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Though it is not my intention to single out individual authors for criticism,
occasionally such a travesty of scholarship comes along that warrants such a
review. The Bible Fraud was brought to my attention by a friend and former
Christian who suggested I take the time to consider its "eye-opening" content. Not
wanting to ignore evidence that had the potential to challenge my core beliefs, I
purchased the book in order to evaluate its material. The following is my review.
The outline we will be following for this discussion is as follows:
1) Introduction (Current Page)
3) Review: Introductory Material
4) Review: Chapters 1-4
5) Review: Chapters 5-8
6) Review: Chapters 9-14
7) Review: Chapters 15-19
8) Conclusion
occasionally such a travesty of scholarship comes along that warrants such a
review. The Bible Fraud was brought to my attention by a friend and former
Christian who suggested I take the time to consider its "eye-opening" content. Not
wanting to ignore evidence that had the potential to challenge my core beliefs, I
purchased the book in order to evaluate its material. The following is my review.
The outline we will be following for this discussion is as follows:
1) Introduction (Current Page)
3) Review: Introductory Material
4) Review: Chapters 1-4
5) Review: Chapters 5-8
6) Review: Chapters 9-14
7) Review: Chapters 15-19
8) Conclusion
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Plot Summary: Tony Bushby takes the reader on a wild ride of conspiracy and corruption in an effort to reveal
the "true origins" of Christianity. The main premise of The Bible Fraud is the allegation that "the Jesus of the
Gospels" was actually based on the lives of royal twins, Rabbi Jesus and Judas Khrestus.
During my first leisurely read-through of The Bible Fraud, I immediately began to notice some serious errors but
offered Bushby the benefit of the doubt in believing he may have simply cited other authors who previously
presented erroneous material. However, once I began to investigate his claims, I was left to conclude his many
errors were no accident. Unfortunately for us wishing to investigate Bushby's claims, we are told many of his
sources are "preserved in rare archival manuscripts and difficult-to-find ancient reference books." On several
occasions, he makes vague references to phantom evidence such as "ancient documents" or "inscriptions"
without offering the name or location of such evidence. Though this creates many dead-ends in our investigation,
Bushby does reference several verifiable sources on which we will focus our research.
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