Christmas Before Christianity

ISBN-13: 9780982189986 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 300 str.

Lochlainn Seabrook

Opis

Even the most orthodox Christian theologians and fundamentalist Bible scholars admit that Jesus’ exact birth date is unknown. Why then is His birthday observed between late December and early January around the world? As award-winning Christian author and Southern historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook reveals in this fascinating and exhaustively researched work, the answer is to be found in the Goddess-based vegetation religions of prehistory and their astrological reverence for our neighborhood star, the Sun.Ten years in the making, Christmas Before Christianity: How the Birthday of the “Sun” Became the Birthday of the “Son”, explores the pre-Christian foundations of humanity’s most popular holiday, including the many Pagan gods, goddesses, myths, rituals, legends, ceremonies, customs, and beliefs that contributed to its creation and development. Special emphasis is placed on ancient Egypt, where a majority of our modern “Christmas traditions” can be traced. This sensational 300-page work will not only provoke discussion, but will also inspire a renewed appreciation for both the religion of Christ and for the annual celebration of His birth. Note: Southern conservative and U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, who was disgusted by the Paganization of the historical Jesus, would have heartily endorsed this book.Civil War scholar and Bible authority Lochlainn Seabrook, a descendant of the families of Alexander H. Stephens and John S. Mosby, is the most prolific and popular pro-South writer in the world today. Known as the Southern Joseph Campbell for his numerous works on mythology, religion, and spirituality, he is a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal and the author of over 50 books that have introduced hundreds of thousands to the hidden truths about Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible. A seventh-generation Kentuckian of Appalachian heritage and the sixth great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford, Colonel Seabrook has a forty-year background in American history, Southern history, and Bible studies, and is the author of the international blockbuster Jesus and the Law of Attraction.His other titles include: Jesus and the Gospel of Q; Seabrook’s Bible Dictionary of Traditional and Mystical Christian Doctrines; The Bible and the Law of Attraction; Christ Is All and In All: Rediscovering Your Divine Nature and the Kingdom Within; Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society; The Book of Kelle: An Introduction to Goddess-Worship and the Great Celtic Mother-Goddess Kelle; The Goddess Dictionary of Words and Phrases; Princess Diana: Modern Day Moon-Goddess - A Psychoanalytical and Mythological Look at Diana Spencer’s Life, Marriage, and Death (with Dr. Jane Goldberg); Aphrodite’s Trade: The Hidden History of Prostitution Unveiled; Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Unexplained From Tennessee’s Most Haunted Civil War House!; UFOs and Aliens: The Complete Guidebook; and Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner!