Jesus and the Lost Goddess
The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians

Insightful reading. TO THE CHRIST IN YOU The chosen title for this first section of my review, To the Christ in You, it's the dedication that the authors used for this particular book. I knew that I made the right decision to read it. I am Catholic, I have a strong faith in God, but also I h......more

An interesting thesis, easily accepted by serious students of comparative religion, but probably highly irritating and/or distasteful to fundamentalist sects. If you're truly interested in the history of religion, I highly recommend it.......more

Read it, didn't buy the theory. The authors didn't know the difference between Mithra (Persian deity) and Mithras (god of the Roman legions) to start with, and that's a pretty critical distinction. They also didn't talk enough about the story of Dionysus to get a real feel for any comparisons betwee......more

Most non fundamentalist Christians accept that aspects of the traditional gospel narratives were likely drawn from the myths of other cultures. Gandy and Freke's premise is radically different: that the "historic" Jesus may not have existed at all, but is a complete amalgam of Osiris, Dionysus,etc f......more