Anna's Angel is a mystery novel that spans almost two thousand years. Anna (the prophetess from Luke's gospel), Plutarch, and
Apollonius are followed as they work together to write Luke-Acts.
Just as their work is finished, Anna is stabbed to death when she places herself between Apollonius and the man sent to kill him.
Before she dies, however, she and Apollonius pledge to return toward the end of the Great Cycle to complete their work of
delivering "The Truth" to a waiting world. That time is now. Anna returns as Jo Anna McPhaeton, an author who has written a book
in which she interprets Luke-Acts using Philo's rules for the allegorical interpretation of scripture. The title of her book is Plutarch's
Parable. Apollonius returns as a man named Samuel Light.
When the two finally meet they discover that, just as two thousand years before, their lives are in mortal danger.
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Plutarch's Parable uncovers a connection between the biographer and historian, Plutarch, and the Christian stories of Jesus and
Paul as told in Luke-Acts. Plutarch's "parable" is also a pun – a play on words that a skilled and creative writer such as Plutarch would
employ.
Plutarch's "parable" is the story of the Axe of the Apostle that felled the Tree of Life. In the allegory of the Tree's leaves and roots, the
Children of Light expressed their doctrine of Peace and Loving Service exemplified by Jesus.
Hidden within the parables and puns are secret messages unrecognized for two thousand years. Who was Jesus? Did he die on the
cross? Did he marry? Did he father children? All the answers to these questions lie within the allegorical interpretation of the stories in
Luke's Gospel and The Acts of the Apostles.
When the Axe felled the Tree of Life, the stump remained. Luke's Light now shines, and the Tree of Life once again springs forth into
full bloom.
And Jesus – the real Jesus – returns just in time to a world desperately in need of his loving presence.
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Many scientists reject Jesus and the Bible, and many Christians reject science. But Jesus knew about our solar system -- sizes and
distances -- and the speed of light. He left clues in the parables and the Book of Revelation so "those with ears" could compare what
he knew with modern discoveries. Jesus was a scientist and the ultimate authority on human relations. The proof is in the Bible.
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Gabriel's Gift was neatly wrapped in a package nearly two thousand years ago by a man known as "Luke." On the wrapping, in
plain sight, Luke placed thinly veiled clues that a gift of immense value was inside. He used Pythagorean and Platonic sacred
numbers to prove beyond any doubt that a secret message was awaiting discovery. Numbers easily solved in each chapter prove
Luke knew the sizes of the earth, moon, and sun, the speed of light, DNA/RNA behaviors, and other scientific knowledge
rediscovered only within the last century. With that hook set, a never-before-told story unfolds as Luke's coded messages reveal
the buried truth about Jesus, his disciples, and the role played by the Apostle Paul during the formation of Christianity.
Luke's surprise gift to the world has finally arrived after a long and arduous journey. And as a special bonus, "Luke's" real identity
is revealed for the first time.
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The first "Goddess-Queen" was an Ethiopian woman credited with transforming mankind from animal-istic to human-istic behavior by
creating the laws of ethics espoused by Jesus.
According to Josephus, Moses' first wife was an Ethiopian princess. Scripture ways King David's wife was an Ethiopian queen. King
Solomon loved another Ethiopian Queen, known as "Sheba."
According to Ethiopian Jewish tradition, "Sheba," "Shabat," or "Sabbath" is the name of the daughter of God. The Ethiopian Jewish
book, Teezaza Sanbat, tells of the greatness of the "Sabbath of Israel," the daughter of God. Therefore, in the tradition of the
Ethiopian Jews, Sheba is a word for Goddess. "The Kingdom of Sheba" is "The Land of the Goddess."
The earliest known Arabian temple was at Marib, capital of Sheba. Arabians called it "Mahram Bilquis," precincts of the Queen of
Sheba. In Ethiopia this Queen was called "Magda," which means "Greatness."
More than five hundred years before Jesus, the kingdom called "Sheba" experienced a name change; it became "Mero." After that
name change, "The Queen" would have been known as "Mero Magda." The gospel writers modified her name ever so slightly. They
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creating the laws of ethics espoused by Jesus.
According to Josephus, Moses' first wife was an Ethiopian princess. Scripture ways King David's wife was an Ethiopian queen. King
Solomon loved another Ethiopian Queen, known as "Sheba."
According to Ethiopian Jewish tradition, "Sheba," "Shabat," or "Sabbath" is the name of the daughter of God. The Ethiopian Jewish
book, Teezaza Sanbat, tells of the greatness of the "Sabbath of Israel," the daughter of God. Therefore, in the tradition of the
Ethiopian Jews, Sheba is a word for Goddess. "The Kingdom of Sheba" is "The Land of the Goddess."
The earliest known Arabian temple was at Marib, capital of Sheba. Arabians called it "Mahram Bilquis," precincts of the Queen of
Sheba. In Ethiopia this Queen was called "Magda," which means "Greatness."
More than five hundred years before Jesus, the kingdom called "Sheba" experienced a name change; it became "Mero." After that
name change, "The Queen" would have been known as "Mero Magda." The gospel writers modified her name ever so slightly. They
called her Mary Magdalene.
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Kacie Dugan, office manager for a health benefit claims administrator, finds proof that Freedom HMO intentionally delays approval
for urgently needed medical care and payment of medical claims. Caine Daniels, her boss and Freedom's new joint venture
partner, thinks it's really no big deal. There's nothing new about sacrificing the dispensable poor and weak for the good
of the rich and powerful.
The best doctors are threatening to drop out of the HMO because of late, incorrect payments and fee schedules that pay less than
half what they get from non-HMO patients. But that's not important either. Freedom HMO is saving Albuquerque employers millions.
When Kacie has the audacity to take on the powerful HMO, her ambitious boss, and a psychopathic hospital administrator, she
finds herself in the cross hairs of greedy, ruthless men on all sides. Her stubborn refusal to compromise her integrity may very well
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Molly leaves the safety of family and friends in the rainbow and falls to earth to serve her purpose of helping plants and animals. Her
adventures take her across the country and eventually into the sea. She lives her life of service and then returns to her home in the
sky. This is the story of her life and adventures while on earth.
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Clues painstakingly placed in Luke-Acts lead to the works of Josephus the Jewish historian, Philo of Alexandria, Plutarch the Greek
historian, and Philostratus. Within their writings are puzzle pieces waiting to be reassembled to reveal the hidden story of early
Christianity and how it evolved to become the religion of Paul. The hidden story tells of an amazing battle for the minds and hearts of
the people of Judea in the first century. Revealed are the names of the historical persons who participated in creating and producing
the most earth-changing drama ever created. It is The True Story of Jesus the Nazarene and Mary Magdalene -- God and Goddess.
King Herod the Great ordered the execution of his two sons by Hasmonean princess Mariamme circa 7 BC. Their names were
Alexander III and Aristobulus IV. That decision set in motion a series of events that led to the greatest deception ever perpetrated in
the history of the world. Alexander and Aristobulus had been educated in Rome by Emperor Caesar Augustus (aka Octavian) after
Herod executed their mother, Mari, and their uncle, Joseph. Joseph was Herod's brother-in-law, his sister Salome's first husband.
Salome accused them of adultery and convinced Herod that they should be executed. In a fit of anger he had them killed circa 29 BC.
While in Rome Alexander III and Aristobulus IV became a part of a large group of "Royal Children" known as "Octavia's Orphans."
Octavia was Caesar Augustus' sister, one of Marc Antony's widows. While living with Octavia the "Orphans" were indoctrinated by
Caesar Augustus to promote the "Pax Romana," a philosophy of peace and prosperity for all loyal Romans. Roman expansion was
significantly slowed and replaced by efforts to pacify the Roman population. Augustus' "Pax Romana" was a form of socialism that
gave land and resources to all loyal Romans and provided the best education available to everyone equally, including both boys and
girls, rich and poor. King Herod and his sons by his nine other wives did not fit into Augustus' plans to empower the common people.
They were determined to retain their wealth and power at the expense of the Judean people they kept in extreme poverty.
When Herod died c. 4 BC, Caesar Augustus refused to honor Herod's will that made his eldest son, Archelaus, "King of Judea."
Instead Augustus divided Herod's kingdom, giving a portion to four of his sons. He gave Archelaus the title tetrarch (ruler of a quarter).
However, the real power remained with Caesar Augustus, and of all the sons Herod fathered, the two most favored by Augustus were
Alexander and Aristobulus.
Historians have declared that both were executed c. 7 BC, as Salome demanded and Herod ordered. But Josephus left clues that
Augustus saved their lives and hid them, not only from Herod's wrath, but also from his other sons and from Salome and her sons, as
well. Because of their Hasmonean blood, Alexander and Aristobulus were legitimately first in line to replace Herod as "King of Judea;
King of the Jews." They and their sons posed a threat to Herod's other sons who shared the positions of rulers of portions Judea. So
Augustus conceived a plan that would serve to protect them and also serve to restore their descendants to their rightful place as
"Jewish Hasmonean Royalty." If successful, it would also give the Jews their Messiah and the pagans Isis and Osiris.
Before his faked death, Aristobulus had married Bernice, Salome's daughter. Therefore his sons by Bernice were assured positions of
power alongside Herod's other grandsons. They were also acceptable to Salome, the person most responsible for the executions of
Mari, Josephus, and the forced secret exile of Alexander and Aristobulus; the sons of Bernice and Aristobulus were Salome's
grandsons.
But such was not the fate of Alexander's sons. Prior to his faked execution, Alexander married princess of Cappadocia, Glaphyra.
Salome hated Glaphyra with extreme passion; it was probably for that reason that she and her children were sent back to her father,
King Archelaus of Cappadocia. Josephus wrote that her sons "left their Jewish faith and went over to the religion of the Greeks."
Alexander and Aristobulus became Pythagoreans, whose doctrines and practices closely resembled those of the Nazarenes.
Josephus reported that Glaphyra was married a second time to a black king of Libya named Juba II. Juba's first wife was Cleopatra
Selene, daughter of Marc Antony and Queen Cleopatra. Juba and Selene were also among the "Royal Orphans" that were educated
in Rome by Caesar Augustus and cared for by Octavia. Juba I, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide rather than be captured and
paraded in humiliation in Rome.
Historians have been confused by the report of the marriage of Juba and Glaphyra because coinage evidence strongly suggests that
Cleopatra was still alive, there was no record of a divorce, and Roman law prohibited multiple wives. The purpose of the alleged
marriage of Juba and Glaphyra will be revealed shortly.
Josephus opened Antiquities Book 17.1.2, with: “Now Herod brought up his sons' children with great care; for Alexander had two
sons by Glaphyra; and Aristobulus had three sons by Bernice, Salome's daughter, and two daughters;…”
Antiquities, Book 17.13.1: “Moreover, he [Herod Archelaus] transgressed the law of our fathers and married Glaphyra, the daughter of
Archelaus, who had been the wife of his brother Alexander, which Alexander had three children by her…”
That statement contradicted his previous report of two sons. It cannot be argued that this third child was a daughter not mentioned
before because Josephus reported the two daughters born to Aristobulus and Bernice. This contradiction has been left unquestioned
and unchallenged for two thousand years.
Josephus wrote a strange story in which Alexander appeared to Glaphyra in a dream. It is placed just three verses after the addition of
the mysterious third child at Antiquities 17.13.4. The story is strange because of its seeming triviality to the history of the Jews from
Adam and Eve to the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 ACE. Why would a historian tell the story of a dream reported by King
Herod's daughter-in-law? Something in the dream must have been important historical information:
“...Glaphyra...was the daughter of King Archelaus [of Cappadocia], who, as I said before, was married, while she was a virgin, to
Alexander, the son of Herod, and brother of [Herod] Archelaus; but since...Alexander was slain by his father, she was married to
Juba, the king of Libya; and when he was dead, she lived in widowhood in Cappadocia with her father. [Herod] Archelaus divorced
his former wife…and married her, so great was his affection for this Glaphyra; who, during her marriage to him, saw the following
dream: She thought she saw Alexander standing by her, at which she rejoiced, and embraced him with great affection; but he
complained to her, and said, ‘O Glaphyra! You proved that saying to be true, which assures us that women are not to be trusted. Did
you not pledge your faith to me? And were you not married to me when you were a virgin? And did we not have children between us?
Yet have you forgotten the affection I felt for you, out of a desire of a second husband. Nor were you satisfied with that injury you
caused me, but you have now been so bold as to procure a third husband to lie by you, and in an indecent and imprudent manner you
have entered into my house, and have now married Archelaus, your husband and my brother. However, I will not forget your former
kind affection for me, but will set you free from every such reproachful action, and cause you to be mine again, as you once were.’
When she had related this to her female companions, in a few days' time she departed this life.”
Because of the illegal marriage of Herod Archelaus to Glaphyra, Caesar Augustus ordered that he be deposed, his property and
money confiscated, and the marriage annulled. When did this happen?
Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.1: “When Cyrenius [or Quirinius] had disposed of Archelaus’ money, and when the registrations were
being concluded, which were made in the thirty-seventh year of Caesar's victory over Antony at Actium…”
Caesar defeated Antony at Actium on September 2, 31 BC; therefore, Josephus dated the registration under Cyrenius as taking place
in the year 6 ACE. According to Josephus, Archelaus was stripped of his money and power, and his marriage to Glaphyra was
annulled, at the time of the census of Cyrenius -- 6 ACE. And, Glaphyra "departed this life" at the same time.
This poses a most intriguing coincidence:
Luke 2:1-2: "In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first
registration and was taken while Cyrenius [or Quirinius] was governor of Syria."
Luke 2:6-7: "While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him
in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger..."
At exactly the same time that "the virgin Mary" was giving birth to Jesus, "the virgin Glaphyra" was "departing" her previous life and
reuniting with Alexander in a dream. It is significant that Josephus did NOT say Glaphyra died; he said, "...she departed this life."
Josephus also said "...when he [Juba] was dead..." Juba II did not die until 23 ACE. Therefore, Juba was still alive when Glaphyra
reportedly married Herod Archelaus, just as Cleopatra Selene was still alive when Juba II reportedly married Glaphyra.
Cleopatra Selene and Juba II also had a mysterious child, a daughter. She is known only from funerary inscriptions found in Athens.
Her name is a mystery, although many historians suggest it would surely have been Cleopatra X. There was a woman who would have
been approximately the same age as "Cleopatra X" whose parents are mysteriously unknown; she is known to history as "Thea
Urania," a name that means "Goddess" in two languages.
When Glaphyra "married" Juba II, her mysterious third child and Juba's mysterious daughter became step-siblings. Assuming
Glaphyra's mysterious child was a son, and If he married Juba's daughter, he could have called her "my sister, my bride." In all
marriages of mythological "gods and goddesses," they were both sibling and spouse.
The Old Testament book, The Song of Solomon, tells the story of King Solomon and his Bride: "Look...at King Solomon, at the crown
with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding..." (Song of Solomon 3:11.) In the Song, King Solomon is portrayed as
both king and shepherd.
King Solomon sang the wedding song with, and to, his bride. Some of the words are important to solving the mystery of the children
born to Glaphyra and Juba II:
Song of Solomon 1:5 (The woman sings): "I am black and beautiful..." 1:6: "Do not gaze at me because I am dark..."
Juba II was a black man of North African heritage; his daughter's skin would have been very dark.
Song of Solomon (The woman sings) 1:12-13: "While the king was on his couch my nard gave forth its fragrance. My beloved is
to me a bag of myrrh..."
Luke 7:38: "She stood behind him at his feet...then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment." (This
verse is explained in an annotation: "Jesus was reclining at the table and his feet were stretched out on the couch behind him; hence
the woman could easily approach and anoint his feet. Tradition identifies this woman as Mary Magdalene.)
Song of Solomon 4:9 (Solomon sings): "You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride..." 4:10: "How sweet is your love, my
sister, my bride!" 4:12: "A garden locked is my sister, my bride..." 5:1: "I come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I gather my
myrrh with my spice..."
Song of Solomon (The woman sings) 6:2-3: "My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock
in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he pastures his flock among the lilies."
Luke 24:1: [Mary Magdalene] "...came to the tomb, taking the spices [and ointments] that they had prepared."
John 19:41: "Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet
been laid.
Luke 12:32: "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom."
John 10:16: "I have other sheep, which are not of this fold ; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice ; and they will become
one flock with one shepherd.
The New Testament writers, especially Luke, used words and phrases that lead directly from Jesus and Mary Magdalene to King
Solomon and the "black and beautiful" woman who became his Bride and his Queen. Remember the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts? The
examples presented here are just a few of the many associations that build the case for coded messages and what they reveal.
Thea Uania (Or Thea Ur Anna), whom I have identified as the daughter of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene, was also known as Mary
Magdalene. Thea Urania had a daughter named Julia Urania. Julia's father -- Thea Ur Anna's husband -- has been unknown to
historians and theologians for two thousand years. Both can now be identified:
Jesus the Nazarene was the mysterious unnamed son of Alexander III and princess Glaphyra. His grandparents were King Herod the
Great and Hasmonean princess Mariamme. He was known to historians as Apollonius of Tyana and Philo of Alexandria. Convincing
evidence of these claims can be found in Josephus' Jesus.
Mary Magdalene was the mysterious unnamed daughter of King Juba II and Cleopatra Selene. Her grandparents were Marc Antony
and Cleopatra, last Queen of Egypt.
Jesus and Mary Magdalene's daughter, Julia Urania, married her uncle Ptolemy of Mauretania, the only son of Juba II and Cleopatra
Selene. Their daughter Iotapa married into the Royal Family of Emesa, a relatively unknown family of high priest-kings and queens in
Syria. In Moses' time, Emesa was known as Kadesh. It was where Moses, the Israelites and the Nazarites spent most of the years of
"wandering." Moses' sister Miriam "died and was buried" at Kadesh, a word that means Holy or Consecrated. Kadesh was the name of
an important Egyptian Goddess.
Jesus and Mary Magdalene also had two sons: Julius Tiberius Alexander and Marcus Tiberius Alexander. They were falsely identified
as sons of Philo's brother Alexander, Alabarch of Alexandria, in order to protect their lives. It is probable that both also married into the
Royal Family of Emesa whose descendants produced several Roman Emperors and Empresses. Prominent among the Emesan
descendants was Empress Julia Domna. She was responsible for the biographical, Life of Apollonius of Tyana [Cappadocia], which
she commissioned Philostratus to write using documents she provided to him. One of those documents was called Scraps from the
Manger, the biography of Apollonius written by Damis of Nineveh who claimed to have been his traveling companion.
The evidence presented in Josephus' Jesus that supports these claims is too plentiful and too convincing to be denied. It is a
complicated but fascinating tale of intrigue, murder, faked deaths, and ultimate victory for the bloodline of the House of David.
Salome's plan to eradicate that bloodline by murdering Alexander and Aristobulus was foiled by Caesar Augustus, his widow Julia
Augusta, Alexander III and his wife Glaphyra, aka Joseph and the Virgin Mary.
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historian, and Philostratus. Within their writings are puzzle pieces waiting to be reassembled to reveal the hidden story of early
Christianity and how it evolved to become the religion of Paul. The hidden story tells of an amazing battle for the minds and hearts of
the people of Judea in the first century. Revealed are the names of the historical persons who participated in creating and producing
the most earth-changing drama ever created. It is The True Story of Jesus the Nazarene and Mary Magdalene -- God and Goddess.
King Herod the Great ordered the execution of his two sons by Hasmonean princess Mariamme circa 7 BC. Their names were
Alexander III and Aristobulus IV. That decision set in motion a series of events that led to the greatest deception ever perpetrated in
the history of the world. Alexander and Aristobulus had been educated in Rome by Emperor Caesar Augustus (aka Octavian) after
Herod executed their mother, Mari, and their uncle, Joseph. Joseph was Herod's brother-in-law, his sister Salome's first husband.
Salome accused them of adultery and convinced Herod that they should be executed. In a fit of anger he had them killed circa 29 BC.
While in Rome Alexander III and Aristobulus IV became a part of a large group of "Royal Children" known as "Octavia's Orphans."
Octavia was Caesar Augustus' sister, one of Marc Antony's widows. While living with Octavia the "Orphans" were indoctrinated by
Caesar Augustus to promote the "Pax Romana," a philosophy of peace and prosperity for all loyal Romans. Roman expansion was
significantly slowed and replaced by efforts to pacify the Roman population. Augustus' "Pax Romana" was a form of socialism that
gave land and resources to all loyal Romans and provided the best education available to everyone equally, including both boys and
girls, rich and poor. King Herod and his sons by his nine other wives did not fit into Augustus' plans to empower the common people.
They were determined to retain their wealth and power at the expense of the Judean people they kept in extreme poverty.
When Herod died c. 4 BC, Caesar Augustus refused to honor Herod's will that made his eldest son, Archelaus, "King of Judea."
Instead Augustus divided Herod's kingdom, giving a portion to four of his sons. He gave Archelaus the title tetrarch (ruler of a quarter).
However, the real power remained with Caesar Augustus, and of all the sons Herod fathered, the two most favored by Augustus were
Alexander and Aristobulus.
Historians have declared that both were executed c. 7 BC, as Salome demanded and Herod ordered. But Josephus left clues that
Augustus saved their lives and hid them, not only from Herod's wrath, but also from his other sons and from Salome and her sons, as
well. Because of their Hasmonean blood, Alexander and Aristobulus were legitimately first in line to replace Herod as "King of Judea;
King of the Jews." They and their sons posed a threat to Herod's other sons who shared the positions of rulers of portions Judea. So
Augustus conceived a plan that would serve to protect them and also serve to restore their descendants to their rightful place as
"Jewish Hasmonean Royalty." If successful, it would also give the Jews their Messiah and the pagans Isis and Osiris.
Before his faked death, Aristobulus had married Bernice, Salome's daughter. Therefore his sons by Bernice were assured positions of
power alongside Herod's other grandsons. They were also acceptable to Salome, the person most responsible for the executions of
Mari, Josephus, and the forced secret exile of Alexander and Aristobulus; the sons of Bernice and Aristobulus were Salome's
grandsons.
But such was not the fate of Alexander's sons. Prior to his faked execution, Alexander married princess of Cappadocia, Glaphyra.
Salome hated Glaphyra with extreme passion; it was probably for that reason that she and her children were sent back to her father,
King Archelaus of Cappadocia. Josephus wrote that her sons "left their Jewish faith and went over to the religion of the Greeks."
Alexander and Aristobulus became Pythagoreans, whose doctrines and practices closely resembled those of the Nazarenes.
Josephus reported that Glaphyra was married a second time to a black king of Libya named Juba II. Juba's first wife was Cleopatra
Selene, daughter of Marc Antony and Queen Cleopatra. Juba and Selene were also among the "Royal Orphans" that were educated
in Rome by Caesar Augustus and cared for by Octavia. Juba I, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide rather than be captured and
paraded in humiliation in Rome.
Historians have been confused by the report of the marriage of Juba and Glaphyra because coinage evidence strongly suggests that
Cleopatra was still alive, there was no record of a divorce, and Roman law prohibited multiple wives. The purpose of the alleged
marriage of Juba and Glaphyra will be revealed shortly.
Josephus opened Antiquities Book 17.1.2, with: “Now Herod brought up his sons' children with great care; for Alexander had two
sons by Glaphyra; and Aristobulus had three sons by Bernice, Salome's daughter, and two daughters;…”
Antiquities, Book 17.13.1: “Moreover, he [Herod Archelaus] transgressed the law of our fathers and married Glaphyra, the daughter of
Archelaus, who had been the wife of his brother Alexander, which Alexander had three children by her…”
That statement contradicted his previous report of two sons. It cannot be argued that this third child was a daughter not mentioned
before because Josephus reported the two daughters born to Aristobulus and Bernice. This contradiction has been left unquestioned
and unchallenged for two thousand years.
Josephus wrote a strange story in which Alexander appeared to Glaphyra in a dream. It is placed just three verses after the addition of
the mysterious third child at Antiquities 17.13.4. The story is strange because of its seeming triviality to the history of the Jews from
Adam and Eve to the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 ACE. Why would a historian tell the story of a dream reported by King
Herod's daughter-in-law? Something in the dream must have been important historical information:
“...Glaphyra...was the daughter of King Archelaus [of Cappadocia], who, as I said before, was married, while she was a virgin, to
Alexander, the son of Herod, and brother of [Herod] Archelaus; but since...Alexander was slain by his father, she was married to
Juba, the king of Libya; and when he was dead, she lived in widowhood in Cappadocia with her father. [Herod] Archelaus divorced
his former wife…and married her, so great was his affection for this Glaphyra; who, during her marriage to him, saw the following
dream: She thought she saw Alexander standing by her, at which she rejoiced, and embraced him with great affection; but he
complained to her, and said, ‘O Glaphyra! You proved that saying to be true, which assures us that women are not to be trusted. Did
you not pledge your faith to me? And were you not married to me when you were a virgin? And did we not have children between us?
Yet have you forgotten the affection I felt for you, out of a desire of a second husband. Nor were you satisfied with that injury you
caused me, but you have now been so bold as to procure a third husband to lie by you, and in an indecent and imprudent manner you
have entered into my house, and have now married Archelaus, your husband and my brother. However, I will not forget your former
kind affection for me, but will set you free from every such reproachful action, and cause you to be mine again, as you once were.’
When she had related this to her female companions, in a few days' time she departed this life.”
Because of the illegal marriage of Herod Archelaus to Glaphyra, Caesar Augustus ordered that he be deposed, his property and
money confiscated, and the marriage annulled. When did this happen?
Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.1: “When Cyrenius [or Quirinius] had disposed of Archelaus’ money, and when the registrations were
being concluded, which were made in the thirty-seventh year of Caesar's victory over Antony at Actium…”
Caesar defeated Antony at Actium on September 2, 31 BC; therefore, Josephus dated the registration under Cyrenius as taking place
in the year 6 ACE. According to Josephus, Archelaus was stripped of his money and power, and his marriage to Glaphyra was
annulled, at the time of the census of Cyrenius -- 6 ACE. And, Glaphyra "departed this life" at the same time.
This poses a most intriguing coincidence:
Luke 2:1-2: "In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first
registration and was taken while Cyrenius [or Quirinius] was governor of Syria."
Luke 2:6-7: "While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him
in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger..."
At exactly the same time that "the virgin Mary" was giving birth to Jesus, "the virgin Glaphyra" was "departing" her previous life and
reuniting with Alexander in a dream. It is significant that Josephus did NOT say Glaphyra died; he said, "...she departed this life."
Josephus also said "...when he [Juba] was dead..." Juba II did not die until 23 ACE. Therefore, Juba was still alive when Glaphyra
reportedly married Herod Archelaus, just as Cleopatra Selene was still alive when Juba II reportedly married Glaphyra.
Cleopatra Selene and Juba II also had a mysterious child, a daughter. She is known only from funerary inscriptions found in Athens.
Her name is a mystery, although many historians suggest it would surely have been Cleopatra X. There was a woman who would have
been approximately the same age as "Cleopatra X" whose parents are mysteriously unknown; she is known to history as "Thea
Urania," a name that means "Goddess" in two languages.
When Glaphyra "married" Juba II, her mysterious third child and Juba's mysterious daughter became step-siblings. Assuming
Glaphyra's mysterious child was a son, and If he married Juba's daughter, he could have called her "my sister, my bride." In all
marriages of mythological "gods and goddesses," they were both sibling and spouse.
The Old Testament book, The Song of Solomon, tells the story of King Solomon and his Bride: "Look...at King Solomon, at the crown
with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding..." (Song of Solomon 3:11.) In the Song, King Solomon is portrayed as
both king and shepherd.
King Solomon sang the wedding song with, and to, his bride. Some of the words are important to solving the mystery of the children
born to Glaphyra and Juba II:
Song of Solomon 1:5 (The woman sings): "I am black and beautiful..." 1:6: "Do not gaze at me because I am dark..."
Juba II was a black man of North African heritage; his daughter's skin would have been very dark.
Song of Solomon (The woman sings) 1:12-13: "While the king was on his couch my nard gave forth its fragrance. My beloved is
to me a bag of myrrh..."
Luke 7:38: "She stood behind him at his feet...then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment." (This
verse is explained in an annotation: "Jesus was reclining at the table and his feet were stretched out on the couch behind him; hence
the woman could easily approach and anoint his feet. Tradition identifies this woman as Mary Magdalene.)
Song of Solomon 4:9 (Solomon sings): "You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride..." 4:10: "How sweet is your love, my
sister, my bride!" 4:12: "A garden locked is my sister, my bride..." 5:1: "I come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I gather my
myrrh with my spice..."
Song of Solomon (The woman sings) 6:2-3: "My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock
in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he pastures his flock among the lilies."
Luke 24:1: [Mary Magdalene] "...came to the tomb, taking the spices [and ointments] that they had prepared."
John 19:41: "Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet
been laid.
Luke 12:32: "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom."
John 10:16: "I have other sheep, which are not of this fold ; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice ; and they will become
one flock with one shepherd.
The New Testament writers, especially Luke, used words and phrases that lead directly from Jesus and Mary Magdalene to King
Solomon and the "black and beautiful" woman who became his Bride and his Queen. Remember the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts? The
examples presented here are just a few of the many associations that build the case for coded messages and what they reveal.
Thea Uania (Or Thea Ur Anna), whom I have identified as the daughter of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene, was also known as Mary
Magdalene. Thea Urania had a daughter named Julia Urania. Julia's father -- Thea Ur Anna's husband -- has been unknown to
historians and theologians for two thousand years. Both can now be identified:
Jesus the Nazarene was the mysterious unnamed son of Alexander III and princess Glaphyra. His grandparents were King Herod the
Great and Hasmonean princess Mariamme. He was known to historians as Apollonius of Tyana and Philo of Alexandria. Convincing
evidence of these claims can be found in Josephus' Jesus.
Mary Magdalene was the mysterious unnamed daughter of King Juba II and Cleopatra Selene. Her grandparents were Marc Antony
and Cleopatra, last Queen of Egypt.
Jesus and Mary Magdalene's daughter, Julia Urania, married her uncle Ptolemy of Mauretania, the only son of Juba II and Cleopatra
Selene. Their daughter Iotapa married into the Royal Family of Emesa, a relatively unknown family of high priest-kings and queens in
Syria. In Moses' time, Emesa was known as Kadesh. It was where Moses, the Israelites and the Nazarites spent most of the years of
"wandering." Moses' sister Miriam "died and was buried" at Kadesh, a word that means Holy or Consecrated. Kadesh was the name of
an important Egyptian Goddess.
Jesus and Mary Magdalene also had two sons: Julius Tiberius Alexander and Marcus Tiberius Alexander. They were falsely identified
as sons of Philo's brother Alexander, Alabarch of Alexandria, in order to protect their lives. It is probable that both also married into the
Royal Family of Emesa whose descendants produced several Roman Emperors and Empresses. Prominent among the Emesan
descendants was Empress Julia Domna. She was responsible for the biographical, Life of Apollonius of Tyana [Cappadocia], which
she commissioned Philostratus to write using documents she provided to him. One of those documents was called Scraps from the
Manger, the biography of Apollonius written by Damis of Nineveh who claimed to have been his traveling companion.
The evidence presented in Josephus' Jesus that supports these claims is too plentiful and too convincing to be denied. It is a
complicated but fascinating tale of intrigue, murder, faked deaths, and ultimate victory for the bloodline of the House of David.
Salome's plan to eradicate that bloodline by murdering Alexander and Aristobulus was foiled by Caesar Augustus, his widow Julia
Augusta, Alexander III and his wife Glaphyra, aka Joseph and the Virgin Mary.
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