jesus. Because Isis was usually depicted with dark skin and originated with the Ethiopians, they probably selected a dark-skinned Priestess-Queen to play the role of Mary Magdalene. These were roles that had been dramatized for the masses many times before. The stories are found in the Old Testament: David and Bathsheba; Solomon and Sheba; and Moses and Miriam. Apollonius of Tyana was the leading Pythagorean of the first century. He had already traveled to all the cities that Saul/Paul reportedly visited, according to Acts, and had established in all of them the “Schools” that taught the Pythagorean religion and science. He was already a well- known philosopher and teacher over a wide geographic area. He was handsome, charismatic, and known as a "miracle healer." It is of great significance that all three of the first century writers critical to this story, Plutarch, Philo, and Josephus, were contemporaries of Apollonius, Jesus, and “Luke,” the man responsible for Luke-Acts which comprises approximately twenty-five percent of the New Testament. These six men are so “contemporary” that the six can actually be reduced to just three: According to Damis’ biography of Apollonius, there were almost twenty years during which Apollonius was “incognito.” Whether Damis knew where and how he spent those years but was sworn to secrecy, or was simply unaware of the answer, cannot be known using current sources. What can be known is that it was precisely during those “lost years” that “Jesus” appeared and died and Philo of Alexandria produced his voluminous work on the allegorical interpretation of scripture and his essays that reconciled the Torah with Platonic philosophy. We believe there is sufficient evidence to support our theory that Apollonius spent approximately twenty years of his adult life in Alexandria where he was known as "Philo." Philo was known by his contemporaries and those who succeeded him at the School of Alexandria as “The Pythagorean.” As previously noted, the Syrian city, Emesa, home of “The Royal Family” during the first century, was known as "Kadesh" in Moses' time. Thirty- eight of the forty years of the Israelites’ "wilderness wandering" were spent at "Kadesh," an Aramaic word that means “to stand apart in order to purify mind, body, and spirit,” in order to become "Holy" or “Saintly.” The small group of dedicated men and women, “The Holy Ones” whom Moses designated as “Nazirites” (which also means “to set apart to purify”), kept their scientific knowledge and secret doctrines at Kadesh and passed them on to their descendants. The Royal Family of Emesa attempted a resurrection during the first century by re-writing the Osiris, Isis, Horus story, changing the names to "Jesus," to honor the Greek God, "Zeus," and “Miriam,” to lead to the Ethiopian “Supreme Goddess- Queen,” consort of Osiris/Zeus/Assur, etc. Ethiopian words for "Supreme Goddess-Queen" are "Mahram Magda," hence, "Mary Magdalene." It seems certain that Plutarch, Apollonius/Philo/Jesus, Josephus the historian, and others involved in the charade were all members of this Family of High Priest-Kings and Queens of Emesa. The fact that they inhabited the city that was the location of “forty years of wandering” where “Miriam died and was buried” suggests that they were descendants of Moses and his wife (not sister) Miriam, and their son (not brother) Aaron, and the other Nazirites who settled there. There is a clear trail of "myths," "legends," and "history" behind the biblical stories, all of which lead back to Osiris and Isis, the archetypes for “God-King” and “Goddess-Queen.” "Moses" (or “Mosis”) is a name that can be derived from "Os iris" + “Is is,” the M perhaps serving as a visual indicator to join the two names. Is his name a clue? Was his biblical "sister," called “Miriam,” in fact the Ethiopian princess that Josephus identified as Moses' wife? The bible tells of a first wife, a Medianite, named Zipporah. But Miriam called Moses’ wife a “Cushite.” “Cushites” and “Medianites” were later called “Ethiopians,” which means that “Miriam” supports Josephus’ claim of an Ethiopian wife. These are the kinds of clues Philo described in his essays on decoding the hidden meanings of scripture. Moses and Miriam's biblical "brother" was Aaron. The name "Aaron" like the name "Horus" refers to “a bringer of light." Remnants from the ancient tale of Osiris, Isis, and Horus can be discovered in the Old Testament by reading and combining the information left by Josephus, Plutarch, Philo, and Egyptian and Ethiopian "mythology" and "legends" about Osiris, Isis, and Horus. AND remnants of the same ancient myth can be found in the New Testament in the characters of Joseph, Mary, and “the light of the world,” Jesus, AND, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their son, Judas Didymus Thomas (D + homas = Dhomas or Damis). Didymus is a Greek word that means twin; Thomas is an Aramaic word that means twin. Judas’ brother, the twin, according to Luke’s coded message, was John Mark, credited by some with writing the Gospel of Mark. Jesus is a Greek name; Yeshua is a Hebrew name. Attaching “Didymus Thomas” to “Judas” was to identify him as a twin in Greek and a twin in Hebrews. Greek mythology tells the story of Zeus’ twin sons, Castor and Pollux. These “Twin Brothers” appear at Acts 28:11, described there as the “figurehead” under which Paul’s ship was sailing, another significant clue in decoding Luke-Acts. History (and Luke) name “Bernice” as one of the Herodians. She was a descendant of the Maccabeans, claiming one-eighth Maccabean Royal Jewish blood. This made her a desirable wife to the Roman Emperors. She was the daughter of Agrippa I and sister of Agrippa II. She married her uncle, Herod of Chalcis, and Josephus reported a rumor of an incestuous relationship between her and her brother, Agrippa II. Bernice, both Agrippas, and Herod of Chalcis are listed as members of The Royal Family of Emesa. Clearly there were major differences in the philosophy and political goals within the Family. And significantly, Bernice defected from the Herodians and went to the Apollonians. After she defected she married Philo’s nephew, Marcus Tiberius Alexander, who died at an early age. (Marcus and Julius were brothers.) She then became mistress to Vespasian’s son and successor, Titus. Bernice and Agrippa II appear in Acts in a scene with Paul. Bernice’s presence in Acts leads to all the players in this amazing historical drama, but only if other sources are combined with the biblical tale. This Maccabean bloodline was far more important to the competing families than has been reported, but it is beyond the scope of this work. Eisenman is an excellent source for anyone who desires to investigate it more deeply. It is our purpose to follow the trail that leads to the real purpose of the stories of Moses, Miriam and Aaron; David and the Bathsheba; Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; Joseph, Mary, and Jesus; and Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their children. The Gods and Goddesses of the most ancient creation myths have been assigned a multitude of names. They were considered to be both “God/Goddess” and “King/Queen.” As previously noted, Josephus wrote that Moses married an “Ethiopian Princess.” The Bible tells the story of King David and his Ethiopian wife, Bathsheba. “Sheba” or “Saba” is the country of Ethiopia. The Bible also tells the story of David and Bathsheba’s son, King Solomon, who impregnated The Queen of from the South, Sheba, also an Ethiopian queen. Luke tells a story in Acts that includes a eunuch, the treasurer for a “Queen of Ethiopia.” This story is juxtaposed against the story of a “Mary,” her son, “John Mark,” a “Judas,” and a verse from Isaiah which says, “. . . he shall see his offspring.” The disciple, Philip, tells the eunuch, that this verse from Isaiah “is about Jesus.” Plutarch wrote a version of Osiris and Isis in which he described an Ethiopian Queen named Aso who traveled about with a eunuch. Why does the Bible contain so many stories about important characters that include Ethiopian Queens? Before that question can be answered, another question must be considered: “Who were the Ethiopians to the people living in biblical times?” It matters not what modern geography defines as Ethiopia. What matters is what lands were considered to be Ethiopia to the people who wrote the biblical stories. John G. Jackson (1939) compiled an extensive number of sources that help answer this question. (www.nbufront. org/html/MastersMuseums/JGJackson/EthiopiaOrigin OfCivilization.com): Sir E.A. Wallis Budge, History of Ethiopia: “It seems certain that classical historians and geographers called the whole region from India to Egypt, both countries inclusive, by the name of Ethiopia, and in consequence they regarded all the dark-skinned and black peoples who inhabited it as Ethiopians. Mention is made of Eastern and Western Ethiopians and it is probable that the Easterners were Asiatics and the Westerners Africans.” (History of Ethiopia, Vol. I., Preface.) Budge adds, p. 2: “Homer and Herodotus call all the peoples of the Sudan, Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, and Western Asia and India Ethiopians.” Strabo, the famous geographer who prepared a world map circa 19 ACE, wrote: “I assert that the ancient Greeks, in the same way as they classed all the northern nations with which they were familiar as Scythians, etc., so, I affirm, they designated as Ethiopia the whole of the southern countries toward the ocean.” Strabo again (circa 19 ACE): “If the moderns have confined the appellation Ethiopians to those only who dwell near Egypt, this must not be allowed to interfere with the meaning of the ancients.” Stephanus of Byzantium, the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled Ethnica, provided additional valuable information in the sixth century: “Ethiopia was the first established country on earth; and the Ethiopians were the first who introduced the worship of the gods, and who established laws.” Lucian’s book on astrology: “The Ethiopians were the first who invented the science of stars, and gave names to the planets, not at random and without meaning, but descriptive of the qualities which they conceived them to possess; and it was from them that this art passed, still in an imperfect state, to the Egyptians.” Sir Godfrey Higgins, Anacalypsis, Vol. I, Book IV, Chapter 1): “All the gods and goddesses of Greece were black, at least this was the case with Jupiter, Baccus, Hercules, Apollo, Ammon. The goddesses Benum, Isis, Hecate, Diana, Juno, Metis, Ceres, Cybele were black.” Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie in T.A. Buckley’s Cities of the Ancient World, p. 180: “From the wooly texture of the hair, I am inclined to assign to the Buddha of India, the Fuhi of China, the Sommonacom of the Siamese, the Zaha of the Japanese, and the Quetzalcoatl of the Mexicans, the same, and indeed an African, or rather Nubian, origin.” Jackson concludes his essay with the information that best answers our question: “Most of these black gods were regarded as crucified saviors who died to save mankind by being nailed to a cross, or tied to a tree with arms outstretched as if on a cross, or slain violently in some other manner. Of these crucified saviors, the most prominent were Osiris and Horus of Egypt, Krishna of India, Mithra of Persia, Quetazlcoatl of Mexico, Adonis of Babylonia, and Attis of Phrygia. Nearly all of these slain savior-gods have the following stories related about them: They are born of a virgin, on or near Dec. 25th (Christmas); their births are heralded by a star; they are born either in a cave or stable; they are slain, commonly by crucifixion; they descend into hell, and rise from the dead at the beginning of Spring (Easter), and finally ascend into heaven. The parallels between the legendary lives of these pagan messiahs and the life of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible are so similar that progressive bible scholars now admit that stories of these heathen Christs have been woven into the life-story of Jesus. (These remarkable parallels are discussed and interpreted in a pamphlet, Christianity Before Christ, by John G. Jackson, New York, 1938.)” Why are a multitude of Ethiopians found in biblical stories? Because Osiris, Isis, and Horus originated with the Ethiopians. The people who wrote the stories of “Ethiopians” in both the Old and New Testaments must have hoped that these clues would help decipher their hidden messages as mythological in origin and inserted into historical events and locations. The religion that evolved into Orthodox Judaism was based on the Creation Myths that told of Osiris, Isis, and Horus, archetypal entities that provided conceptual answers to the age-old question, “Where did mankind originate?” In these myths Isis was both “sister” and “wife” to Osiris. Why? Since Osiris was the archetypal “first man,” and Isis was the archetypal “first woman,” the only way they could reproduce was to mate with each other. It was simply a means of answering the question, “With whom did they produced offspring to populate the world”? Moses selected an elite group of devoutly religious men AND WOMEN and called them “Nazarites” (Numbers 6:2). It is quite significant that the story specifically describes women as being Nazarites. This was the “priestly” and “saintly” class of Israelites – “The Holy Ones.” According to the Bible, they settled at Kadesh, an Aramaic word that means “Holy” or “Saintly,” calculated to have occurred circa 1500 BCE. Fifteen hundred years later, after the name change from Kadesh to Emesa, a group of “High Priest-Kings” and “High-Priestess Queens” emerged from that very city. From their ranks came all the people who portrayed the biblical characters described in the New Testament. Calling Jesus “the Nazarene” was intended to lead “the initiated” back to Kadesh. It has taken almost two thousand years for this to finally happen because during most of the intervening years, “Jesus” was followed by “of Nazareth,” obliterating his connection to the Nazarites of Moses’ time. Numbers 20:1: "Miriam died and was buried at Kadesh." The coded message in this biblical verse was that the "Mother Goddess" (Isis, Astarte, Mahram Magda, etc.), succumbed to the "One Male Deity," Jehovah. The Royal Family of Emesa/Kadesh, set about in the first century to resurrect Her. The story is just below the surface, easily discovered by using Philo’s rules for the allegorical interpretation of scripture. The Bible concludes with more intriguing clues: Revelation 22:16: “I Jesus sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the Root, the offspring of David, and The Bright Morning Star.” For these words to be chosen as an ending for the Bible and to come directly from Jesus speaks to their importance. Read them again, carefully. The message seems clear: Jesus’ Angel was Gabriel who appeared in Luke’s version of Jesus and Johns’ birth stories. Gabriel appeared to Jesus’ mother; he gave instructions to John’s father, Zechariah, which consisted of raising John in accordance with “Nazirite” vows. According to Luke, then, John and his “cousin,” Jesus, were Nazirites. Luke also incorporated Pythagorean sacred numbers in each story to lead to the hidden story. The six numbers Luke used in the birth stories of John and Jesus in Chapter One were: 5, 6, 6, 3, and 8. Multiplied, they equal 4320, one of the most Sacred of Pythagorean “Sacred Numbers.” It can be found in the measurements of Noah’s ark, and it can be found in other “god-myths” throughout the entire world. Jesus said “I am the Root of David” and “I am the Bright Morning Star.” David was the King whose wife was the Ethiopian Queen, Bathsheba. It was from this lineage that the prophets declared the Jewish “Messiah” was to come. In this verse Jesus states his right to the Kingship as a descendant of David. More importantly, he connects himself with “Root” or “Seed,” the masculine creative energy from which all of Creation springs. But why add the “Bright Morning Star” to this final message? There were several names for the morning star, which is the planet Venus. Venus was the goddess of love. She was also known under other names: Astarte and Isis and another from the Egyptians: Kadesh. All were “goddesses of love and fertility.” The “Bright Morning Star,” then, represents the feminine creative energy, equally necessary to the process of Creation. In this closing verse, Jesus clarified the name God gave to himself, according to Moses: “I AM” (masculine), “I AM” (feminine). Osiris represented “the seed” of mankind and Isis represented “the womb.” The story has been repeated throughout the Bible for “those with ears” to hear. Revelation 22:17: “The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come.’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come.’ And let him who is thirsty come, let those who desire take the waters of life without price.” “The Spirit” is certainly the “Spirit of Jesus,” who was based on the archetypal “spirit” of Osiris. But who is “the Bride”? Catholic tradition gives an allegorical interpretation: “The Bride” was the Catholic Church. But if “Jesus” was the spirit of Osiris, then “The Bride” is his archetypal wife, Isis, the Ethiopian “Mahram Magda,” or Mary Magdalene. “Jesus” and "Mary Magdalene" invited “those who desire” to “drink from the waters of life freely.” It was their purpose to make the “Underground Stream of Knowledge” available to all who desired to know. From the people who inhabited the Garden of Eden to those who drank from the waters of Kadesh to those who were baptized in the Jordon River and fished the Sea of Galilee, this “Stream of Ancient Knowledge” flowed esoterically throughout all biblical tales. Did “Jesus” and “Mary Magdalene” marry and have children? Or were “The Twins” and their elder sister created to lead to the twin sons and elder sister of the god, Zeus and goddess, Leda? According to Damis, Apollonius never married and remained celibate throughout his life. But that may have applied only to Apollonius, not to his two alter-egos, “Jesus” and “Philo.” What is certain is that The Royal Family of Emesa produced offspring, and it is almost certain that the woman who portrayed “Mary Magdalene” bore “royal children.” According to Luke’s coded message, there were three children: a daughter, Jo Anna and twin sons, John Mark and Judas Justus (a.k.a. Judas Didymus Thomas). The coincidence of Philo’s “nephews” being named Marcus and Julius and Jesus’ sons, according to Luke, being called Mark and Judas, is intriguing. The fact that nephew, “Marcus Tiberius,” and evangelist, “John Mark,” died while relatively young adds to the intrigue. Plutarch wrote a “Letter of Consolation” to his friend, “Apollonius,” following the untimely death of his son. All three deaths occurred at approximately the same time in history, during the deadly clashes between the “Herodians” and The Royal Family of Emesa. We cannot close this essay without noting a stunning irony. From the third century to today, the “Christian Literalists” have labeled Philo’s “allegorical interpretation of scripture” a heresy and all who subscribe to it they label as “heretics” and “Satanists.” These “Christians” vehemently supported the literal interpretation which is traced to Antioch. Its foundation is firmly established on Paul’s “neo-Judaic” doctrines. To now discover that “Jesus” was a Pythagorean and the foremost expert on allegorical interpretation of scriptures—and that Paul was his enemy— would be hilarious were it not for the tragic consequences suffered by those who attempted to teach it over the past two thousand years. |