Where Did the Gospels Come From? (We Have NO IDEA) 🤯#gospels C. J. Cornthwaite.
The Gospels: Where Did the Gospels Come From? (We Have NO IDEA), Yes We do, The Gnostic Perspective!
Chapter 1: The “Chaos” of Early Sources vs. Egyptian Mythic Adaptation Critics often point to the lack of a fixed four-gospel canon and the fluid nature of early sayings to claim unknown origins. However, applying the Massey Method, this fluidity is recognized as a pattern of mythic adaptation. Before canonization, there was a proliferation of cultic scripts—mystery-drama variants of the Horus myth—circulating in Egypt and Alexandria. The “chaos” is actually a record of the transition from ancient mystery rites to a literalized “historical” narrative.
Chapter 2: Massey’s Typological Method—Functions Before Names Massey identifies a clear “natural genesis” for the Gospel plot, tracing motifs from the Pyramid Texts (2500 BCE) through Hellenistic re-expression. The recurring structures of a dying-rising son, baptismal lustrations, and the sacramental meal were established millennia before the Christian era. The Gospel plot (baptism-ministry-passion-resurrection) follows the Osirian-Horus calendar exactly, indicating a pattern rather than historical coincidence.
Chapter 3: Williams’ Institutional History—Serapis to Christ Walter Williams identifies the pivotal role of the deity Serapis, forged by Ptolemy I around 300 BCE as a synthesis of Osiris, Apis, and Zeus to unify Greek and Egyptian worship. By the first century, Serapis temples from Rome to Britain offered salvation and resurrection, with Serapis known as “Soter” (Savior). Christianity represents the Roman re-centralization of this Alexandrian cult; the 4-fold canon reflects institutional consolidation identical to the Serapis unification. …
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