{"product_id":"religion-of-the-occident-1st-1959-ancient-essene-christian-pagan-origins","title":"RELIGION OF THE OCCIDENT - 1st 1959 - ANCIENT ESSENE-CHRISTIAN, PAGAN ORIGINS","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eTHE RELIGION OF THE OCCIDENT: THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ESSENE-CHRISTIAN FAITH\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBook Details + Condition: Peter Owen Limited (London). Scarce First UK Edition, 1959. Hardcover. 695 pages with Bibliography, Notes and Index. Martin A. Larson offers a comprehensive, scholarly work arguing that Christianity originated directly from the Essene sect, a Jewish community active during the Second Temple period. The book analyzes the development of Western theology, bridging Essene beliefs, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and early Christian doctrines. Chapters include:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Pagan Origins\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Original Savior-God: Osiris\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Adonis and Aphrodite\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Attis and Cybele\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Orphean Reconstruction of Dionysus\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Zoroastrians\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Buddhism: A Revolution in India\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Pythagoras\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Isis and Serapis\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Jewish Sources\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Judaism\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Essenes: The External Evidence\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Essenes: The Internal Evidence\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Essenes: Analysis and Tradition\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Inner Meaning of the Gospel Jesus\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Cultic Preparation for Christianity\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Historicity of Jesus\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Composition of the Synoptic Gospels\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Apotheosis of Jesus\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Jesus Rejected in Nazareth\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Miracles in Galilee\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Ethics: Sermons on the Mount\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The First Apocalypse\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Transformed Christ\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Many are Called, Few are Chosen\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Kingdom of Heaven\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Eucharistic Mystery\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Gethsemane\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Trial and Death of Jesus\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Redevelopment in the Pagan World\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Earliest Christians\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Didache\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Paul: The Jew vs. Gentile\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Catholic Epistles\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Great Synoptical Additions\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Revelation\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Christian Eschatology \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Search for Authority\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Semitic Christianity \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e - Hellenic Gnosticism: Maricon\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Mystical-Pythagorean Gnosticism \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Monarchians \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Manichaeism: The Great Gnostic Synthesis\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Trinitarian Controversy\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Christian Heresies\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Persecution\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- St. Augustine\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- Life Under the Catholic Church\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e- The Christian Mysteries\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFirm binding; light normal aging and wear to boards; small bookseller sticker to ffep; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Black Cat Caboodle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56872878539055,"sku":"168288813480","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2803\/6230\/files\/57_554c3630-18c0-47a1-965a-2ac72740de73.png?v=1776445219","url":"https:\/\/blackcatcaboodle.com\/products\/religion-of-the-occident-1st-1959-ancient-essene-christian-pagan-origins","provider":"Black Cat Caboodle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}