The Christ Conspiracy

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Very interesting but makes too many wild assumptions - Rated
Sure, this book will blow some peoples assumptions out of the water but the author makes wild assumptions and draws many conclusions based on her own beliefs. Yes, there is a lot of information but proofs are sometimes lacking. Conserning Jesus, there are some good points but you need to sift carefully through as she sees conspiracies and astological roots to nearly everything and gets too carried away. Take with a pinch of salt to make a tasty savoury snack!

Very well researched and written - Rated
I loved this book. It is VERY well researched, using a lot of different books, some Christian some not. The author hardly talks about "feminism" at all, and the sun-god mythology is really well developed and very credible.

I had questions about all this stuff, so I read her next book, Suns of God, which answered most of my questions and is even better researched and wirtten. In Suns of God, she discusses more about the masons and other brotherhoods, and it makes a lot of sense.

Some criticisms I've seen are just really silly.

right basic premise but poorly researched - Rated
obviously the bible is mythology, and obviously this mythology derives from earlier and contemperaneous mythology, be it Egyptian, Persian, Indian or Greek.
unfortunately the author uses too many poor and outdated sources, and includes bizarre elements like the freemasons.
this is frustrating, as the basic premise of the book is right, but the author puts too heavy a slant on feminism and solar worship.
not a very scholarly work, the Jesus Mysteries is a much better book on the same basic premise

Whoah! Information overload! - Rated
This is the densest book you will ever read. The facts-per-page count is extraordinary, and they keep coming with no let-up for the length of the book.

It is the type of book that is called 'scholarly', and there is no doubt that the author has done her research. But the result is pretty indigestible unless you're a computer, which I'm not. She just thinks of a chapter heading and throws in shovelfuls of data, hundreds of footnotes and countless quotations from other experts in the field. There is a logical thread, but it can be hard to follow.

Don't get me wrong: the book is very powerful and persuasive (a sort of data tsunami) but I would like to have seen a little more consideration for the average reader, which would include a gentle start that provided some historical background and presented the shape of the argument.

Having said that, I would still advise you to buy it. It's a lot of astonishing, mind-changing information for very little money.

A good book despite the book cover and title. - Rated
Overall a well researched book. What the author does best is present the overwhelming evidence that undermines Christian claims of an historical Jesus. In addition, by examining other pre-Christian religions and cults the author demonstrates that many other ancient gods, deities and mythical heroes shared similar mythological and personal attributes to those of the popular Christ figure.
The author also presents a workable mythological version of the Gospel story based upon astrology (12 desciples of Christ presented as 12 signs of the zodiac).
A good piece of work - despite the off-putting cover and book title (I don't normally like 'conspiracy theory' style books).