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The Authorship of The New Testament Books – FLAVIUS JOSEPUS !"a#purnius Piso$

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WHY WE WELCOME YOU TO THE INNER CIRCLE

The INNER CIRCLE or INNER RING is the most exclusive club in history

It h!s consiste" o# those reli$ious% &olitic!l !n" liter!ry le!"ers h!vin$

'no(le"$e o# the GRE)T *ECRET + th!t the C!l&urnius ,iso #!mily o# !ncientRome cre!te" the #iction!l -esus% the Ne( Test!ment% the Church% !n"

Christi!nity In (elcomin$ the $ener!l &ublic to this 'no(le"$e% the #ollo(in$

intro"uction is !&&ro&ri!te

Ori$in!lly% this ex&l!n!tion (!s "esi$ne" solely #or -e(s ..#or the

&ur&ose o# &reventin$ their conversion to Christi!nity It (!s not inten"e" #or

Christi!ns nor other non.-e(s No exclusivism (!s inten"e"/ r!ther% concern

#or the #!ith o# others

The &ur&ose o# this boo'let (!s to in#orm -e(ish.Christi!ns !n" -e(ish.

-e(s O# the true !ccount o# the cre!tion o# Christi!nity In the #irst century

)0% -e(s (ere 123 o# the &o&ul!tion o# the Rom!n Em&ire To"!y%!#ter 1422

ye!rs o# su##erin$ &ersecution% #orce" conversion% exilin$% mur"er% !n" #in!lly

the Holoc!ust% the -e(s !re but 156 o# 13 o# the (orl"7s &o&ul!tion

)n" to"!y -e(s !re bein$ !tt!c'e" by mo"ern versions o# the !$e.ol"

&roblems 8irstly% there !re ! number o# $rou&s o# (h!t !re c!lle" 9Messi!nic-e(s9 or 9Hebre( Christi!ns9 or 9Com&lete" -e(s9 (hose le!"ers !re en$!$e"

in the t(o#ol" business o# :1; collectin$ money #rom Christi!ns% their

churches% !n" their Christi!n or$!ni<!tions% !n" :=; usin$ the money thus

collecte" to ev!n$eli<e the more con#use" !n"5or unso&histic!te" o# their

-e(ish brethren into ch!n$in$ their reli$ious !##ili!tion to become

Christi!ns

*econ"ly% still to"!y other 9Christi!n9 $rou&s continue to m!ni&ul!te

their re!"ers !n" listeners by &re!chin$ h!tre" to(!r" -e(s *ome !tt!c'-e(s by !tt!c'in$ the *t!te o# Isr!el They cl!im the Holoc!ust (!s ! lie

cre!te" by -e(s to >usti#y Isr!el They continuously &resent the !ccount o# the

14?@ (!rtime !tt!c' on the U** Liberty% (ith their cry o# -e(ish 9cons&ir!cy9

Other $rou&s cl!im th!t they % (hite Christi!n )meric!ns% !re someho(

"escen"e" #rom the Northern Ten Tribes (ho (ere c!rrie" o## by )ssyri! in

@=2 AC/ !n" th!t they % !n" not -e(s% !re mo"ern."!y Isr!el/ !n" th!t -e(s !re

*!t!nic re>ecters o# Christ !n" h!ve no ri$ht to exist )ll this is "one in the

n!me o# Christ :(hile the money continues &ourin$ inBB;

This h!tre" to(!r" -e(s seems re!son!ble to m!ny only bec!use 1422

ye!rs o# stereoty&in$ -e(s h!s Con"itione" ,o&ul!r thin'in$ to its

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!cce&t!nce The h!tre" (!s "eliber!tely cre!te" by the !uthors o# the Ne(

Test!ment% !s this boo'let sho(s

Thir"ly% our )r!b cousins h!ve sei<e" u&on the (orl".(i"e ne$!tive

im!$e o# the -e(s to li'e(ise m!ni&ul!te #or &o(er They !n" their

Communist #rien"s "omin!te the UN so th!t it s&en"s 23 o# its tot!l time!tt!c'in$ Isr!el by every conceiv!ble excuse

M!ny Christi!ns :!s (ell !s -e(s; h!ve (on"ere" !t this continue"

m!ni&ul!tion o# h!tre" Christi!ns h!ve !lso (on"ere" !t >ust (hy the -e(s

"i" re>ect -esus They h!ve "oubte" the -esus story/ but there (ere no !ns(ers

!v!il!ble #or their Duestions M!ny h!ve been cle!rly &le!se" to obt!in !n"

re!" this ex&l!n!tion There#ore% it is to see'ers o# truth o# !ll ,O**ible

,ERsu!sions th!t (e res&ect#ully submit the in#orm!tion in this boo'let

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) Ch!llen$in$ ,ro&os!l..I# !ny $rou& or &erson shoul" #eel its sincerity

!n"5or honesty is bein$ un#!irly !tt!c'e" by this boo'let or shoul" (ish to

ch!llen$e this thesis% (e st!n" re!"y to &ublicly "eb!te on the issues+ :!; the

!ctu!l !uthorshi& o# the Ne( Test!ment% !n" :b; the &roo# th!t le!"ers 'no(this $re!t secret !n" use the in#orm!tion :(hich is co"e; in their (ritin$s

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The True )uthorshi& o# the Ne( Test!ment

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1 Rome% Rom!n Em&ire% Rom!n History% -e(ish History% Church History%

Christi!nity% Reli$ion% C!l&urnius ,iso% 8l!vius -ose&hus

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CONTENT*

I The Gre!t *ecret 1

II The -e(s Re>ect The *tory

III The )uthorshi& o# The Ne( Test!ment Aoo's 6

IF The Numeric!l Co"e *ystems

F *oun"s% )nim!ls !n" )llusions 11

FI The 8!mily In The Ne( Test!ment 1=

FII The Cre!tion o# The Church 16

FIII Ho( to 8in" -ose&hus !s The )uthor 1@

I The ,roo# Th!t -ose&hus W!s Re!lly C!l&urnius ,iso 14

The Inner Circle =2

I The Truth M!'es 8ree =

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I THE GRE)T *ECRET..98OR THERE I* NOTHING COFERE0 TH)T WILL NOT

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he Ne( Test!ment% the Church% !n" Christi!nity% (ere !ll the cre!tion

o# the C!l&urnius ,iso :&ronounce" ,eso;1 #!mily% (ho (ere Rom!n

!ristocr!ts The Ne( Test!ment !n" !ll the ch!r!cters in it..-esus% !ll

the -ose&hs% !ll the M!rys% !ll the "isci&les% !&ostles% ,!ul% !n" -ohn the

A!&tist..!re !ll #iction!l The ,isos cre!te" the story !n" the ch!r!cters/ they

tie" the story into ! s&eci#ic time !n" &l!ce in history/ !n" they connecte" it

(ith some &eri&her!l !ctu!l &eo&le% such !s the Hero"s% G!m!liel% the Rom!n

&rocur!tors% etc Aut -esus !n" everyone involve" (ith him (ere cre!te" :th!t

is% #iction!lB; ch!r!cters

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In the mi""le o# the #irst century o# the &resent er!% Rome7s !ristocr!cy

#elt itsel# con#ronte" (ith ! $ro(in$ &roblem The -e(ish reli$ion (!s

continuin$ to $ro( in numbers% !""in$ ever more &roselytes -e(s numbere"

more th!n %222%222% !n" (ere 123 o# the &o&ul!tion o# the em&ire !n" =23 o#

th!t &ortion livin$ e!st o# Rome= )&&roxim!tely h!l# or more o# the -e(s

live" outsi"e ,!lestine% o# (hich m!ny (ere "escen"e" #rom &roselytes% m!le!n" #em!le

Ho(ever% -u"!ism7s ethics !n" mor!lity (ere incom&!tible (ith the

h!llo(e" Rom!n institution o# sl!very on (hich the !ristocr!cy #e"% live"

!n" rule" They #e!re" th!t -u"!ism (oul" become the chie# reli$ion o# the

em&ire The Rom!n !uthor% )nn!eus *enec!% tutor !n" con#i"!nt o# Em&eror

Nero% su$$este" in ! letter to his #rien" Lucilius :! &seu"onym o# Lucius ,iso;

th!t li$htin$ c!n"les on *!bb!ths be &rohibite"6 *enec! is l!ter Duote" by *t

)u$ustine in his City o# Go" :!lthou$h the Duot!tion "oes not exist in*enec!7s ext!nt (ritin$s; !s ch!r$in$ th!t+

9the :*!bb!th; customs o# th!t most !ccurse" n!tion h!ve $!ine" such

stren$th th!t they h!ve been no( receive" in !ll l!n"s% the conDuere" h!ve

$iven l!(s to the conDueror9

The #!mily he!"e" by *enec!7s #rien"% Lucius ,iso% (!s con#ronte" (ith

% -& The .owe#s are pronoun/e0 as in 1.eto1 an0 1me so1) -& 2#ausner3 Joseph3 From Jesus to Paul, 4a/mi##an "o-3 %(+*3 pp **&*+* -& Baron3 Sa#o3 A Social and Religious History of the Jews, "o#um5ia Uni.- Press3 N63 an0 Jewish Pu5#i/ation So/iet73 Phi#a0e#phia3 %(')3 .o#- %3 pp %89&%8%

+ -& Sene/a3 Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, Vo#- III3 Epist#e :"V-+83 pp ;8&;(

' -& St- Au<ustine3 "it7 of od, 4o0ern Li5rar73 =an0om ouse3 %('93 ,-%%3 p )9)

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!n !llie" &roblem more &erson!l to it They (ere the C!l&urnius ,isos% (ho

(ere "escen"e" #rom st!tesmen !n" consuls% !n" #rom $re!t &oets !n"

histori!ns !s (ell G!ius Lucius C!l&urnius ,iso% the le!"er o# the #!mily% h!"

m!rrie" )rri! the youn$er :#rom her $r!n"#!ther7s n!me% )ristobulus; This

m!"e Lucius ,iso7s (i#e the $re!t.$r!n""!u$hter o# Hero" the Gre!t

Re&e!te"ly% reli$ious.min"e" -u"!e!n <e!lots (ere st!$in$ insurrections

!$!inst the Hero"i!n rulers o# -u"!e! (ho (ere ,iso7s (i#e7s rel!tions ,iso

(ishe" to stren$then his (i#e7s #!mily7s control o# the -u"!e!ns

The ,isos se!rche" #or ! solution to the t(o &roblems They #oun" it in

the -e(ish holy boo's% (hich (ere the #oun"!tion both #or the r!&i" s&re!"

o# the reli$ion !n" #or the <e!lots7 re#us!l to be $overne" by Rome7s &u&&ets

The ,isos moc'e"% but m!rvele" !t% the -e(ish belie# in their holy boo's

There#ore% they #elt ! ne( 9-e(ish9 boo' (oul" be the i"e!l metho" to &!ci#y

the -u"!e!ns !n" stren$then their inl!(s7 control o# the country

)bout the ye!r% ?2 )0% Lucius C!l&urnius ,iso com&ose" Ur M!rcus% the

#irst version o# the Gos&el o# M!r'% (hich no lon$er exists He (!s encour!$e"

by his #rien" *enec!! !n" !ssiste" by his (i#e7s 'insm!n% youn$ ,ersius the

&oet Nero7s mistress :l!ter his (i#e; ,o&&e! (!s &ro.-e(ish% !n" Nero

o&&ose" the &l!n The result (!s the ,isoni!n cons&ir!cy to !ss!ssin!te Nero%

"et!ile" in the histori!n T!citus Aut this !ttem&t #!ile" (hen he !borte" the&lot Inste!"% Nero h!" ,iso !n" *enec! !n" their #ello( cons&ir!tors

execute" by #orcin$ them to commit suici"e

He exile" ,iso7s youn$ son )rrius :s&elle" 9)rius9 herein;% (ho !&&e!rs

in T!citus un"er sever!l n!mes% inclu"in$ 9)ntonius N!t!lis9? Nero sent

youn$ ,iso to *yri! !s $overner Th!t &ost !lso $!ve him comm!n" o# the

le$ions controllin$ -u"!e! His o(n 9history9 recor"s his service in -u"!e! in

the ye!r ? un"er the n!me o# Gessius 8lorus% !n" in ?? (ith the &seu"onym

Cestius G!llus

This )rius C!l&urnius ,iso "eliber!tely &rovo'e" the -e(ish revolt in ??

so he coul" "estroy the Tem&le in -erus!lem..#or the -e(s (ere un(illin$ to

!cce&t his #!ther7sstory !n" thereby become &!ci#ie" by it !s (!s inten"e"@

Ho(ever% his 1=th Le$ion (!s c!u$ht by the <e!lots in the ,!ss o# Aeth

Horon !n" !lmost lost Nero7s re!ction (!s to exile him inste!" to ,!nnoni!%

to comm!n" ! le$ion there/ !n" to sen" Licinius Muci!nus to serve in *yri!%

'a -& Sene/a Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, Vo#- I3 Epist#e :LVI3 pp )((&*99, -& Ta/itus3 Annals, :V-'+3 8%

8 -& a.in< 0estro7e0 the Temp#e3 Piso /ou#0 then ha.e Jesus !whom he was pre0atin< to +9 7ears 5efore the Temp#e>s 0estru/tion$ prophe/7 the 0estru/tion

5e/ause of the Jews> re?e/tion of him@ !4at- )*-*8&*;$

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!n" Fes&!si!n to -u"!e! to &ut "o(n the -e(ish revolt

Then in ? Nero (!s !ss!ssin!te" by his o(n sl!ve E&!&hro"itus..(ho

un'no(n to his m!ster (!s youn$ ,iso7s l!c'ey G!lb! bec!me em&eror !n"

n!me" ,iso7s cousin% Licini!nus ,iso4% !s his inten"e" successor/ but G!lb! in

turn (!s soon overthro(n by Otho Otho (!s then overthro(n by Fitellius..!t (hich &oint ,iso !n" his #rien"s be$!n to #loc' to$ether !$!inst the l!tter

The ,isos !n" Fes&!si!n !n" Muci!nus !n" Tiberius )lex!n"er :,hilo7s

ne&he(; !ll >oine" r!n's behin" Fes&!si!n to see' to overthro( Fitellius12

)rius C!l&urnius ,iso (!s still comm!n"in$ the @th Le$ion in

,!nnoni!11 :)ustri!.Hun$!ry;% !n" Fes&!si!n sent him :no( !&&e!rin$ in

T!citus (ith the n!me M!rcus )ntonius ,rimus1=; south !cross the )l&s to

overthro( Fitellius Me!n(hile% the m!in bo"y o# Fes&!si!n7s le$ions

m!rche" overl!n" un"er Muci!nus #rom the e!st to(!r"s Rome ,iso

succee"e" in "e#e!tin$ Fitellius7 !rmy !n" secure" Rome #or Fes&!si!n11

Muci!nus !rrive" !n" &rom&tly sent him to -u"!e! to hel& Titus !t the sie$e

o# -erus!lem He "i" so% !n" in @2 they !ss!ulte" the city% then the Tem&le%

burne" it% sl!u$htere" m!ny thous!n"s% sent thous!n"s more to sl!very !n"

$l!"i!tori!l comb!t !n" "e!th

Then% )rius C!l&urnius ,iso (rote% in seDuence% the #ollo(in$+

Gos&el o# M!tthe( @2.@ CE

,resent Gos&el o# M!r' @.2 CE

Gos&el o# Lu'e :(ith hel& o# ,liny the Youn$er; .42 CE

In the $os&el story he inserte" himsel# by &l!yin$ the role not only o#

-esus% but o# !ll the -ose&hs% !s (ell He &!rticul!rly en>oye" !ssumin$ the

i"entity o# -ose&h Wishin$ to cre!te ! -e(ish hero% ! s!vior% in #iction!l #orm%

he :!n" his #!ther be#ore him;% #elt the i"entity o# ! secon" -ose&h secretly%

but very !&tly% #it them 8or their n!me ,iso h!" the s!me #our letters%; -& =oman historians !Suet- Nero +(3 an0 io "assius ,*-)($ ep#ain mere#7 that Epaphro0itus assiste0 the emperor>s sui/i0e- See a#so Ta/itus3 Annals :V-''3

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%9 -& !"id iI- 8+&;%%% -& #"id III-) footnote %

%) -& %) !"M III-,- The rea#iCation that 4ar/us Antonius Primus was a pseu0on7m of Arius "a#purnius Piso is 5ase0 on these fa/torsD

!%$ The name in P#in7>s #etters un0er whi/h Piso the #atter>s wife>s <ran0father is Arius Antoninus-

!)$ A//or0in< to Suetonius $Li%es of the &aesars, Book IV- ::V$3 Emperor aius "a#i<u#a appropriate0 aius Piso>s wife at Piso>s marria<e- That wou#0 ha.e 5eena5out the 7ear *,&&the 7ear 5efore Arius> 5irth- "a#i<u#a is known to ha.e 5een a 0es/en0ant of 4ark Anthon7 !4ar/us Antonius$- Seemin<#7 Suetonius was teasin<

at the uestione0 paternit7 of Piso>s a#ter e<o /reation-

!*$ Ta/itus> /austi/ 0es/riptions of 4ar/us Antonius Primus remin0 one of Piso-

!+$ The i0ea to /a## Piso 1Antonius Primus1&&was his own- It was Piso himse#f in his Jewish Gar IV-+(' who first 0etai#e0 Antonius Primus> /ampai<n for Vespasiana<ainst Vite##ius- A#so Josephus inserts 1Antonius1 !himse#f@$ as a /enturion who 0ies at the /apture Jotapata !Jewish Gar III-***$-

!'$ 4ar/us Antonius Primus> /o##ea<ue in the /ampai<n a<ainst Vite##ius is name0 Arrius Varus !Ta/itus3 Histories I#i-,-$- This is 7et another a#ter e<o of Piso

himse#f- In the mi0&'9>s3 whi#e in his #ate teens3 7oun< Piso was a prefe/t of a /ohort of #e<ionnaires in the /ampai<n a<ainst Vo#o<eses3 2in< of Armenia&&ser.in<there !in Ta/itus Annals :III-($ un0er the name Arrius Varius-!,$ is ep#oits as enera# 4ar/us Antonius Primus a//ount for his a5sen/e from Ju0aea in the 7ears ,8&,(&&5etween his 0efeat as "estius a##us an0 his

reappearin< to assist Titus at the sie<e of Jerusa#em in 89- =ather than 5ein< Vespasian>s prisoner in /hains3 he was his <enera#3 a0.an/in< on =ome in his 5eha#f-

%* -& Ta/itus3 Histories, II%-;)&;,- A#so 1the supreme authorit7 was eer/ise0 57 Antonius Primus1 i"id IV-)-

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In !""ition to cre!tin$ -esus in liter!ture% ,iso cre!te" #or himsel#

!nother #!mous liter!ry role% th!t o# ! &ur&orte" -e(ish $ener!l !n" then

histori!n+ 8l!vius -ose&hus )s -ose&hus% he conten"e" he h!" br!vely le" his

#ello( -e(s in the (!r in "e#en"in$ G!lilee !$!inst the Rom!n inv!"ersB

Ho(ever% li'e -esus% -ose&hus c!me only in liter!ture% th!t is% in ,iso7s o(n

(ritin$s Un"er his #iction!l n!me o# 8l!vius -ose&hus he !lso (rote% "urin$these !&&roxim!te ye!rs the #ollo(in$+

The -e(ish W!r @.2 CE

-e(ish )ntiDuities :-e(ish )rch!eolo$y; 42.4 CE

His &ur&orte" !utobio$r!&hy entitle" Fit! in L!tin :(hich (oul" be Aios in

Gree';..(hich is !lso #iction!l 4?.12 CE

Contr! )&ionem 12.12 CE

,iso is 'no(n &ublicly in history only un"er his &en n!me o# 8l!vius

-ose&hus He "oes not !&&e!r !s )rius C!l&urnius ,iso His true i"entity is

"eci&her!ble only by reconstruction With his #!ther7s "e!th !t Nero7s h!n"s

in ?% the ,isos v!nish #rom &ublic Rom!n history 8or the next @ ye!rs they

!re busy (ritin$ the NT !n" ti$htenin$ their &o(er over the 'no(n (orl"/ but

they !&&e!r only un"er !li!s n!mes They re!&&e!r !s ! #!mily (ith ,iso7s

$r!n"son )ntoninus !s em&eror in 1% !n" !re there!#ter 'no(n chie#ly !s

the )ntonines..but not !s the ,isosB

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In return the r!bbis no( t!u$ht &!ci#ism !n" !ccommo"!tion to Fes&!si!n7s

im&eri!l (ishes

Aut unli'e the Hero"s be#ore them% they (ere not #ully &r!ctic!l 8or

they re#use" to !ccommo"!te ,iso7s (ishes !s to reli$ion They re#use" to

instruct their &eo&le to !cce&t his story

: some (or"s misse" ; the little m!n u& in the syc!more tree in Lu'e

ch!&ter 14% (ho becomes ! #ollo(er o# -esus R!bbi G!mliel :G!m!liel; is

inserte" not only !s the te!cher o# ,!ul :)cts ==; but !lso !s the s&e!'er !t

the Council o# -erus!lem (!rnin$ th!t the !&ostles shoul" be let !lone :)cts

.4; Even R!bbi )'iv! (oul" be !""e" to )cts+ !s )$!bus :)cts 11= !n"

=112; !n" !s *cev! :)cts 1416;

More ven$e!nce (!s (rou$ht by ,iso by his &icturin$ the -e(s% in the

successive $os&els% !s incre!sin$ly evil In M!tthe(c h!&ter =% -esus

re&e!te"ly c!lls the scribes !n" ,h!risees hy&ocrites !n" even vi&ers..but

"oes not inclu"e the &eo&le In M!tthe( @% !lso% the ,h!risees !n"

*!""ucees !re c!lle" o##s&rin$ o# vi&ersKthis time by -ohn the A!&tist Aut by

the time o# Lu'e @% it is not merely the le!"ers but the cro("s (hom-o hn

the A!&tist c!lls the o##s&rin$ o# vi&ers )n"i n )cts =1= :(ritten 4?.122; it is

9the -e(s9 :!n" not merely the ,h!risees or *!""ucees; (ho #orm cons&ir!cy

to 'ill ,!ul Ay the time o# the Gos&el o# -ohn :ye!r 12;% the !uthor :,iso7sson% -ustus; h!s -esus tell the -e(s (ho ch!llen$e him% 9You !re o# :your;

#!ther "evil7:-ohn 66;7

Even (hen ,iso !bsolves the vill!ins o# cul&!bility.. 9 8!ther% #or$ive

them% #or they 'no( not (h!t they "o9:Lu'e =6;..it is the Rom!n sol"iers%

!n" not the -e(s% (hom he excuses It (!s true th!t none o# the !ctors 'ne(

(h!t..bec!use none o# the #iction!l ch!r!cters coul" be &resent to observe the

(ritin$ o# the storyB

The NT &ictures the -e(s !s the enemies o# -esus% o# ,!ul% !n" o# the

mess!$e o# the Gos&el ,iso7s son ,roculus% (ritin$ the E&istle to the Rom!ns%

in 11= ex&l!ine" the re!son (hy the -e(s (ere bein$ &icture" !s the

enemies o# the ne( belivers+ 9)s concernin$ the $os&el :they% the -e(s% !re;

enemies bec!use o# you9 :#or your s!'es; Th!t is% in or"er th!t the &eo&le

(oul" believe the storyB The !uthor o# I !n" II -ohn !"mits (hy the -e(s (ere

then o&&osin$ the Gos&el..they (ere re#usin$ to con#ess th!t -esus Christ h!"

come 9in :the; #lesh9 :I -ohn 6/ II -ohn% verse @; The !uthor7s res&onse (!s to

l!bel such o&&onents !s "eceivers !n" !nti.Christ :ibi";

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III THE )UTHOR*HI, O8 THE NEW TE*T)MENT AOO*.. 9LET GO0 AE

TRUE% AUT EFERY M)N ) LI)R 9:Rom!ns 6;

he m!in !uthors o# the Ne( Test!ment boo's (ere )rius C!l&urnius

,iso :-ose&hus;/ his son% 8!bius -ustus/ his $r!n""!u$hter7s husb!n"%

,liny the Youn$er/ !n" his son% -ulius T

8ollo(in$ is ! list o# the !ctu!l !uthorshi& o# e!ch o# the boo's o# the

Ne( Test!ment+

N)ME O8 THE AOO ),,RO YE)R

WRITTEN T E )CTU)L )UTHOR

The ori$in!l M!r' ?2 CE Lucius C!l&urnius ,iso

M!tthe( @2.@ Lucius C!l&urnius ,iso

The &resent M!r' @.2 Lucius C!l&urnius ,iso

Lu'e .42 )rius C!l&urnius ,iso (ith ,liny7s hel&

-ohn 12 -ustus C!l&urnius ,iso

)cts o# the )&ostles 4?.122

Ch!&ters 1.1% ) C ,iso (ith -ustus7 hel&/

ch!&ters 1?.1@% by -ustus/ ch!&ters 1.=% some (ritten by -ustus% some by ,liny

Rom!ns 122 ,roculus C!l&urnius ,iso

I Corinthi!ns% G!l!ti!ns !n" E&hesi!ns 122 ,liny

II Corinthi!ns% E&hesi!ns 12.12 -ustus

Colossi!ns 12?.12@ -ustus (ith his son -uli!nus7 hel&

I Timothy 12 ,liny

II Timothy 12@ -ustus

Titus 12.12 ,liny

,hilemon 12.112 -ustus (ith hel& o# -uli!nus

-!mes 112 -ustus

I !n" II ,eter 112.11 ,roculus

I% II% !n" III -ohn 112.11 -ulius C!l&urnius ,iso

-u"e 112.11 -ulius

Revel!tion 1?.1@ -ulius

Hebre(s 162 8l!vius )rri!nus :)rri!n;% !'! )&&i!n% youn$er

$r!n"son o# ,iso by Cl!u"i! ,hoebe

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THE CHURCH FATHERS Aet(een 122 !n" 12 !""ition!l Christi!n

boo's (ere !lre!"y bein$ "one..by the s!me !uthors (ho (ere #inishin$ the

Ne( Test!ment itsel# -ulius (rote !n e&istle !s Clement o# Rome ,liny (rote

! number o# e&istles !s *t I$n!tius ,roculus (rote one !s *t ,olyc!r& Ay

these (ritin$s% the !uthors (ere inst!llin$ themselves% in their o(n time% !sthe le$itim!te successors o# the !&ostles ,eter !n" ,!ul (ho h!" su&&ose"ly

(ritten in the mi""le o# the &!st century This #!c!"e entitle" them% !s they

no( (ent !mon$ their ne( believers% to be the le$itim!te &ro&!$!n"i<ers !n"

inter&reters o# the Christi!n (ritin$s

HE SEP UAGIN 8!ther% too% (!s busy ,iso (!s !men"in$ the

Gree' *e&tu!$int In his $os&els he h!" stren$thene" his story by misDuotin$

&l!ces #rom the Hebre( *cri&tures He ch!n$e" l!n$u!$e in the *e&tu!$int tom!'e it con#orm (ith the NT misDuotes Th!t (!y% there (oul" be !n !lle$e"

9correct9 tr!nsl!tion o# the Hebre( *cri&tures (ith (hich the NT Duot!tions

!$ree"

HE APOCRYPHPA ,iso (ishe" to cre!te ! stron$ #oun"!tion on

(hich to &l!ce the ne( #!ith *o bet(een 122 !n" 11 he recre!te" the story o#

the 9622 lost ye!rs9 o# -e(ish history He "i" this by !lso (ritin$ most o# the 16

boo's o# the )&ocry&h!% inclu"in$ Es"r!s% I M!cc!bees% -u"ith% Tobit% Ael !n"

the 0r!$on Ay m!'in$ -e(ish history br!ve !n" $lorious% the em&ire7s&eo&les (oul" more re!"ily !cce&t it !s their o(n history !n" become the

ne( Isr!el

HE WRI INGS OF ARRIAN L!ter% bet(een 12 !n" 12% )rri!n

:)rri!nus% ! lon$er #orm o# his $r!n"#!ther7s n!me )rius; (oul" emul!te him

He (oul" use ,iso7s &seu"onyms o# 8l!vius !n" A!rn!b!s )n" he (oul"

com&ose% in !""ition to Hebre(s% m!ny Christi!n boo's+ The *he&her" o#

Herm!s% A!rn!b!s% the 0i"!che% M!rtyr"om o# ,olyc!r&% E&istle to 0io$netus/!s (ell !s =6 volumes on Rom!n history/ !n !ccount o# )lex!n"er7s c!m&!i$n

into In"i!/ the (ritin$s o# the &ur&orte" !stronomer ,tolemy/ !n" the lecture

notes o# E&ictetus% his *toic instructor :(hom he cre!te"B;

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IF THE NUMERIC)L CO0E *Y*TEM*..,UTTING TWO TWO TOGETHER

GETTING ==B

iso (ishe" to insure th!t no other (riters nor #!mily coul" ever l!y

cl!im to the !uthorshi& o# his !n" his #!mily7s $re!t (or' *o he

inserte" v!rious systems o# co"e into his NT (ritin$s% !n" simil!rly

into his &ublic (ritin$s un"er his -ose&hus n!me% !n" !lso into the

)&ochry&h!% e!ch to ex&ress his !n" his #!mily7s true i"entity It (!s li'e

co&yri$htin$ his (or'

P

Centuries be#ore% the Gree' &hiloso&her ,yth!$or!s1 h!" "evelo&e" the

metho" o# ex&ressin$ i"e!s throu$h the numeric!l eDuiv!lents o# ! (or"7s

letters= ,iso too' !n" re#ine" this ,yth!$ore!n 9m!them!tics9 !n" by it

utili<e" Gree' numeric!l co"e% b!sic!lly three systems+

1 *M)LL NUMAERING :When the s!me system (!s use" by the -e(s in

Hebre(% they c!lle" it Mis&!r !t!n ; E!ch letter in Gree' h!" ! numeric!l

eDuiv!lent Aut in sm!ll numberin$% the <eros (ere "elete" Thus% in Gree' his

#!mily n!me (!s s&elle" !l&ournios ,iso !n" h!" the #ollo(in$ numeric!leDuiv!lents+

Κ Α Λ Π Ο ϒ Ρ Ν Ι Ο Σ Π Ι Σ Ω

2Ø 1 3Ø 8Ø 7Ø 4ØØ 1ØØ 5Ø 1Ø 7Ø 2ØØ =41 8Ø 1ØØ 2ØØ 8ØØ =19

The total of this word is 41 The total of this word is 193

TOGETHER THE TWO WOR0* TOT)LE0 ?2

= INITI)L *Y*TEM This involve" usin$ only the initi!l letters o# then!mes but (ith #ull numeric!l :not sm!ll numberin$; v!lues+

(!s =2/ , (!s 2/ thus , (!s 122

C :in L!tin; (!s 122/ , (!s 2/ thus C, (!s 12

(!s =2/ ,% (hich (!s R in Gree'% (!s !s R in Gree' 122/ thus , (!s 1=2

C (!s 122/ ,% !s R in Gree'% (!s 122/ thus C, (!s =22

% -& a##3 4an#e7 P-3 )he Secret )eachings of All Ages, An En/7/#ope0ia Out#ine of 4asoni/3 ermeti/3 a55a#isti/ an0 =osi/ru/ian S7m5o#i/a# Phi#osoph73 )9th

E0ition3 Phi#osophi/a# =esear/h So/iet7 In/-3 Los An<e#es3 "a#if-3 %(8'- pa<e L:V ff-

) -& !"id, pa<e L:I: ff-* -& The spe##in< Piso was the fami#7 name in Latin- In reek it was Peison, whose #etters tota#e0 )( in sma## num5erin<- Infreuent#73 Piso use0 89 !in 4at-

%;-))3 an0 Luke %9-%3 %8$ whi/h was a tota# of +% an0 )(3 to a##u0e to himse#fH 5ut rare#7 0i0 he use )( a#one- For usua##7 he an0 his fami#7 thou<ht in terms of

the Latin spe##in<3 Piso3 5ut with the reek numeri/a# eui.a#ents3 whose #etters tota#e0 %(- It shou#0 5e note03 howe.er3 that Psa#m )( was /hosen for sin<in<

ea/h Sa55ath at /on/#usion of Torah rea0in<-

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*EUENCE *Y*TEM This (!s use" (ith% !n" !s !n extension o#%

systems 1 or = E!ch Gree' letter !lso h!" its !ssi$ne" seDuence in the or"er

o# the letters in the !l&h!bet

Usin$ the seDuence system to$ether (ith 1+ the letter #or ?2 (!s Ξ (hich

even to"!y !&&e!rs !s on the ,!&!l Cross Th!t letter (!s the 16th letter o#

the !l&h!bet Thus !l&ournios ,iso% (hich (!s ex&resse" !s ?2% (!s !lsoex&resse" !s 16 Th!t is% 16 bec!me the secret eDuiv!lent o# ?2

Usin$ the seDuence system to$ether (ith =+ (!s the 12th letter in

seDuence% !n" , (!s the 1?th Thus , (!s =?

Ex!m&les o# his use o# these numberin$ systems !re !s #ollo(s+

I IN THE GO*,EL*KThe t(o ch!&ters cont!inin$ $ene!lo$ies o# -esus

!re M!tthe( 1 !n" Lu'e He use" v!rious metho"s to ex&ress those numbers

(hich most &ertinently ex&resse" his i"entity/ n!mely% 61% ?2% !n" =?

IN M)TTHEW% CH),TER 1

61 The !ctu!l number o# $ener!tions #rom )br!h!m to -esus :count themB;

?2 The cruci!l verse is M!tthe( 11@% (hich recites 16 three times One &lus

1@% &lus 16 three times% is ! tot!l o# ?2

=? The 1st ch!&ter h!s tot!l o# = verses..th!t &lus 1 :the #irst ch!&ter; $ives

=?

IN LUE% CH),TER

61 The r" ch!&ter h!s verses% tot!l bein$ 61

?2 The $ener!tions #rom -esus b!c' to )br!h!m :count themB; !re @ 8i#ty.

seven &lus r" ch!&ter tot!ls ?2

=? The cruci!l verse is Lu'e = :(hich recites -esus7 !$e !s 2; Three &lus

= is =?

,le!se note th!t Christi!ns h!ve been t!u$ht th!t the Ne( Test!ment !t

th!t time "i" not h!ve numberin$ o# the ch!&ters !n"5or verses Th!t !lso isnot true% !s #!r !s the ,isos7 o(n co&ies (ere concerne" The #!mily !rr!n$e"

the verses so th!t m!ny o# the more im&ort!nt ones (oul"% (ith the ch!&ters%

tot!l ,iso numbers% such !s -ohn 1? :tot!l o# 14;% !n" -ohn = :tot!l o# 62;

Th!t no ch!&ter !n"5or verse numberin$ !&&e!rs on co&ies "istribute" to be

re!" to the illiter!te sl!ves !n" &oor &eo&le is Duite imm!teri!l

Intro"ucin$ the !ctu!l @ $ener!tions in Lu'e ch!&ter % is the st!tement

in Lu'e = th!t -esus (!s 2 ye!rs o# !$e It is% thereby% hinte" th!t the 2

shoul" be !""e" to the @ (hich #ollo(s/ thus% $ivin$ ! tot!l o# @ Then (eshoul" com&!re the @ to the !ctu!l 61 in M!tthe( ch!&ter 1/ !n" th!t $ives !

"i##erence o# 6?

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2

KThe &resume" !$e% b!se" on Gos&el o# -ohn% !t (hich -esus "ies/ bec!use

his ministry there (!s seemin$ly #or three ye!rs (!s chosen bec!use

)lex!n"er the Gre!t "ie" !t !$e

?KThe tot!l in sm!ll numberin$ o# his #iction!l n!me I(s&rosEven thou$h

he h!" t!'en the i"entity o# :v!rious; -ose&hs% he s&elle" his &seu"onym (ith! , inste!" o# 8 The ch!n$e o# letters (!s etymolo$ic!lly &ro&er in Gree'

Aut% !lso% (ith th!t s&ellin$ it (oul" tot!l not but ? )n" the n!me o# the

!ncient Gree' &hiloso&herK,yth!$or!sK#rom (hom he borro(e" !n"

re#ine" the numberin$ systems% tot!le" ? by sm!ll numberin$B

In Lu'e ch!&ter % he !""e" to the @ $ener!tions bet(een -esus !n"

)br!h!m% !n !""ition!l =1 $ener!tions countin$ b!c' to )"!m !n" Go" He

thus "eliber!tely m!"e the tot!l @ 8or com&!rin$ the @ $ener!tions in Lu'e

ch!&ter % to the 6= $ener!tions : times 16; &resume" in M!tthe( 11@% $ives !

"i##erence o# ?K(hich (!s -ose&husB

The -e(s re&lie" by li$htin$ ? c!n"les "urin$ the ei$ht ni$hts o#

Ch!nu'!h/ !n" (ith the le$en" o# the L!me" F!v / !n" by s&ellin$ !n"

choosin$ the hymn title )"on Ol!m % (hich tot!le" ? )n"% l!ter% by s&ellin$ !

m!ster7s $oo" n!me in such ! (!y th!t its letters (oul" tot!l ?

62KThe number 1= (hich re&resente" the 1= "isci&les% (!s (hen use" in the

seDuence system% the letter M )n" by the initi!l system th!t (!s 6262 (!s

!lso h!l# o# 2 (hich (!s , :#or ,iso;/ hence t(o M7s coul" re&resent ,iso

Th!t (!s the re!son th!t -esus7 mother7s n!me (!s s&elle" notMiri!m

!s i# inHebre(% but r!ther M!ri!m 8or )ri! (!s the #eminine #orm o# ,iso7s true

n!me o# )rius )n" by &uttin$ !n 9m9 on either en" o# it% ! #eminine )rius

,iso (!s &ro"uce" ,iso (!s the mother !s (ell !s the #!therB

61KThis (!s ΚFH@@% :!l&ournios;% the Gree' s&ellin$ o# his cl!n n!me%

in sm!ll numberin$

6=KThe &resume" tot!l $ener!tions o# -esus7 $ene!lo$y in M!tthe( ch!&ter 1

There !re !ctu!lly only 61 $ener!tions liste" there The -e(ish res&onse (!s

to chose 0ets!ch )"!sh A!7!ch!v They tot!le" 6=B

66KThis (!s the ex&ression in sm!ll numberin$ o# the n!me o# his mi""leson !n" m!in !ssist!nt !n" successor% 8!bius -ustus ::@ 1% Ι@@

=?;/ to$ether his n!me tot!le" 66 Th!t (!s the re!son (hy ,!ul :bein$

(ritten !n" #iction!lly cre!te" by -ose&hus7 son -ustus; s!i" in II Cor 11=6

th!t 9:#;ive times I receive" #rom -e(s thirty.nine l!shes9 4 &lus (!s 66%

(hich (!s the !uthor7s true n!me Th!t is !lso the re!son 166%222 !&&e!rs in

Revel!tion @6% !n" 161% !n" -ulius% the !uthor there% (!s re#errin$ to his

brother% 8!bios Ioustos% (ho (!s 66% cou&le" (ith the ex&ression o# his

#!mily7s n!me% 122 #or , In re&ly the -e(s lit ei$ht sh!mosh c!n"les..in

!""ition to the ? others.."urin$ Ch!nu'!h% m!'in$ the tot!l 66

' -& Phi#o of A#ean0ria an0 the Septua<in ha0 for 4oses> sister a#so use0 the reek spe##in< Mariam !assumin< the spe##in< in Phi#o ha0 not 5een /han<e0 from

Miriam 57 Piso or his su//essors$- But Aria with an 1m1 a00e0 on ea/h en0 0i0 apt#7 fit as the name of Piso>s fi/tiona# wife-

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6?K-esus Christ PΙ?@@ ;C@@Q in sm!ll numberin$ In -ohn ==2 the -e(s tell

-esusit too' 6? ye!rs to buil" the Tem&le

6@K,yth!$or!s7 most #!mous theorem (!s his 6@th Th!t s!i" th!t the sDu!re

o# the hy&otenuse eDu!le" the sum o# the sDu!res o# the other t(o si"es ,iso

s!( himsel# !s the #iction!l re"i"ivus o# so m!ny other $re!ts o# history+

-ose&h% )lex!n"er the Gre!t% ,l!to% )ristotle% Minos% et !l In short% hebec!mee verythin$ #rom the !l&h! o# )rius to the ome$! o# ,iso :see Rev 1%

=1?% ==1; *imil!rly% he (!s the ne( ,yth!$or!s There#ore he (rote th!t his

br!ve "e#ense o# -ot!&!t! in the -e(ish W!r h!" l!ste" 6@ "!ys?

2KThis (!s re&resente" in Hebre( by the letter 9nun 9 The s!me (or"% nun%

(!s !lso the #!ther o# the #irst -oshu! Thus% 2 (!s use" !s !n !llusion to the

sourceKthe -e(ish -oshu!K#rom (hich ,iso borro(e" the n!me #or his

hero )lso% nun h!" ! thir" me!nin$+ in )r!m!ic it me!nt #ish There#ore the

Church m!"e the #ish ! symbol #or -esus

@KThe @ $ener!tions #rom )br!h!m to -esus in Lu'e ch!&ter ) -e(ish

!ns(er (!s to chose the H!#tor!h #or Yom i&&ur mornin$/ it is #rom Is!i!h

ch!&ter @% st!rtin$ !t its 16th verse !n" continuin$ throu$h to the 16th verse

o# the #ollo(in$ ch!&ter

?2K!l&ournios ,iso in sm!ll numberin$ Th!t is (hy% in !nother story in his

-e(ish )ntiDuities% ,iso cruci#ie" his !lter e$o ?2 cubits hi$h )n" (hyKin

or"er to !ns(er himK,es!ch M!t<oh U7M!ror (ere m!"e to tot!l ?2

??K8l!vius :8l!ouios; -ose&hus :Iose&os;K2 &lus ?Kin sm!ll numberin$

Th!t (!s (hy the Church l!ter !rr!n$e" the Ol" Test!ment into 4 boo's% soth!t those% &lus the =@ boo's o# the Ne( Test!ment% (oul" tot!l ?? in !ll

?@KEx&ressin$ the letters o# ,iso% e!ch in the seDuence system% $!ve+ 0.1?% Ι.4%

4.1% >.=6?@ The -e(s (rote ! re&ly to ,iso (hich (!s m!"e to cont!in 1?@

verses Th!t (!s !ns(erin$ , (hich (!s 122% &lus ,iso (hich (!s ?@ by the

seDuence system L!ter% lo7hevel (!s chosen bec!use it !&tly tot!le" ?@

@2K)n !llusion to the *e&tu!$int/ !n" !lso to the #!mily7s n!me !s s&elle"

!l&ournious ,eison :see #ootnote su&r!; ,iso (rote both !ccounts o# his

"!y !s to ho( the *e&tu!$int (!s cre!te"+ One in his )ntiDuities in (hich the

centr!l ch!r!cter is )rist!ios :tot!lin$ 14 in sm!ll numberin$ in Gree'; !n"the other entitle" the Letter o# )riste!s :tot!lin$ 1? in sm!ll numberin$; E!ch

n!me (!s merely ! lon$er #orm o# his true n!me o# )rius/ )rist!ios !n"

)riste!s (ere merely yet !""ition!l liter!ry !lter e$os o# himsel#B This co"e

&r!ctice o# !""in$ or subtr!ctin$ &ortions o# ! n!me to "is$uise but yet 'ee&

the b!sic n!me is seen in !nother v!ri!tion o# ,iso7s true &erson!l n!me o#

)rius..L )rruntius *tell! Un"er th!t n!me ,iso (!s &!tron !n" #rien" o# the

&oets *t!tius !n" M!rti!l !n" ! Rom!n consul uery !s to the &ossible

source o# the n!me )rtorius or )rthur..!s in in$ )rthurB

2K,% (hich stoo" #or ,iso% (!s 2 in re$ul!r numberin$% th!t is% by theiniti!l system

, -& Jewish Gar %II-*%,3 +9,

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@KTh!t (!s the secret tot!l o# @ &lus 2 in Lu'e ch!&ter % ex&l!ine" !bove

@ (!s !lso &!< in re$ul!r numberin$ in both Gree' !n" Hebre( Ροs% (hich

(!s !lmost the s!me &ronunci!tion% (!s the #in!l syll!ble o# his ΙJ@?H@

n!me

The -e(s !ns(ere" (ith the sons o# ,!<<i )n" they m!"e Aoruch

*heh7orn!r cont!in @ (or"s4?KThis (!s 9)lex9 in re$ul!r numberin$ Th!t (!s the shortene" #orm o# the

n!me o# ,iso7s #irst son% )lex!n"er% (ho "ie" !bout the ye!r 4 He !&&e!re"

in the Gos&els !s )n"re( ,liny m!rrie" ,iso7s $r!n""!u$hter% C!l&urni!% !n"

there#ore bec!me li'e ! ne( son to him% ! re&l!cement #or )lex!n"er Hence%

he (!s 4? The &!rticul!r one o# ,liny7s &ublic letters in (hich he (rote to

Em&eror Tr!>!n concernin$ his recent !lle$e" &ersecution o# Christi!n

believers% (!s !&&ro&ri!tely m!"e to !&&e!r !s letter number 4? in the 12th

volume o# his letters

To !ns(er ,liny% the #irst line o# )"on Ol!m (!s m!"e to tot!l 4? in

sm!ll numberin$ in Hebre(% !s (!s the ex&ression% M!h Nisht!n!h H!l!il!h

H!<eh Me7'ol H!7l!ilos

44KThis (!s the tot!l o# ,liny7s #ull n!me% G!ios !i'ilios *e'oun"os

,linious% in sm!ll numberin$

122K, by the initi!l system

1=2K, :, !s R; by initi!l system Th!t is (hy the $!therin$ o# the brethren

in )cts 11 consiste" o# 1=2

1?K, :122; &lus Iose&os :?; The 1=2 &ersons in )cts 11 &lus the ch!&ter!n" verse there tot!l 1?

The -e(s !ns(ere" ,iso by m!'in$ the #irst lines o# Yi$"!l !n" )yn

7Elo'eynu tot!l 1? in Mis&!r !t!n )n" by recitin$ ,s!lm 1? e!ch s!bb!th

!n" in the H!$$!"!h )lso notice th!t in M!lcolm H!y7s Thy Arother7s Aloo" %

-ose&hus is #irst mentione" on &!$e 1?

166K, :122; &lus 8!bius -ustus :66; tot!l 166 The 166%222 (hich !&&e!r in

Rev

12KC :#rom L!tin; !s 122% &lus , #rom Gree' !s 2 In )cts =@@ the &ersons

in ,!ul7s bo!t tot!le" =@? Th!t (!s bec!use they (ere !ctu!lly >ust t(o+ 12:C,; &lus 4? :,liny;/ th!t is% the t(o !uthors o# )cts% ,liny !n" C!l&urnius

,iso% (ho in this inst!nce (oul" be -ustus

=22KC% &lus , !s R

22KT (!s 22 in Gree'/ it (!s !lso the symbol o# the cross

1?KThis (!s the cross :T 22; &lus , :1?th letter; Fo7ree' (!s chosen

bec!use it :li'e ! #orm o# ,iso7s hero7s n!me; tot!le" 1? in re$ul!r

numberin$ Fo7ree' (!s t!'en #rom Is!i!h 2@..!s (!s !lso hevel % (ith the

mere !""ition o# l!me" :2; )lle$oric!lly the Ne( Test!ment coul" be seen !s

!uthore" m!inly by ,iso% Mr Hevel F Ree'B ?22.. in Gree'% (hich (!s &ronounce" 9ch%9 (!s the #irst letter o# ;C@@

:Christ;/ !n" it (!s !lso ?22 in the initi!l system Thus ?22 stoo" #or Christ

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L!ter it re!&&e!re" !s the ?22 (ho ro"e 9into the v!lley o# 0e!th9

???KThe number (hich &ert!ine" to the be!st in Revel!tion 11 This (ill

be ex &l!ine" belo(+

The ,isos use" the numbers !ll throu$h the Ne( Test!ment.. in v!rious

(!ys% !$!in !n" !$!in ,iso te!se" th!t even 9the very h!irs o# your he!" !re

!ll numbere"B9 :M!t 122;There (ere no co&yri$ht l!(s then% !n" their use o# co"e (!s li'e

co&yri$htin$ their (or' Th!t (!y% no #uture !uthors coul" ste!l the honor

(hich they (ishe" #or their memories #orever% by cl!imin$% even secretly% th!t

the $re!t (or' (!s theirs

Aut then% ,iso7s ol"est livin$ son% -ulius :(ho (!s -ohn !s ! little boy in

the *yno&tic Gos&els;% bec!me !n$ry !t the #!mily )s -ulius *everus% he h!"

>ust "estroye" A!r Cochb!h in the ye!r (hich is no( 1 CE :)0; Aut

inste!" o# re(!r"in$ him% his survivin$ brother -ustus !n" -ustus7 #rien"

Em&eror H!"ri!n% (ho (!s un"er his thumb% h!" n!me" sister Cl!u"i!7s son

)ntoninus to succee" H!"ri!n -ulius #elt his o(n $r!n"son shoul" h!ve been

chosen successor inste!"@ Aut H!"ri!n even s&eci#ie" th!t his o(n ne&he(

!n" $r!n"son shoul" be em&erors !#ter )ntoninusB

*o in 1?71@ -ulius ret!li!te" by (ritin$ Revel!tion% !n" in it turnin$

the number co"e !$!inst the #!mily He ri"icules ,liny% (ho (!s number =@%

by m!'in$ the be!st in Revel!tion 11 :16 !n" there#ore his o(n #!therB; h!ve

12 horns% @ he!"s% !n" "i!"ems% (hich tot!l =@ He m!'es his o(n "e!" #!ther

into the "r!$on% (ho !cts #or 6= months :M!tthe( 11@/ x 16% th!t is -esus; inRevel!tion 1 The seven !n$els h!ve seven &l!$ues :! tot!l o# 16B; in

Revel!tion 1?

He is most vicious to(!r" his #!ther in Revel!tion 11 by s!yin$ the

number o# the be!st (!s ??? ?22 :(hich (!s ;C@@ by the initi!l system; &lus

?? ::F@ ΙJ@?H@ by sm!ll numberin$; Th!t is% "!""y !n" his cre!tion%

ChristB *ome !ncient m!nuscri&ts h!ve this !s ?1?% but the result is the s!me

8or 1? is , by the seDuence system% !n" , stoo" #or ,iso *o ?1? is ,iso &lus

ChristB

In th!t s!me verse% -ulius "eri"es his #!ther yet !nother (!y Th!tinvolve" ! #ourth numeric!l co"e system+ re$ul!r :not 9sm!ll7 7; numberin$ in

(or"s !n" entire &hr!ses : missin$ text ; is9; (!s m!"e to be 1%@2= in

re$ul!r numberin$%so th!t (hen ??? (!s !""e" to it% the tot!l (!s =%?/ !n"

th!t (!s the i"entic!l tot!l% !lso in re$ul!r numberin$% o# the the n!mes -esus

Christ E!ch (!s =%?B4

8 -& See ip "assius L:I:-%8!%$3 whi/h is .o#ume ;3 pa<e +''-; -& whi/h he a#so mo/ks Ju0aism3 5e/ause %* an0 %; were two of the main num5ers of the Jewish re#i<ion- A Jewish response was to /ommen/e the sin<in< of

Psa#ms %%*&%%; on ho#i0a7s-

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The *ie$e o# -erus!lem% )0 @2

by -ose&hus

-erus!lem #ell% !#ter ! sie$e% to ! Rom!n !rmy un"er Titus

-ose&hus (!s ! -e( (ho h!" $one over to the Rom!ns

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= The LEO,)R0 or ,)NTHER ) symbol o# the $o""ess% Cybele% (hich

!lso (!s com&osite" by ,iso into the -esus #i$ure..(!s the &!nther This is

source o# 9&uss !n" boots%9 9c!t (ith nine lives%9 9m!ny (!ys to s'in ! c!t9

Th!t (!s !lso (hy -esus (!s c!lle" ben ,!ntiri

The HOR*E ,iso% (ith its letters re!rr!n$e" !n" !n extr! 9&9 !""e"%

becomes i&&os in Gree'% (hich is horse The horse7s mouth !n" its "on'ey%

le!" ! horse to (!ter% horse l!u$h% etc The *econ" Comin$ or the R!&ture%

(hich is Hum&ty7s #!ll% is (hen !ll the 'in$7s horses (on7t &ut him b!c'

to$ether !$!in

6 The COC or CHICEN ) &riest o#

Cybele !n" )ttis (!s c!lle" ! $!llus in Rome%

bec!use the G!llus (!s the n!me o# the river

in (estern Tur'ey #rom (hich !re! the

Rom!ns stole th!t &!rticul!r &!ir o# $o"s

G!ul% s&eci#ic!lly ,rovence% (!s (here the

,isos h!" est!tes )n" $!llus me!nt !

chic'en in L!tin+ 9Ae#ore the coc' cro(s%

*imon ,eter% you (ill "eny me three times9Th!t (!s (hy Tur M!l'!h (!s "estroye"

throu$h ! coc' !n" ! hen )lso% -esus !s !

hen $!therin$ her chic'ens in M!t =@%

coc' !n" bull% coc'sure% coc' o# the (!l'%

&e!coc'% &o&&ycoc'% !n" the chic'en :,iso;

on (hom (e &ut our sins :inste!" o# the

Tem&le he "estroye" (ith his =6 minim..&lur!l o# min (hich

(!s short #or Minos; Erev Yom i&&ur )n" the term Gollus%

#or the "is&ersion (hich ,iso ultim!tly c!use" It (!s only!#ter the secon" "istruction th!t -e(ish liter!ture re#erre" to

both "is&ersions !s Gollus

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,iso s!( himsel# !s ! ne( Gree' Moses He secretly use" the i"entity o#

Minos re"i"ivus 8or Minos (!s the re&ute" !ncient l!($iver o# Crete

:!nother Minos (!s 'in$ o# !ncient Crete; The n!me Minos in Gree' sm!ll

numberin$ tot!le" 14Kthe s!me !s "i" ,isoB Thus% ,liny (ritin$ !s ,!ul in

the E&istle to Titus :!ctu!lly to -ulius; in the Ne( Test!ment% bo!sts th!t 9)ll

Cret!ns !re li!rs9 :Titus =1=; He is Duotin$ #rom E&imeni"es% !nother Cret!n

Aut ,liny !lso !""s% 9This re&ort is true9B :Titus =1;

The r!bbis notice"% !n" they be$!n to re#er to Christi!nity !s M K nus !n"

to ,iso !s 9the min9 or H!7Min On occ!sion they ch!n$e" the t(o vo(els to

'om!t< They te!se"

)#i'u7min 1

9you sh!ll c!st out the min9 L!ter% in )"on

Ol!m % their "escen"!nts (oul" sin$ th!t Go" :!n" not ,isoB; 9is my minos !n"

the minos o# my cu&9

Henry 8iel"in$ too notice"% !n" he inserte" Minos !s ! ch!r!cter in his

) -ourney #rom this Worl" to the Next He !lso h!" th!t story cont!in Aoo' 1

(ith = ch!&ters/ !n" then s'i&&e" to Aoo' 14% Ch!&ter @ With e!ch he (!s

te!sin$ !t M!tthe( ch!&ter 1 (ith its = verses% !n" its tot!l o# =?

,iso use" v!rious other !llusions to himsel# The n!me ,iso (!s

su&&ose"ly "erive" #rom the L!tin (or" &istor (hich ori$in!lly me!nt one

(ho 9$roun"9/ hence% ! miller o# #lour or ! b!'er No( (e 'no( (hy *herloc'Holmes live" on A!'er *treet% !n" (hy there (ere =6 bl!c'bir"s b!'e" in !

:,iso; &ie% !n" the butcher :Titus% (ho sl!u$htere" the -e(s; !n" the b!'er

:,iso; !n" the c!n"lestic' m!'er :the li$ht o# the (orl"% -esus;% !n" the

$in$erbre!" house !n" the tr!il o# bre!" crumbs

Th!t is the source #or the ex&ression 9M!y their bones be $roun" to

"ustB9 !n" #or the ex&ression in the m!rtyrolo$y o# the ten r!bbis recite" on

Yom i&&ur !n" Tish! b7)v th!t the str!n$ers :Rom!ns; consume" them 9!s !

c!'e unturne"9 is consume" by #ire% !n" #or the custom o# T!shlich on Rosh

H!shonohi n (hich (e c!st out our sins by c!stin$ bre!" crumbs #rom our% -& Josephus ha0 inserte0 in his Jewish Gar a tower he /a##e0 afe.ou, where he sai0 Jews ha0 assem5#e03 on#7 to f#ee on the a0.an/e of "estius a##us !%%-'%*$-

The same soun03 afi.u, in Aramai/3 meant 17ou sha## /ast out-1 An0 a00in< rain to it happene0 to pro0u/e the same soun0 as the reek afi.omin, a form of

afi.neomai whi/h meant 1to arri.e at31 1/ome to31 1rea/h-1 Another form appears as afi.eto in =omans %,-%( with the meanin< 1/ame1 or 1has /ome a5roa0-1

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FI THE 8)MILY IN THE NEW TE*T)MENT..9I )N0 THE 8)THER )RE ONE9

:-ohn 122;

he ,isos cl!ime" "escent #rom C!l&us :!l&os in Gree'; (hom they

cl!ime" (!s the son o# Num! ,om&ilius% successor o# Romulus (ho

#oun"e" Rome The C!l&urni!n cl!n "escen"e" #rom C!l&us/ !n" the

,isos (ere the most &rominent #!mily in the C!l&urni!n cl!n Ch!n$in$ the

9!9 to 9o9 &ro"uce" 'ol&os % (hich (!s Gree' #or bosom Th!t is (hy L!<!rus

(!s in the bosom o# )br!h!m in Lu'e 1?= !n" (hy the only be$otten *on

(!s in the bosom o# the 8!ther in -ohn 11 !n" (hy the belove" "isci&le

le!ne" on -esus7 bosom in -ohn 1= Th!t is !lso (hy% !#ter the Resurrection%

-esus met 9Cleo&!s9 :Lu'e =61; !n" ! M!ri!m is :(i#e; o# 9Clo&!s9 :-ohn

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T

,iso !n" his sons !n" ,liny move throu$h the NT un"er v!rious n!mes

In the $os&els% st!rtin$ (ith M!tthe(% -esus :-ose&hus; h!s b!sic!lly only

three "isci&les+ -ohn% -!mes !n" *imon ,eter )ll the other nine "isci&les !re

sh!"o(y !lter e$os o# these three The three !re re!lly his three sons% -ulius%

-ustus !n" ,roculus% inserte" into the #irst $os&el (hen still little boys In

!""ition% his #ourth son% )lex!n"er% !&&e!rs !s the #ourth but less im&ort!nt"isci&le% )n"re(% the brother o# *imon ,eter

The Ne( Test!ment mentions 4 "i##erent *imons :&lus = *imeons;/ !n" ?

"i##erent -!meses/ !n" 4 "i##erent -ohns/ !n" ? "i##erent -u"!ses Most o# these

(ere honor!ble insertions o# ,iso7s three sons :-ulius &l!ye" the -u"!ses !s

(ell !s the -ohns;

When ,iso &l!ys -ose&h% the three m!in "isci&les !re his three re!l

sons..!n" -esus is his liter!ry son Then (hen ,iso &l!ys -esus% his sons

become -esus7 brothers Thus% -esus h!s #our brothers :M!tthe( 1; (ho !re

re!lly ,iso7s #our sons inclu"in$ )lex!n"er8!ther &l!ys !ll the -ose&hs 8irst he is -ose&h the c!r&enter% l!ter he is

-ose&h o# )rim!the! (ho buries -esus -ose&h the c!r&enter "ro&s #rom the

story (hen -esus st!rts his ministry..bec!use ,iso c!nnot be in the story !s

t(o m!in roles simult!neouslyBKthen -ose&h re!&&e!rs !#ter the cruci#ixion

to bury his liter!ry sonB Then in )cts o# the )&ostles% he re!&&e!rs !s -ose&h

the Levite% (hose n!me is Duic'ly ch!n$e" to A!rn!b!s :)cts 6?;

Thus% he &l!ys both the *on :-esus; !n" the 8!ther :-ose&h the c!r&enter%

!n" Go"; 8!ther !n" *on (ere in #!ct oneKe!ch (!s ,iso

*h!'es&e!re "escribe" the "ouble i"entity in ,ericles% ,rince o# Tyre In

its $re!t ri""le% su&&ose"ly !llu"in$ to incest% but !ctu!lly to ,iso7s "ouble

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role% *h!'es&e!re (rote+ 9He7s #!ther% son% !n" husb!n" mil"19 )n" in )s

You Li'e It % he (rote% 9One m!n &l!ys m!ny &!rts=9

In )cts 14=4 !n" =26% (ritten by his son -ustus% -ose&hus is inserte"

un"er the n!me )rist!rchus !n" is ! com&!nion o# ,liny (ho !&&e!rs un"er

t(o o# his !ctu!l n!mes% G!ius !n" *ecun"usB It (!s !&&ro&ri!te th!t ,iso

h!ve the &seu"onym )rist!rchus% #or )risto (!s the n!me o# ,l!to7s #!ther*imil!rly% it is !s Titius )risto th!t -ose&hus entere" Rom!n >uris&ru"ence

Un"er th!t n!me he (!s ! #!mous Rom!n >urist cite" in -ustini!n7s 0i$est

centuries l!ter

In the Ne( Test!ment% ,iso is !lso )Duil!% (hich me!nt e!$le/ !n" ,risc!

or ,riscill! is his (i#e His (i#e7s true n!me (!s Aoioni! ,riscill! or ,rocill!

*he !lso !&&e!rs in II Timothy :(ritten by their son -ustus; !s Lois 8ittin$ly%

she !&&e!rs liter!ture !s su&erm!n7s (i#e !n" Timothy7s $r!n"mother

-ustus (!s his #!ther7s m!in successor When -ustus !n" his #!ther

st!rte" the (ritin$ o# )cts% -ustus &l!ye" ,!ul% the hero% !s his #!ther h!"

cre!te" !n" &l!ye" the role o# -esus

)t the s!me time% !bout the ye!r 4?% his #!ther (!s &re&!rin$ to (rite his

Fit! / !n" in it% ,iso (oul" insert -ustus !s his true n!me% -ustus% t(ice%

bet(een his brothers 9Hyrc!nus9 :!ctu!lly -ulius% (ho is the NT -ohn; !n"

9)$ri&&!9 or 9*imoni"es9 :(ho is !ctu!lly ,roculus !n" the NT *imon;9

In his Fit! % ,iso m!'es -ustus !n !lle$e" -e(ish histori!n6 (ho h!"

(ritten ! con#lictin$ history o# the -e(ish W!r !n" #!lsely !ccuse" him

:-ose&hus; o# c!usin$ his n!tive Tiberi!s to revolt !$!inst Rome

He tells o#-ustus7 c!reer !s the revolution!ry le!"er !t Tiberi!s !n" s!ys his #!ther (!s

,istos? :seemin$ly bec!use &istis (!s the Gree' #or 9#!ith%9 !n" coul" !lso be

seen !s !'in to the n!me ,iso% !s (!s &istor in L!tin; He $ives -ustus !

brother @ or brother.in.l!( n!me" -esusB

-ustus !&&e!rs in his o(n )cts 1= !s 9-ose&h c!lle" A!rs!bb!s :(ho (!s

!lso c!lle" -ustus;9K#or he is hintin$ th!t he h!s become the ne(

-ose&h:us;% the ne( #!ther the story -ustus7 n!me !&&e!rs !$!in in )cts in

1@ !s Titius -ustus

) #e( ye!rs l!ter% !bout the ye!r 12% -ustus (rites the Gos&el o# -ohn Init he stresses re&e!te"ly :es&eci!lly in ch!&ters 12% 1=% 16% 1?; th!t he is sent by

his #!ther !n" is his re&resent!tive He is te!sin$ th!t the #!ther% (hose (or'

he is continuin$% is his o(nK,isoB

-ustus !&&e!rs in his o(n )cts 1= !s 9-ose&h c!lle" A!rs!bb!s :(ho (!s

!lso c!lle" -ustus;9K#or he is hintin$ th!t he h!s become the ne(

-ose&h:us;% the ne( #!ther the story -ustus7 n!me !&&e!rs !$!in in )cts in

% -& A/t I3 S/ene I3 ,;) -& II- 8

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1@ !s Titius -ustus

) #e( ye!rs l!ter% !bout the ye!r 12% -ustus (rites the Gos&el o# -ohn In

it he stresses re&e!te"ly :es&eci!lly in ch!&ters 12% 1=% 16% 1?; th!t he is sent by

his #!ther !n" is his re&resent!tive He is te!sin$ th!t the #!ther% (hose (or'

he is continuin$% is his o(nK,isoB

He n!mes this $os&el !#ter his brother -ulius7 &seu"onym! n" himsel#&l!ys the role o# -esus in it There is no "isci&le -!mes mentione" in this

$os&el :"es&ite the im&ort!nce o# -!mes !s one o# the three chie# "isci&les in

the *yno&tic Gos&elsB; bec!use -ustus is &l!yin$ the le!" role% -esus/ !n"

there#ore he c!nnot insert himsel# in the story !s t(o m!in ch!r!cters !t the

s!me time

*hortly !#ter (ritin$ the Gos&el o# -ohn :in 12; !n" &l!yin$ the le!"

:-esus; in -ustus un"er his i"entity o# ,!ulK!ssiste" by his son -uli!nus%

&seu"onym TimothyK(rites the E&istle to the Colossi!ns )n" in it !t Col

611% they re#er to -ustus &rou"ly !s 9-esus (ho is c!lle" -ustus9B

His #!ther% too% h!" hinte" th!t -ustus !n" -esus h!" become i"entic!l

8or in his Fit! % h!vin$ m!"e -ustus the revolution!ry le!"er !t Tiberi!s% he

l!ter $!ve Tiberi!s7 chie# m!$istr!te the n!me -esus4

-ustus (oul" live on into the rei$n o# his ne&he( )ntoninus :Cl!u"i!

,hoebe7s el"er son;% (hich commence" in 1% !n" (oul" then (rite !s

-ustinus :lon$er #orm >ustus; the Witness% th!t is% -ustin M!rtyr% Church 8!ther

In his 0i!lo$ue With Try&ho % he (oul" bo!st th!t &r!yers in the n!me o#

-esus (ere bein$ o##ere" by every r!ce o# men

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,liny sh!re" (ith -ustus the (ritin$s o# )cts !n" the ,!uline E&istles

,liny7s #irst ch!&ter in )cts (!s ch!&ter 1 )t verse @ he inserte" -ustus !s

Titius -ustus% bec!use no( th!t ,liny (!s the (riter :!n" hence !lso &l!yin$

the le!" ch!r!cter% ,!ul;% -ustus coul" not &l!y ,!ul but nee"e" ! ne(

i"entity

Then in )cts 1=6 !n" 141% ,liny $ives -ustus !nother n!me% )&ollos He

is secretly the #ormer ,!ul :,!ulus5,ollus; (ith !n 9!9 !""e"

Within ! cou&le ye!rs% ,liny (oul" (rite I Corinthi!ns )$!in% he

re&e!te"ly inserte" -ustus !s )&ollos :I Cor 11=% 6.?% ==/ 6?/ 1?1=;% bec!use!s the (riter% ,liny (!s himsel# &l!yin$ the le!" role% ,!ul )n" (hen ,liny

(rote% !s ,!ul% the E&istle to Titus :-ulius;% !$!in he &ut -ustus in !s )&ollos

:1;

Unli'e -ustus (ho (oul" live on into the 1627s% ,liny (oul" &erish in 11?

in (estern ,!rthi! (hile #i$htin$ the -e(s !n" ,!rthi!ns This (!r (!s

connecte" (ith the secon" $re!t -e(ish revolt :o# 11.11@; !$!inst the ,isos7

Rom!n Em&ire

,liny7s "e!th (!s un"er his milit!ry n!me% M!ximus% the $re!t one

L!ter% 9m!xim!9 :the #eminine #orm o# his &seu"onym; (oul" be combine"

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%9 -& Ante/0icene Fathers, Gm- B- Eeer0man>s Pu5#ishin< "o-3 ran0 =api0s3 4i/h-3 %(8*3 .o#ume %3 /hapter %%83 pa<e )';

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(ith the #eminine #orm o# the n!me o# the ,iso #oun"er% C!l&us :(ith !lso the

ch!n$e o# vo(el;% to &ro"uce the ex&ression% M!xim! Cul&!

In !""ition to re&e!te"ly insertin$ themselves in the story% the ,isos

hint !t their #!mily7s rel!tionshi& to the Hero"s 9Greet Hero"ion my

'insm!n%9 s!ys Rom!ns 1?11 It is !uthore" by ,roculus% ,iso7s thir" :livin$;

son (ho inserts himsel# !s the (riter 9Tertius9 :the thir"; in Rom!ns1 ?== )mon$-e sus7 #ollo(ers is -o!nn!% the (i#e o# Chu<!% ste(!r" o# Hero" :Lu'e

; M!n!en% (ho in the ori$in!l Gree' is liter!lly 9#oster brother9 o# Hero"

the Tetr!rch% is one o# the &ro&hets !n" te!chers o# the youn$ Church in

)ntioch :)cts 11;

The #!mily !lso &ut their #rien"s into the story -ustus inserte" Cornelius

T!citus% the Rom!n histori!n He bec!me Cornelius% the Rom!n centurion in

)cts ch!&ter 12% (ho (!s "evout !n" #e!re" Go" T!citus reci&roc!te" by

"e"ic!tin$ his 0i!lo$ue on Or!tory shortly !#ter the ye!r 122 to 9"e!r 8!bius

-ustus119 ,iso7s #!ther7s #rien" !n" encour!$er% )nn!eus *enec!% !lso !&&e!rs

He is the )n!ni!s (ho cures ,!ul7s blin"ness in )cts [email protected]% !n" he is the

)ene!s (hose &!r!lysis ,eter cures in -esus7 n!me in )cts 4.6

)ene!s (!s !n !&&ro&ri!te n!me !lso bec!use !ccor"in$ to some

!ccounts )ene!s (!s the #!ther or $r!n"#!ther o# Romullus1= Fir$il s!i" it

(!s to )ene!s th!t ! st!r shot "o(n #rom he!ven% "isclosin$ to him the s&ot

!t (hich Rome shoul" be est!blishe"1

%% -& Ta/itus3 1ialogus 1e 2ratori"us, Vo#ume I !of Ta/itus$3 pa<e )*%

%) -& Plutarch+s Li%es, Romulus, 4o0ern Li5rar73 =an0om ouse3 N63 pa<e )'

%* -& Vir<i#3 Aeneid, II-,(+

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FII THE CRE)TION O8 THE CHURCH..9*OME )88IRM TH)T WE *)Y 7LET U*

0O EFIL THING* TH)T GOO0 THING* M)Y COME;7 :Rom!ns ;

s the ye!rs !#ter @2 rolle" by% the -e(s continue" re>ectin$ the story

,iso7s successive versions bec!me incre!sin$ly !nti.-e(ish Aut still he

(!s &rohibite" by the Fes&!si!n em&erors #rom t!'in$ the t!le to the

non.-e(s Then in 4? he !n" ,liny !ss!ssin!te" Em&eror 0omiti!n1% secon"

son !n" l!st survivor o# Fes&!si!n Nerv! bec!me em&eror% n!me" the ,isos

to his council% !n" !llo(e" them to "o (h!t they &le!se"

A The #!mily be$!n (ritin$ the )cts o# the )&ostles 8or thus #!r they h!ve

! hero (ho s!ys he comes only to the lost shee& o# Isr!el !n" (ho hesit!tes to

sc!tter his bre!" to the "o$s They nee" ! secon" hero% one (hom -esus (ill

instruct #rom He!ven to o&en the ne( 8!ith to the non.-e(s% >ustus (ill st!rt

th!t story !n" cre!te !n" &l!y the &!rt o# the ne( s&o'esm!n% ,!ul

The vehicle #or the tr!ns#orm!tion o# ,!ul #rom &ersecutor to !&ostle is

his rem!r'!ble vision :!ll in the storyB;% (hich in turn rests on his ex&erience

in observin$ the stonin$ o# *te&hen The robes o# the (itnesses to the stonin$

!re even l!i" !t ,!ul7s #eet :)cts @;B

The m!rtyr"om o# *te&hen is ! &osthumous honor to *te&h!nus% thesl!ve o# 0omitill!% Em&eror 0omiti!n7s niece% (ho h!" hel&e" 'ill the

em&eror in Rome= >ust be#ore the (ritin$ o# )cts He becomes the $entle

*te&hen% (hom the -e(ish mob stones :)cts @.4; Aut )cts "oes not st!te

he "ie" but only th!t he #ell !slee& :)cts @?2;% #or he (!s in #!ct 'ille" in

Romeb y those not involve" in the &lot (ho rushe" in :&resum!bly

0omiti!n7s bo"y$u!r"s;

T(o ye!rs l!ter in 4% Nerv! "ies !n" Tr!>!n becomes em&eror He (!s

m!rrie" to ,om&ei! ,lotin! Her true n!me (!s Cl!u"i! ,hoebe *he (!s

,iso7s "!u$hter The #!mily no( rule" the (orl" )cts (!s soon #inishe"% !n"the E&istles (ere bein$ (ritten

Aet(een 122 !n" 12% (hile they (ere (ritin$ the NT E&istles !n" the

Gos&el o# -ohn% the ,isos (ere cre!tin$ the embryonic church -ustus% his

#!ther% ,liny% their #!mily% #rien"s% !n" their sl!ves tr!vele" !bout Aithyni!%

,ontus% !n" the &rovince o# )si! :!ll in (h!t is no( )si!tic Tur'ey;% !n" the

% -& A//or0in< to io "assius !L:VII-%8-%&)$3 the assassination was super.ise0 57 Parthenius- That name /ontains the #etters P#us3 whi/h was one of the names

use0 to 0es/ri5e the Pisos- Parthenius use0 4aimus !whi/h was P#in7>s a#ias$ an0 Stephanus as assassins- A#so3 Apo##onius of T7ana3 the fi/tiona# PisoKJesus3mounte0 a ro/k at Ephesus an0 ur<e0 on Stephanus $!"id %;-%&)$- An0 omitian ha0 #i.e0 ++ 7ears3 %9 months3 an0 ), 0a7sH an0 ha0 rei<ne0 %' 7ears an0 '

0a7s3 The num5ers tota#e0 %99&&2P@

) -& Supra* -& She appears as 1our sister Phoe5e1 in =omans %,-% H as "#au0ia in II Timoth7 +-)%H an0 as "#au0ius Ephe5us in I "#ement L:V-%- e appears as Pu0ens in II

Tim- +-)% !the same .erse as his wife$H an0 as Fronto in I<natius> Epist#e to the Ephesians II- # Their marria<e&&she as "#au0ia =ufina an0 he as Pu0ens&&is

praise0 57 Va#erius 4artia# !IV- %*$- Emperor Tra?an>s pu5#i/ name was 4ar/us U#pius Ner.a Tra?an !io "assius L:VIII-*!+$- =earran<in< the #etters of

U#pius pro0u/es one of his fi/tiona# names3 Lupus-

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Gree' cities% !n" l!ter )lex!n"ri! !n" else(here% to cre!te the churches !n"

to $!ther the sl!ves !n" &oor &eo&le into the ne( #!ith

)s the &ublic (ritin$s un"er ,iso7s n!me o# -ose&hus :cou&le" (ith the

*yno&tic Gos&els; !re the metho" to #in" him !s the cre!tor o# the -esus

story..so !re the (ritin$s o# ,liny :both the &ublic !n" the &riv!te ones; the

metho" to $lim&se the cre!tion o# the Church 8rom the letters o# ,liny6% onec!n unr!vel the members o# the ,iso #!mily un"er their v!rious &seu"onyms

!n" c!n notice the comin$s !n" $oin$s o# the #!mily !cross Aithyni! !n" the

!">!cent &rovinces 8rom the letters o# 9*t l$n!tius%9 (hich !re !lso by ,liny%

one c!n see him (ritin$ to the v!rious #!mily members !n" #rien"s !s they

st!rt the #irst churches

,liny cre!te" the #irst churches in Aithyni! !n" ,ontus commencin$

!bout 122Konce )cts o# the )&ostles (!s com&lete" Aut th!t (!s not his #irst

tour o# "uty there nor "i" his tour cover ! mere #e( ye!rs en"in$ !bout 11=%

!s is &resume" #rom his &ublic (ritin$s

He (!s in ,ontus !n" Aithyni! re&e!te"ly bet(een the ye!rs !n" 11=

The metho" to "e"uce his m!ny tours is the !&&e!r!nce o# his &seu"onym%

M!ximus% re&e!te"lyK(ith v!rious secon" n!mesKin his &ublic letters 8rom

his letters? he !&&e!rs !s Terentius M!ximus% &rocur!tor #or Em&eror

0omiti!n in Aithyni!/ !n" he (!s there even b!c' in .? !s &roconsul

un"er the n!me% L!&&ius M!ximus@ )ll the c!reers o# v!rious &eo&le n!me"

M!ximusKe!ch o# (hich (!s ,linyK!&&e!r in his o(n &ublic letters

This le!"s us to the source o# the #irst n!me o# ,ontius ,il!te He in #!ct (!s n!me" merely ,il!te or ,il!tos in Gree' He (!s only ,il!te (hen ,hilo

o# )lex!n"ri! "iscusse" him !bout the ye!r 6 in his (ritin$s He mentione"

him only in connection (ith the inci"ent o# the shiel"s

,il!te rem!ine" merely th!t in the #irst t(o $os&els% M!tthe( :ch =@;

!n" M!r' :ch 1; Only in Lu'e 1 "oes ,il!te !cDuire the !""ition!l n!me

,ontius Th!t (!s bec!use in .42 ,liny (!s !ssistin$ ,iso (ritin$ the thir"

$os&el% Lu'e *o ,iso honore" him by !""in$ the n!me ,ontiusK(hich (!s !

v!ri!nt #orm o# ,liny7s &rovince ,ontusKto ,il!te7s n!me 8or ,liny h!"

!lre!"y been servin$ ! term !s $overnor there L!ter% t(ice more ,il!te isc!lle" ,ontius ,il!te+ in )cts 6=@% (ritten !#ter 4? by -ustus/ then in I Timothy

?1 :(hich ,liny himsel# (rote !bout 12;

The #!mily !lso sli&&e" into )cts% in connection (ith the &ur&orte"

tr!vels o# ,!ul !n" others% mention o# ,ontus :)cts =4; !n" o# Aithyni! :)cts

1?@; ,iso% !s ! :#iction!l; -e( n!me" )Duil!% is born in ,ontus !ccor"in$ to

)cts 1=/ !n" the #irst verse in I ,eter mentions believers in ,ontus !n" in

Aithyni!

,liny7s letters sho( th!t -ustus too (!s in Aithyni! bet(een 4? !n" 4/

+ -& The Bio<raphi/a# In0e at the en0 of P#in7>s #etters is .er7 he#pfu# in interre#atin<3 an0 hen/e 0e/ipherin<3 the .arious names an0 i0entities-' -& These are pu5#ishe0 in the Loe5 "#assi/a# Li5rar7 series3 in Vo#ume I of two .o#ume set entit#e0 Apostolic Fathers

, -& P#in73 :-';-'

8 -& !"id, :-';-,

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he (!s &roconsul there un"er the n!me Tullius -ustus

,iso !lso sho(s his &resence in these &rovincesK!n" !lso vi! ,liny7s

letters )s Cl!u"ius )riston :#orm o# )risto;% he (!s the le!"in$ citi<en o#

E&hesus4 Th!t (!s the chie# city o# the &rovince o# )si!% loc!te" south(est o#

Aithyni! )s :8l!vius; )rchi&&us% the &hiloso&her% ,iso h!" been honore" by

Em&eror 0omiti!n/ the em&eror : misse" text ; 9commen"e"9 him to ,liny:L!&&ius M!ximus; in Aithyni!12/ !n" he or"ere" ,liny :Terentius M!ximus; to

buy him ! #!rm ne!r ,rus!11 )n" the &eo&le o# ,rus! vote" him% !s

)rchi&&us% ! st!tue1=

0io Chrysostom% Aithyni!n or!tor !n" &hiloso&her% !""resse" the city

!ssembly o# this s!me ,rus! in Aithyni!% l!u"in$ 0io"orusKbut (ith

eDuivoc!l me!nin$s11 0io"orus me!nt the $i#t o# $o"% by (hich 0io me!nt

,isoB

*t!rtin$ shortly !#ter the ye!r 122% !n" !s they (ere #inishin$ )cts !n"

(ritin$ the e&istles% they (ere tr!velin$ !bout the &rovinces They &reten"e"

to be &resent."!y !&ostles !n" bisho&s% the successors o# the !&ostles ,!ul

!n" ,eter% (ho they ex&l!ine" h!" live" !n" (ritten ! h!l# century be#ore

While ,liny &reten"e" he (!s I$n!tius% -ustus (!s -ustinus% -ulius (!s

Clement o# Rome% ,roculus (!s ,olyc!r&% !n" -uli!nus :-ustus7 son; (!s

,!&i!s They (ere re!"in$ #or the sl!ves !n" &oor &eo&le (ho (ere the ne(

believers% the *yno&tic Gos&els% )cts% !n" !lso the ,!uline E&istles (hich they

(ere >ust #inishin$ Aut they (ere ex&l!inin$ th!t these h!" been (ritten

b!c' be#ore the mi""le o# the &rior centuryHo(ever% Christi!nity (!s not "one in ! cornerK!s the (or"s !ttribute"

to ,!ul in )cts =?=? The intelli$ent o# th!t "!y% the liter!te !n" u&&er cl!sses%

both in Rome !n" in !ll the conDuere" &rovinces !roun" the em&ire (ho

&ro#ite" #rom Rome7s rule !n" su&&orte" itK'ne( (h!t (!s occurrin$ )bout

the time th!t -ustus !n" his #!ther !n" ,liny (ere st!rtin$ the #irst churches

in Aithyni!% 0io Chrysostom% in Aithyni!% $rumble"+

9 surely you h!ve notice" (h!t some o# our boo'sellers "o Aec!use

they% 'no(in$ th!t ol" boo's !re in "em!n" since better (ritten !n" onbetter &!&er% bury 9the (orst s&ecimens o# our "!y in $r!in in or"er th!t they

m!y t!'e on the s!me colour !s the ol" ones% !n" !#ter ruinin$ the boo's into

the b!r$!in they sell them !s ol" 91616

Ay the ye!r 112% the NT inclu"in$ the ,!uline E&istles (!s subst!nti!lly

#inishe"/ !ll the boo's h!" been (ritten exce&t Revel!tion !n" Hebre(s

; -& !"id, :-';-%9

( -& !"id, VI-*%-*

%9 -& !"id, :-';-,%% -& !"id, :-';-'%) -& !"id, :-,9

%* -& io "hr7sostom3 '%st is/ourse3 Vo#ume IV3 pa<e *)8

%+ -& !"id, )% st is/ourse3 Vo#ume II3 pa<e );*

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There h!" been "i##iculty (ith some Rom!n (riters F!lerius M!rti!l%

!lthou$h usin$ &seu"onyms #or the ,isos% moc'e" !n" "eri"e" them K !s he

"i" most everyone else in Rome7s !ristocr!cy other th!n Em&eror 0omiti!n

His closeness to the em&eror &ermitte" this Aut !#ter Tr!>!n7s !ccession in 4%

,liny $r!ciously &!i" #or M!rti!l7s &!ss!$e b!c' to his (ell."eserve"

retirement in his n!tive *&!in1

-uven!l the s!tirist% too% critici<e" the ,isos :un"er their v!rious

&seu"onyms% o# course; In his 1?th *!tire% (hich he !""resse" to G!llius :!

#orm o# ,iso7s &seu"onym o# G!llus;% he $rumble" !t the &rivile$es en>oye" by

Rome7s le$ions L!ter the ,isos7 successors (oul" trunc!te his (ritin$s%

!&&ro&ri!tely !t the ?2th line o# his s!i" 1?th *!tire

Other (riters (ere coo&er!tive% #or there (!s &eril in noncoo&er!tion

No one (rote unless he (!s &ermitte" by the em&eror The l!tter !n" the

!ristocr!cy (ere the #in!nci!l &!trons o# the (riters Thus% *t!tius the &oet

h!" (ritten !"mirin$ly to the v!rious members o# the #!mily "urin$

0omiti!n7s rei$n

L!ter% !#ter the ye!r 122% !&&e!re" the (ritin$s o# ,lut!rch ,iso (!s his

&!tron% !n" the #!mily (ere his #rien"s He (!s not 1223 convince"% but he

(!s c!utious He (rote+

9!#ter "inner even commonun lettere" &eo&le !llo( their thou$hts to

(!n"er to other &le!suresThey t!'e u& conun"rums !n" ri""les or the

N!mes !n" Numbers $!me9

1?

The 9n!mes !n" numbers9 $!me (!s c!lle" in Gree' Iso&se&h! The tot!l

v!lues o# ! n!me7s letters (!s eDu!te" (ith the tot!l letters o# !nother n!me

Th!t (!s &recisely (h!t the ,isos (ere "oin$ (ith sm!ll numberin$ )n" th!t

is (h!t ,lut!rch (!s hintin$ !tB

Ay the ye!r 11% the success o# the ,isos7s cre!tion seeme" !ssure" Thus

#!r% only -ose&hus himsel# h!" "!re" to historici<e -esus% !n" th!t only in !

brie# &!r!$r!&h% the Testimonium 8l!vi!num in his -e(ish )ntiDuities !bout

the ye!r 42% &lus ! brie# mention o# the &ur&orte" "e!th o# -esus7 brother%-!mes O# course% ,hilo o# )lex!n"ri! : misse" text ; :;tion (ith the

inci"ent o# the Rom!n shiel"s1@K"i" not% nor coul" he% m!'e !ny mention o#

-esus nor the Christi!n story

No( the #!mily h!" other (riters &l!ce -esus !n" Christi!nity in &rior

history 8irst% the ,isos use" their #rien" Cornelius ,!lm!% the >urist Writin$

un"er the n!me Cornelius T!citus bet(een 11 !n" 1=2% he mentione" Christ

!n" s!i" he h!" #oun"e" the Christi!ns !n" h!" been cruci#ie" by ,ontius

,il!te/ !n" !lso "et!ile" th!t Nero h!" c!use" Christi!ns to be torn by "o$s

%' -& P#in73 III-)%-)&*

%, -& Plutarch+s Moralia, Vo#ume VIII3 Ta5#e Ta#k3 V- ,8*

%8 -& Phi#o3 )he Em"assy to aius, Vo#ume :3 )((&*9'

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!n" burne" on crosses 1

Then *uetonius Tr!nDuillus% too% historici<e" Nero7s &ersecution% (ith

the mere st!tement th!t &unishment (!s in#licte" on the Christi!ns% 9! ne(

!n" mischievous su&erstition914/ !n" else(here s!i" th!t Em&eror Cl!u"ius

:(ho rule" 61.6; h!" ex&elle" the -e(s #rom Rome #or const!ntly m!'in$

"isturb!nces !t the insti$!tion o# Chrestus=2 *uetonius (!s historici<in$ thestory !&&e!rin$ in )cts o# the )&ostles :1=; th!t Cl!u"ius h!" comm!n"e"

!ll the -e(s to le!ve Rome Aut &erh!&s he (!s hintin$ !t the i"entity o# him

(homh e (!s honorin$ (ith this !ccount 8or he "eliber!tely this time

miss&elle" the Christus n!me (ith !n 9e9 inste!" o# !n 9i9 )lthou$h he (rote

in L!tin% &erh!&s his intent (!s to m!'e the s&ellin$ in Gree' (ith the 9e%9

tot!l in sm!ll numberin$ there#ore =?% !n" hence the s!me !s , by the

seDuence systemKinste!" o# it bein$ == i# s&elle" norm!lly !s Christus

:;C@@;

*uetonius Coo&er!te" ,er#ectly 8or his n!me (!s ! &seu"onym #or his

true n!me% Titus )ntoninus He (!s Cl!u"i! ,hoebe7s el"er son !n" ,iso7s

$r!n"son ,iso h!" t!'en him into his home !n" re!re" him (hen his #!ther

Ru#us "ie" !bout the ye!r 4 In the ye!r 1% he (oul" become em&eror !n"

then "o #urther (ritin$s un"er his &seu"onyms !s Church 8!thers 8irst% he

(rote !s T!ti!n He s!i" th!t the &oor (ere en>oyin$ Christi!n e"uc!tion

$r!tuitously=1 Thus% the #!mily h!" institute" #ree Christi!n schools to !ssist

them in convertin$ the &oor to the ne( 8!ith

Then 9tr!nDuil9 )ntoninus bec!me 9Irenic9 (hen he cre!te" !n" (rote!s *t Iren!eus% Church 8!ther In Iren!eus )$!inst Heresies % he "eliber!tely

!$!in miss&elle" Christos..this time !s Chreistos== 8or this (!y it tot!le" =@ in

Gree' Thus he coul" honor ,liny !s he h!" honore" his $r!n"#!ther

%; -& Ta/itus3 Annals, :V-++%( -& Suetonius3 0ero %,-))9 -& !"id, &laudius )+-+

)% -& Addresso f )atian to the ree.s, The Ante&Ni/eneF athers- Gin- B- Eer0mans Pu5#ishin< "o-3 ran0 =api0s3 4i/h-3 %(8'3 /h- *)3 .o# II3 pa<e 8;

)) -& !misse0 footnote in ori<ina# O"=$

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FIII HOW TO 8IN0 -O*E,HU* )* THE )UTHOR.. I )M NOT O8 THI* :THE;

WORL0 :-ohn 1@16% 1?;

ery #e( &eo&le even "re!m th!t -ose&hus !n" his #!mily (rote the

Ne( Test!ment% bec!use the (orl" is !ttune" to &on"erin$ -esus in

terms o# 9(h!t "i" he me!n%9 !n" not in terms o# 9(ho (rote the

story9 The o&&osite is the c!se re$!r"in$ *h!'es&e!re ,eo&le (on"er% 9(ho

(rote *h!'es&e!re%9 !n" not 9(h!t "i" he me!n9 I# they reverse" the

Duestions% more (oul" come throu$h the veil% (hich is the mystery o# the

Gos&el :E&h ?14;Kth!t is% o# its !ctu!l !uthorshi&K !n" (oul" thereby #in"

-esus #!ct )n" li'e(ise more (oul" #in" the numerous Inner Circle !llusions

!n" clues in the *h!'es&e!re!n (ritin$s

V

The (!y to &ierce the veil is to &on"er the NT !n" its brilli!nce% even

thou$h su&&ose"ly (ritten by men so insi$ni#ic!nt th!t nothin$ is 'no(n o#

them nor o# their #!milies outsi"e the &!$es o# the NT..!n" then to thin'%

9Who coul" h!ve (ritten such ! brilli!nt boo'% (hich sho(s such com&lete

'no(le"$e o# the li#e !n" times o# 1 st century -u"!e!9 Then ! &erson m!y

thin' o# !ll the -ose&hs in the story !n" o# one o# them bein$ the re&ute"

#!ther o# the b!by )n" i# he h!s he!r" th!t (riters h!ve !l(!ys (rittenthemselves into their stories% he m!y thin' o# -ose&hus !s the liter!ry #!ther

o# the b!by !n" the cre!tor o# the story

Once he thin's o# -ose&hus !s the #!ther o# the b!by !n" story% he m!y

rec!ll th!t -ose&hus in his Fit! liste" the n!mes o# his three sons *tu"yin$

the n!mes o# the threeKHyrc!nus% -ustus% !n" *imoni"es5)$ri&&!1KDuic'ly

&ro"uces the n!mes o# the m!in "isci&les in the NT+

) Hyrc!nus -ose&hus (rites o# the M!cc!bees% inclu"in$ -ohn

Hyrc!nus% hi$h &riest The #irst time he mentions him in the b!c'$roun"&ortion o# his -e(ish W!r% he hints by c!llin$ him -ohn% !lso c!lle"

Hyrc!nus=

A -ustus T(ice ! -!mes !&&e!re" in his Fit! !s ! bo"y$u!r" o#

-ose&hus/ !n" once !&&!rently the s!me bo"y$u!r" (!s n!me" -ustus6 Th!t

m!"e -ustus ! -!mes &seu"onyms o# e!ch other

C *imoni"es This (!s obviously ! lon$er #orm o# the n!me *imon

% -& Vita ss '3 +),&+)8) -& Jewish Gar %-'+

* -& Vita ss (,3 )+9

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Once it is re!li<e" th!t -ose&hus cre!te" the -esus story !n" th!t he

himsel# &l!ye" the roles o# the -ose&hs !n" o# -esus !n" th!t he (rote his

three sons into the three m!in "isci&les7 roles% !n" th!t he (!s not born until

the ye!r @ CEKthis brin$s -esus cr!shin$ o## the (!llB

H!vin$ #oun" -ose&hus !n" his three sons% the se!rcher c!n then be$in

to tr!ce their c!reersK!n" their re&e!te" ch!n$es o# n!mesKthrou$h the#irst three $os&els

He c!n !lso be$in to #in" the numerous& !r!llels (hich -ose&hus

cre!te" in his &ublic (ritin$s% &!rticul!rly his Fit!% to remin" one o# the

numbers% n!mes !n" events he h!" cre!te" in the *yno&tic Gos&els ) #e(

ex!m&les !re+

8rom The Writin$s o# -ose&hus+ 8rom The Gos&els+

1 )t 9!bout #ourteen ye!rs o# !$e%9 he

:-ose&hus; (!s comm!n"e" by !ll #or the

love I h!" to le!rnin$ :Fit! 4;

1 When -esus (!s t(elve ye!rs ol" his

&!rents #oun" him !#ter three "!ys in the

Tem&le conversin$ (ith the te!chers :M!t

=6?;

= 1= -e(s o# C!es!ri! !re sent !s ! "ele$!tion

to Ecb!t!n! :Fit! 6.;

= -esus !&&oints !n" sen"s out 1= !&ostles to

&re!ch !n" he!l :M!t 12=%;

@2 messen$ers !re sent #rom Ecb!t!n! to

C!es!re! :Fit! ?;

-esus !&&ointe" @2 others !n" sent them

!he!" o# him :Lu'e 121;

6 0urin$ this time% be#ore his &ur&orte"

surren"er to the Rom!ns% 9I (!s no( !bout

thirty ye!rs ol"9 :Fit! 2;

6 -esus commence"h is ministry (hen

he (!s 2 ye!rs o# !$e :Lu'e =;

-ose&hus7 Du!rters (ere in ! G!lile!n vill!$e n!me" C!n! :Fit! ?;

-esus !tten"e" ! (e""in$ in C!n!:-ohn =1.=;?% then c!me to C!n! !$!in :-ohn

66?;?bis

? -ose&hus tol" his #rien"s th!t 9in three

"!ys time9 he (oul" 9Duit the "istrict !n" $o

home9 :Fit! =2;

? -esus &ro&hecies he (ill be r!ise" u& on

the thir" "!y :M!t 1?=1;

@ -esus% chie# m!$istr!te o# Tiberi!s% !ccuses

-ose&hus o# embe<<lin$ =2 &ieces o# $ol" :Fit!

=46.=4@; They l!i" h!n"s on him !n"

!ttem&te" to 'ill him :Fit! 2=;

@ -u"!s $oes to the &riests !n" obt!ins 2

&ieces o# silver #or betr!yin$ -esus :M!t =?16.

1?;

-ose&hus notices three o# his

!cDu!int!nces h!" been cruci#ie"% so heentre!ts Titus to t!'e them "o(n/ t(o o#

them "ie but one recovers :Fit! 6=2.6=1;

T(o robbers (ere cruci#ie" on either si"e

o# -esus :M!t 1; Only -esus rises :M!t=?;

H!vin$ stu"ie" the #irst three $os&els% one then be$ins to re!" )cts o# the

)&ostles !n" !ttem&ts to continue tr!cin$ -ose&hus !n" his sons% in their

v!rious liter!ry !lter e$os% throu$h the story Aut he encounters ! &roblem

The n!mes st!rt to be Rom!n )n" ne( &eo&le% not &seu"onyms o# the

#!mily% be$in to !&&e!r% such !s G!ius% *ecun"us% Cornelius !n" Timothy

*o one must "elve into Rom!n history !n" (ritin$s in se!rch o# more' -& l"id s (

, -& ospe# of John was written 57 Fa5ius Justus

,5is-& ospe# of John was written 57 Fa5ius Justus

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4

I THE ,ROO8 TH)T -O*E,HU* W)* RE)LLY C)L,URNIU* ,I*O K 98OR

NOTHING I* HI00EN% ECE,T TO AE REFE)LE0% NOR H)* :)NYTHING; AEEN*ECRET% AUT TH)T IT *HOUL0 COME TO LIGH@99:M!r' 6==;

y no(% the re!"er shoul" (ell un"erst!n" ho( -ose&hus (!s #oun" to

be the !uthor o# the -esus story in the *yno&tic Gos&elsKth!t he (!s

the -ose&h (ritin$ himsel# in !s the #!ther% !n" !s -esus% !n" (ritin$

his three sons in !s the three m!in "isci&les )n" bec!use -ose&hus (!s not

born until the ye!r @ CE% the e##ect (!s to &rove -esus ! #iction!l !lter e$o o#

-ose&hus

B )n" the re!"er (ill h!ve un"erstoo"% too% the &roo#s th!t C!l&urnius

,iso inserte" himsel# !n" his #!mily re&e!te"ly% by numbers !n" other

metho"s% into the $os&els% !n" th!t he !&&!rently (!s -ose&hus

Aut the re!"er (ill still (on"er ho( the tr!nsition (!s m!"eKho( "oes

one% re!li<in$ -ose&hus cre!te" the story% come to the conclusion th!t he (!s

in #!ct C!l&urnius ,iso

There is ! $re!t mystery in the #i$ure o# 8l!vius -ose&hus Here is !

su&&ose" "escen"!nt o# H!smone!n roy!lty (ho !ccor"in$ to his o(n

(ritin$s% !#ter !&&!rently "e#en"in$ G!lilee !n" its to(n o# -ot!&!t! br!vely%#lees to ! c!ve1/ !n" then !#ter his com&!nions commit suici"e% himsel#

surren"ers to the Rom!ns=K!n" is s&!re"B This (!s even thou$h% "urin$ the

sie$e o# -ot!&!t!% -ose&hus h!" his men &our boilin$ oil 6"o(n u&on the

Rom!ns! n" boilin$ #enu$ree' over the Rom!n !ss!ult &l!n's

Yet (hen he ultim!tely surren"ers to the Rom!ns% they "o not inst!ntly

li#t his he!" 8or he &ro&hesies+ 9You (ill be C!es!r% Fes&!si!n/ you (ill be

em&eror% you !n" your son here77 There#ore% !lle$e"ly Fes&!si!n merely

im&risons him (hile he (!its to !scert!in (hether the &ro&hecy (ill be

#ul#ille"BThen the em&erors house him #or some 2 ye!rs in Rome ? (hile he

(rites -e(ish history boo's in !""ition to the $os&el storiesB )n" he m!rries

his $r!n""!u$hter !n" his chil"ren :!s "eci&her!ble #rom ,liny7s letters; into

the Rom!n !ristocr!cyB Truly% the 9c!t (ith nine lives9B

The letters o# ,liny re#erre" to !bove (ill be hel&#ul once !$!in They%

!lon$ (ith the (ritin$s o# -ose&hus !n" those o# the Rom!n histori!n T!citus

:!ll &resently obt!in!ble in Loeb Cl!ssic!l Libr!ry e"itions; !re the ch!in

% -& Jewish Gar III-*+)&)

) -& !"id III-*(%* -& !"id III-+98&+9;+ -& !"id III-)8)3 )8;

' -& !"id III3+9%

, -& Vita s +)*

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(hich ultim!tely le!"s one to the true i"entity o# 8l!vius -ose&hus/ !n" in the

&rocess% !lso reve!ls the &ortr!y!l o# -ose&hus !s the -e(ish $ener!l c!&ture"

by the Rom!ns% to be entirely #iction!l

In ,liny7s letters th!t &!rticul!r one o# the v!rious i"entities o# -ose&hus

in (hich he is ,liny7s (i#e7s $r!n"#!ther is C!l&urnius 8!b!tus )n" soon (e

#in" the n!me C!l&urnius !$!in In -ose&hus7 The -e(ish W!r% he inserte"himsel# !s Cestius G!llus@ (hen he (!s the Rom!n $ener!l (ho &rovo'e" the

-e(ish revolt 8or he s!( himsel# !s $!llus % the &riest or mi"(i#e o# the ne(

$o" he (!s cre!tin$% -esus *oon% in The -e(ish W!r% Cestius G!llus h!s !n

!ssist!nt% C!esennius G!llus% comm!n"er o# the 1= th Le$ion Aut he is still

G!llus..th!t is% -ose&hus Then C!esennius ,!etus !&&e!rs !s $overnor o#

*yri!4/ but bec!use he is still C!esennius% he is still -ose&hus

Moreover% the n!me ,!etus seems #!mili!r It h!" !&&e!re" in the

(ritin$s o# the Rom!n histori!n T!citus% !s Thr!se! ,!etus% *toic &hiloso&her%

'ille" by Em&eror Nero !bout the ye!r ?12 In T!citus% ! #e( &!$es e!rlier%11

Nero !lso 'ills the le!"er o# ! $rou& o# cons&ir!tors (ho &lot his li#e The

le!"er is n!me" C!l&urnius ,iso *omeho( he seems to resemble Thr!se!

,!etus Coul" they be i"entic!l Moreover% the n!me C!l&urnius remin"s one

o# C!l&urnius 8!b!tus% (hich (!s -ose&hus7 n!me in ,liny7s letters (hen he

(!s ,liny7s (i#e7s $r!n"#!ther

)t this &oint the #ollo(in$ ste&s Duic'ly occur+

1 One chec's ! L!tin cl!ssic!l "iction!ry !n" #in"s the #!mousC!l&urnius ,iso #!mily

= 8rom ! L!tin "iction!ry% one !lso #in"s the source o# the ,iso n!me% !s

9&istor%9 me!nin$ one (ho 9$roun"%9 or ! miller or b!'er He then thin's o#

the m!ny !llusions to the b!'er !n" is c!u$ht u& on the tr!il o# bre!"

crumbs

He% thus% re!li<es th!t -ose&hus (!s ! C!l&urnius ,iso

6 The cons&ir!tor C!l&urnius ,iso o# !bout the ye!r ? !&&e!rs to h!ve

&erishe" in #!ct% !n" not merely in liter!ture in T!citus7 )nn!ls Aoo' F Aut

T!citus ex&l!ins th!t others o# the cons&ir!tors !re exile" or $iven immunityThese inclu"in$ 9N!t!lis9:N!tivity;K(hom T!citus "escribe" in !s bein$ 9the

&!rtner o# ,iso in !ll his secret councils 771= Li'e(ise 9Mont!nus9 :the

mount!in; 9is s&!re" out o# consi"er!tion #or his #!ther771 (hen Thr!se!

,!etus is 'ille"

One rec!lls th!t -ose&hus !&&e!rs in -u"!e! ! ye!r l!ter !s Cestius

G!llus

8 -& Jewish Gar II-+((3 ',)&',*; -& !"id II-'%9

( -& !"id VII-'(

%9 -& Annals :VI- Noti/e the /har<e a<ainst Thrasea Paetus in Annals :VI-))D 1Either #et us pass o.er to his /ree03 if it is the 5etter3 or #et these seekers after a newwor#0 #ose their /hief an0 their insti<ator-1

%% -& Annals :V-'(- Noti/e his wife>s name was Satria a##aH remo.in< 1s1 an0 1t1 from Satria pro0u/es 1Aria-1 An0 wife of Thrasea Paetus was #ikewise 3Atria3

!Anna#s :VI-*+$&&mere#7 a .ariant spe##in<- ArriusKArria /ou#0 5e spe##e0 in the reek st7#e with one 1r31 or in Latin st7#e with two1 r>s-1 As to Thrasea Paetus>

fami#73 see footnote * on same pa<e-

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? Then one re!li<es th!t+ :1;-ose&hus (!s the son o# the con"emne"

cons&ir!tor% C!l&urnius ,iso% !n" (!s himsel# !lso ! C!l&urnius ,iso/ !n" :=;

m!ny others h!ve% themselves% &reviously #ollo(e" this s!me tr!il o# bre!"

crumbs

This% then% is the metho" o# le!rnin$ th!t -ose&hus (!s re!llyC!l&urnius ,isoB Th!t is% unless one h!&&ens to be !n ev!n$elist !n" h!s

!lre!"y been so in#orme" in semin!ry or by !nother ev!n$elistB

It no( Duic'ly becomes !&&!rent th!t -ose&hus (!s not !n ex&!tri!te

-e( (ho cre!te" Christi!nity in or"er to subvert or im&rove Rome/ r!ther% he

(!s ! Rom!n (ho (!s -e(ish only technic!lly% bec!use his Rom!n #!ther h!"

m!rrie" ! "escen"!nt o# the Hero"s His !ctions (ere in or"er to s&re!" the

&o(er o# Rome !n" &!rticul!rly o# his o(n C!l&urnius ,iso #!mily

Thin'in$ o# -ose&hus !s ! Rom!n !n" not !s ! -e(% one then re!li<es his

n!tive l!n$u!$e (!s not Hebre( nor )r!m!ic but L!tin !n" Gree' One

be$ins to thin' o# those v!rious numbers use" by him in his (ritin$s in terms

o# co"e in the Gree' l!n$u!$e Then% i# he be$ins to (or' throu$h the Gree'

!l&h!bet% he #in"s the v!rious numeric!l eDuiv!lents o# the letters/ !n"%

ultim!tely% he m!y unr!vel ,iso7s v!rious numeric!l co"e systems

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12

THE INNER CIRCLE..98OR NOW WE *EE YET IN ) MIRROR IN ) RI00LE%

AUT THEN 8)CE TO 8)CE 9:I Cor 11=;

his 'no(le"$e h!s !l(!ys been the &l!y.thin$ o# the :Non.-e(ish;

intellectu!l theolo$ic!l% !n" &olitic!l est!blishments o# the (orl"%

(ho h!ve !l(!ys use" it #or &o&ul!tion control Yet still to"!y% !lmost

no -e(s 'no( !nythin$ !bout this sub>ect nor th!t our !ncestors7 co"e"

res&onses to ,iso7s cre!tion !re sc!ttere" !ll throu$h our !ncient (ritin$s

!n" ritu!l

T The only -e(ish reli$ious le!"ershi& (ho h!ve 'no(n !re the very #e(

le!"ers (ho h!ve es&ouse" (is"om% un"erst!n"in$ !n" 'no(le"$e Their

!crostic (!s chosen bec!use its initi!l letters tot!le" 16% !n" the tot!l o# !ll its

letters in re$ul!r numberin$ (!s ?16 They "i" not tell their #ollo(ers% but

inste!"% bein$ !rme" (ith the in#orm!tion% ins&ire" them to be br!ve in "ress

!n" mobile in !&&ro!ch Th!t (!s their (!y o# !ns(erin$ the ,isos

)lthou$h more th!n 44 !n" 6651223 o# us -e(s 'no( nothin$ o# !ll this%

(e thin' (e 'no(/ !n" (e s&en" our time "is&utin$ (hether M!ry (!s !n

!lm!h :youn$ (om!n; or besul!h :vir$in; We thin' -esus (!s historic!l% th!t

he (!s ! re#ormer (ho r!n !#oul Rom!n &o(er !n" (!s cruci#ie" by it% !n"th!t l!ter ,!ul convince" non.-e(s th!t he (!s "ivine We #e!r to re!" the NT

#or "re!" it (ill >um& u& !n" bite us in the nose !n" bec!use our tr!"ition

"iscour!$es re!"in$ it/ (here!s stu"yin$ it !n" &on"erin$ its !uthorshi& is

the #irst ste& to "eci&herin$ the mystery o# the Gos&el

Ho(ever% in those "!ys -e(s% !n" &!rticul!rly their r!bbis !n"

le!"ers%'ne( (h!t the ,isos (ere "oin$ )ll three -e(ish revolts !$!inst

Rome occurre" bec!use o# the e##orts o# the ,isos% throu$h Rom!n &o(er% to

im&ose Christi!nity on the -e(s )lthou$h to"!y very #e( -e(sKexce&t

&!rticul!rly 9Hebre( Christi!ns9 (ho !re ev!n$elistsK'no( !nythin$ !boutthis% yet in th!t "!y the -e(ish le!"ershi& (ell 'ne( Their o(n co"e

res&onses !re sc!ttere" !ll throu$h the -e(ish (ritin$s o# th!t "!y !n" o#

some centuries there!#ter% in t!les% &r!yers% ritu!l !n" #ol'lore 8or -e(ish

schol!rs cre!te" their o(n eDuiv!lents o# ,iso7s co"e systems !n" use" them

(ith (hich to !ns(er him With their co"e% they re#erre" to his co"e !n" to

inst!nces o# his use o# it/ they sho(e" they 'ne( (h!t he !n" his #!mily (ere

"oin$/ !n" they ex&resse" their "etermin!tion th!t they !n" their &eo&le not

be t!'en in Re&e!te"ly in their co"e they use" numbers% (or"s% !n" !llusions

to !ns(er him !n" to ex&ress their "e#i!nce o# his e##orts !$!inst them Aut

!ll this h!s tot centuries been un'no(n to !lmost !ll -e(s

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They (ere #orce" to resort to co"e The ,isos% throu$h Im&eri!l &o(er%

(ere usin$ the ne( #!ith "eliber!tely !s their instrument o# control o# the

m!sses Writin$ o# this o&enly (oul" h!ve brou$ht Rome7s s(i#t ven$e!nce

!n" the "estruction o# the -e(ish &eo&le )s it (!s% by the time the thir"

-e(ish revolt (!s crushe" in 1% !bout h!l# the ei$ht million -e(s in the

em&ire !s o# the ye!r ? h!" &erishe" in the (!rs The -e(ish res&onse !#ter1 (!s to turn !(!y #rom (orl"ly &olitics !n" in(!r" to the (orl" o#

T!lmu"ic stu"y

*ome illustr!tions o# -e(ish co"e res&onses h!ve been st!te"% but #or

this ex&l!n!tion ! "et!ile" summ!ry is not necess!ry 8or the &roo# in the

(ritin$s o# the ,isos !n" the other non.-e(ish (riters then% !n" li'e(ise

since% shoul" be !m&ly su##icient M!ny &!$es coul" be s&ent "et!ilin$ the

$re!t numbers o# (riters (ho h!ve use" the ,iso numbers !n" the other

Inner Circle !llusions since the #irst century ) #e( ex!m&les (ill su##ice+

9I (!nt to m!'e one thin$ &er#ectly cle!r9

9My #irst cl!y in o##ice (!s ! &er#ect "!y9

9It is #!r beyon" our &oor &o(er to !"" or to "etr!ct 797 8our score !n"

seven ye!rs !$o%9 th!t is @ It shoul" be note" th!t it (!s in #!ct then @

ye!rs since the 0ecl!r!tion o# In"e&en"ence% but this s&eech is the only

one o# Lincoln7s s&eeches (hich he st!rte" (ith ! number

16 st!tions o# the Cross

16 ,oint ,e!ce ,l!n91? ton !n" (h!t "o you $et9

9When you (ere s(eet 1?9

9The ,o(er o# ,ositive Thin'in$9

9,ossibility Thin'in$9

*hyloc'

*herloc'

)n" the "ou$hboys o# WWI bec!me the GI -oes o# WWlI

Lon$ be#ore% *t ,!tric'7s #!ther h!" been $iven the n!me C!l&urnius

Hu$o Gernsb!c'% the #!ther o# mo"ern *cience 8iction :!n" (ho in #!ct

coine" the term; (rote ! story in 1411 He entitle" it R!l&h 1=6C 61 V% !n"

subtitle" it ) Rom!nce o# the ye!r =??2

There (ere ori$in!lly 16 Wi<!r" O# O< boo's/ l!ter there (ere 62 )

Con!n 0oyle (rote ? *herloc' Holmes stories% &lus #our short novels o#

Holmes7 !"ventures The tot!l (!s ?2 )n itiner!nt cler$ym!n &olitici!n

"eni$r!te" the Holoc!ust (ith the !lle$!tion th!t ?2 million bl!c's (ere

extermin!te" "urin$ the er! o# sl!veryWe !ll 'no( o# #!mous ev!n$elists (ho cl!im they h!" visions #rom the

Lor" !t the !$e o# 16 or 1?B

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8iction!li<e" re(rites o# the hi""en c!reer o# ,iso5-ose&hus !&&e!r in

the 9lives9 o# )&ollonius O# Ty!n! !n" o# -u"!h Aen.Hur % the -u"!e!n &rince

(ho (!s $!lley sl!ve Number ?2 until he (!s !"o&te" by the Rom!n !"mir!l

to become 9youn$ )rrius9B

Inner Circle !llusionsKin numbers% n!mes% !n" v!rious ty&es o# clues

!n" hintsK!re !ll throu$h the (orl"7s liter!ture The Gest! Rom!norum%0ec!meron% *h!'es&e!re% Cerv!ntes% R!bel!is% Tolstoy% Milton% *&encer%

Tennyson% Th!c'er!y% i&lin$% *tevenson% ,oe% Aurns% Aro(nin$% Noyes%

,inocchio% ,eter ,!n% !" in#initum

)s >ust one ex!m&le% the &oem (hich intro"uces )lice in Won"erl!n"

mentions ,rim!% *ecun"!% !n" Terti! These !re #eminine #orms o# three o#

our ol" #rien"sB )lso re!" i&lin$7s story% The Ais!r! o# ,ooree+ Aesor!h (!s

the Hebre( (or" #or $l!" ti"in$s :Gos&el in En$lish;% ,ooree (!s !n !llusion

to Mr ,oorB

*herloc' Holmes7 very l!st (or"s to W!tson in the very l!st story (ere

9*ome "!y% W!tson% the true story m!y be tol"9 Lon$ be#ore% in The Merch!nt

o# Fenice % *h!'es&e!re &ro&hesie"+ 9Truth (ill come to li$ht in the en"

truth (ill out9 :)ct II% *cene II;

To"!y Inner Circle numbers !n" other !llusions !&&e!r not only in

boo's !n" stories but !lso in motion &ictures% television !n" !"vertisin$ The

Inner Circle continues inexor!bly to ex&!n"

It (!s ,iso himsel# (ho m!"e &ossible !ll this "eci&herin$ !n" !ll the

resultin$ !llusions to his secret (or' The Ne( Test!ment is "eci&her!ble onlybec!use in !""ition to bein$ ! m!ss mur"erer !n" the $re!test (riter !n"

#!bric!tor (ho ever live" :I $ive the "evil his "ue% !s "i" his son -ulius in

Revel!tion 11;% ,iso (!s the (orl"7s $re!test e$otist He coul" not resist

&ilin$ clue !#ter clue !n" co"e system !#ter co"e system into the NT

He !lso re&e!te"ly moc'e" his o(n (or' In )cts 1? :tot!l 14; he !n"

-ustus inserte" ! #!lse &ro&het n!me" A!r>esus :son o# -esus% ie% -ustusB; In II

Cor 1=1?% -ustus% (ritin$ !s ,!ul% bo!ste" th!t he (!s cr!#ty !n" too' the

believers in by "eceit This 'no(le"$e (!s not inten"e" #or the !ver!$e

&erson but only #or those someho( &rivile$e" to be members o# this InnerCircle In C * Le(is7 The Inner Rin$ % :(hich !&&e!rs in his boo'% The Wei$ht

O# Glory ; he (rote+

9Aut your $enuine Inner Rin$ exists #or exclusion There7" be no #un i#

there (ere no outsi"ers The invisible line (oul" h!ve no me!nin$ unless

most &eo&le (ere on the (ron$ si"e o# it Exclusion is no !cci"ent/ it is the

essence19

,iso7s system% !n" l!ter v!ri!tions o# it by me!ns o# ne( holy boo's such!s the ur!n% 0!s C!&it!l% Mein !m&#% the Aoo' o# Mormon :(ith its

% -& "-S- Lewis3 )he 4eight of lory and other addresses, Gin- B- Eer0mans Pu5#ishin< "o-3 ran0 =api0s3 4i/h-3 %(88 pp ,+&,'

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!""ition!l cre!te" line!$e o# the tribe o# -ose&h; h!s !l(!ys been the i"e!l

metho" (ith (hich to control &eo&le ,iso% his #!mily% !n" #rien"s (ere *toics

Kuntil they cre!te" Christi!nity !n" ch!n$e" into the Church 8!thers *toics

believe" th!t &eo&le !re motiv!te" by% !n" controll!ble throu$h% #e!r !n"

ho&e ,iso7s cre!tion continue" th!t metho"

)l(!ys the -e(s h!ve been !v!il!ble !s the re&e!te" sc!&e$o!t #or those (ho le"% or (ishe" to le!"% the common #ol'K>ust !s ,iso% himsel#% m!"e the

-e(s the sc!&e$o!t #orevermore in his story% bec!use their !ncestors re#use"

to !cce&t it+ 9His bloo" :be; on us !n" on our chil"ren9 :M!tthe( =@=;

Those Christi!ns :cert!inly not lovin$ Christi!ns by to"!y7s st!n"!r"s;

(ho h!ve been &ro#ession!l -e(.h!ters h!ve love" usin$ Inner Circle

!llusions (hen s&re!"in$ h!tre" !$!inst -e(s+

) The t!ll &ointe" h!t (hich me"iev!l -e(s (ere #orce" to (e!r (!s

c!lle" the cornulum &ileum= bec!use its initi!ls (ere C,

A The W!n"erin$ -e( in Christi!n #ol'lore (!s n!me" sometimes

-ose&h :-ose&husB; C!rt!&hilus 8or it cont!ine" the letters% re!rr!n$e"%

o# C!l&us/ !n" this n!me h!" the initi!ls -C/ !n" it !lso cont!ine" the

re!rr!n$e" letters o# the n!me )rius

C n!<i -ose&h Goebbels in 14 s!i"% 9-e(ry must &erishB h!s been our

b!ttlecry #or the l!st 16 ye!rs96

0 When Hitler l!unche" Crist!lln!cht% the n!<is then !nnounce" th!t

:only; ? -e(s h!" been 'ille" !n" ? in>ure"E Re!" Encyclo&e"i! Arit!nnic! on )nti.*emitism Notice its "iscussion

o# the #iction!l ,rotocols o# the Le!rne" El"ers o# Jion Arit!nnic!

ex&l!ins th!t su&&ose"ly those (ritin$s (ere b!se" on secret -e(ish

meetin$s% numberin$ either =6% or in some versions =@ These (ere -esus

:-ose&hus; !n" ,linyB

8 The u lux l!n7s n!me (!s #rom the Gree' 'u'los (hich me!nt !

circle )n" e!ch o# the three 9'7s9 in Gree' (!s =2% !n" to$ether they

tot!l ?2 ) recent l!n h!n" boo' h!s =@ &!$es The ori$in!l $re!t 'l!n

o# course% (!s the C!l&urni!n cl!n% o# (hich the ,isos bec!me the$re!test #!milyB

The issue #or -e(s is not (hether -esus (!s !n im&oster nor (hether or

not he (!s #r!me" :!n" i# th!t (ere the issue% &erh!&s ! -e( coul" r!tion!li<e

K!n" (e !re excellent !t r!tion!li<in$K(hy &eo&le h!ve h!te" us #or 1422

ye!rs; R!ther the le!"ers o# the (orl" h!ve !l(!ys 'no( th!t this (!s !

#iction!l story% (ith ! #iction!l hero !n" #iction!l ch!r!cters/ !n" they h!ve

in#licte" 1422 ye!rs o# h!tre" !n" mur"er% &l!yin$ Go"% bec!use they 'ne(

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+ -& Ausu5e#3 Nathan3 Pictorial History of the Jewish People, "rown Pu5#ishers In/-3 N63 %(''3 pa<e )''

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their story (!s m!"e u& !n"% there#ore% "oubte" Go"7s very existence !t !ll

,iso7s successors lon$ !ccuse" 9the -e(s9 o# 'illin$ -esus :!n" o# continuin$ to

re>ect him..(hich (!s t!nt!mount to 'illin$ him !$!inB; (hen in #!ct ,iso

himsel# h!" 'ille" him in his o(n story Coc' Robin7s "e!th (!s sel#.in#licte"B

Onto the myth o# "eici"e% the (orl"7s le!"ers h!" their &oets !n" (riters

!"" such other h!te#ul lies !$!inst -e(s !s the sl!n"erous !ccus!tions o#Host."esecr!tion% the bloo".libel% the W!n"erin$ -e( #!ble% the (ell.

&oisoners% !n" more recently the intern!tion!l b!n'ers The -e( bec!me to

Christi!n #ol'lore !n" the &o&ul!r min" the embo"iment o# *!t!n?

Ay &!intin$ the im!$e o# the -e( !s evil !n" !s curse" by Go"% the

le!"ers (ere !ble to+ :); Ex&l!in (hy the -e(s h!" re>ecte" !n" 'ille" -esus

!n" still then continue" un(illin$ to !cce&t him :A; Ex&l!in (hy the -e(s

(ere still then bein$ tre!te" so b!"ly :C; H!ve !n" utili<e ! convenient ob>ect

on (hich to "ivert the "iss!tis#!ction o# their &eo&les

) Germ!n $ener!l bein$ !s'e" !t Nurember$ tri!ls ho( the Holoc!ust

events coul" h!ve been &ermitte"% re&lie" I !m o# the o&inion th!t (hen #or

ye!rs% #or "ec!"es% the "octrine is &re!che" th!t -e(s !re not even hum!n%

such !n outcome is inevit!ble@

The im!$e o# the -e( !s someho( inherently evil &ersists till to"!y

*ometimes it seems to exist even in"e&en"ent o# its theolo$ic!l

un"er&innin$s Aec!use mo"ern m!n no lon$er thin's only in theolo$ic!l

termsKthe h!ters h!ve shi#te" the evil im!$e so it to"!y l!r$ely rests on

9cons&ir!cy9 inste!" o# on "eici"e The (ron$s% re!l or im!$ine"%o# ! sin$le -e( !re im&ute" to !lle$e"ly cons&ir!tori!l -e(s !s ! $rou&

The concentr!tion C!m& $u!r"s !n" ** (ho mur"ere" -e(s (ore belt

buc'les (hich !nnounce" 9Go" is (ith Us%9 !n" !tten"e" M!ss on *un"!y%

!n" (hen they "ie" they (ere burie" un"er crosses Hitler h!" !tten"e" !

C!tholic school Ye!rs l!ter he (oul" cl!im he (!s "oin$ the Church7s (or'

!$!inst the -e(s Nor h!s ! sin$le n!<i mur"erer% !n" even Hitler% ever been

excommunic!te" Aut no one thin's to bl!me !ll Christi!ns or C!tholics #or

the Holoc!ust% nor shoul" they "o so

On the other h!n"% !rl M!rx (!s converte" by his #!ther to Christi!nity!t the !$e o# six% (!s r!ise" !n" schoole" !s ! Christi!n !n" $re( u& to (rite

vile thin$s !$!inst -e(s Yet bec!use he h!" been born ! -e(% -e(s !s ! $rou&

h!ve been bl!me" #or !rl M!rx !n" #or CommunismB

9The -e(s9 !s ! $rou& h!ve been sl!n"ere" !s 9intern!tion!l

communists%9 !s 9intern!tion!l b!n'ers%9 !n" recently !s 9intern!tion!l

Jionists9 In the #iction!l ,ro : misse" text #rom ori$in!l OCR ;

, -& See Tra/hten5er<3 Joshua3 )he 1e%il and the Jews, arper Tor/h5ooks3 arper an0 =ow3 N63 %(88- e#pfu# in /reatin< this ima<e was Jesus> pronoun/ement

to the Jews3 16ou are of !7our$ father the 0e.i#1 !John ;-++$-

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H!tre" !n" sus&icion o# -e(s still in#ect &o&ul!r thin'in$ every(here

To esc!&e #rom it% some -e(s #lee to the i"e!listic movements o# others% some

to !ssimil!tion% some even to sel#.h!te They !re oblivious to the $re!t secret

(hich su&&orts the hostile clim!te )lthou$h un"re!me" o# by them% the

secret h!s !l(!ys been 'no(n to the (orl"7s non.-e(ish reli$ious le!"ershi&

!n" theolo$i!ns )s to Isl!mKits holy boo'% the ur.!n :or!n;% mentions -esus in 4

"i##erent verses/ &l!ces him in the line o# &ro&hets/ !n" mentions him !l(!ys

!s ! historic!l &erson This is even thou$h he (!s ,iso7s #iction!l cre!tion

The or!n7s *ur! :ch!&ter; FIII m!'es ,h!r!oh7s &rime minister !t

the time Moses..H!m!n *ur! III m!'es the husb!n" o# M!ry :-esus7 mother;

Imr!n :)mr!m; In the Aible% )mr!m (!s !ctu!lly Moses7 #!therB )$!in% *ur!

I m!'es M!ry :-esus7 mother; !lso the sister o# )!ron (ho in #!ct (!s

Moses7 brother This con#usion (hich m!"e -esus7 mother !lso Moses7 sister%

(!s% i# not Inner.Circle hintin$% obviously erroneous

Ho(ever% there !re in"ic!tions th!t the #oun"ers o# Isl!m too h!" Inner

Circle 'no(le"$e+

) There !re 116 ch!&ters in the or!n :bec!use 122 is ,% !n" 16

eDu!ls ?2 (hich is !l&ournios ,iso;

A Muh!mm!" #lies to He!ven #rom ! bri"$e u&on ! #!bulous

!nim!l% "escribe" either !s ! (in$e" m!re or !s !n !ss4 ) m!re is ! #em!le

horse..!n" the horse (!s !n !llusion to ,iso The !ss (!s !n !llusion to -esusC The or!n :*ur! IF; s!ys th!t the -e(s "i" not cruci#y -esus% but

r!ther the one (ho (!s re&resente" #or him in his li'eness

0 )ccor"in$ to )r!bs% the 9be!uti#ul n!mes9 o# Go" !re 44 in

number/ !n" there !re 44 be!"s on the Moslem ros!ry%12 (hich !re "ivi"e"

into three $rou&s o# e!ch

When the C!tholic Church !t F!tic!n II (!s "eb!tin$ to (h!t "e$ree it

shoul" exoner!te the -e(s o# the ch!r$e o# "eici"e% ,resi"ent N!sser o# E$y&t

sent to the Church ! m!nuscri&t !r$uin$ !$!inst the exoner!tion Them!nuscri&t (!s ?22 &!$es in len$th

)s to the Communists..!rl M!rx (!s ! stu"ent o# Aruno A!uer in !

Aerlin University11 A!uer (!s the only Aible schol!r (ho ever o&enly (rote

th!t the NT !rose #rom the synthesis o# the i"e!s o# *enec! !n" -ose&hus1=

:!lthou$h% #or (h!tever re!son% omittin$ mention o# -ose&hus7 #!ther; He

!lso believe" :correctlyB; th!t -esus (!s ! cre!tion by the com&oser o# the

Gos&el o# M!r'1

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( -& Encyclopaedia of !slam, EJ Bri##3 Le70en3 %(9;3 .o#ume %3 pa<e 8(*H .o#ume *3 pp '9,&'98%9 -& Bu0<e3 Ga##is3 Sir E- A-3 Amulets and Superstitions, o.er Pu5#i/ations In/-3 N63 %(8B !paper5a/k e0ition$ pa<e ++%%% -& )he 0ew Encyclopaedia 5ritannica, %'th e0ition3 %(8+3 4a/ropae0ia3 2ar# 4ar3 Vo#ume %%3 pa<e '+(

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C, !re the initi!ls use" #or Communist ,!rty Three Cs !n" ! , !&&e!r !s

the Cyrillic initi!ls #or the U**R ,ointe"ly on the ?2th !nnivers!ry o# the

Aolshevi' Revolution in Russi!% th!t country sent $reetin$s to the )meric!n

&eo&le It !lso mentione"% in bo!stin$ o# the !ccom&lishments o# *oviet

me"icine% th!t ! (om!n h!" been revive" !#ter !&&e!rin$ #or =6 hours to

h!ve been "e!"BTo"!y% some o# our -e(ish brethren (ho (ere #ormerly !theists h!ve

9#oun"9 -esus/ !n" they% too% h!ve $one into the ev!n$elism business

Messi!nic -u"!ism% the $re!t b!lloon ho!x o# the 14@27s% 'no(s much o# this

in#orm!tion -e(s !re bein$ lure" #rom their o(n reli$ion by &eo&le #or

money !n" e$o !n" bec!use the enticers "o not believeK!s ,iso% himsel#% "i"

not believeKin Go" Other(ise% they coul" not &e""le (h!t they 'no( is not

true

O# course% nothin$ cont!ine" herein nor here(ith Duestions the

reli$ious belie# nor sincerity ex&resse" by !ny &erson or $rou& (homsoever

Nee"less to s!y% you shoul" be c!re#ul (ith this in#orm!tion 8or the

(orl" "oes% in"ee"% nee" -esus% th!t is the Christi!n Aible !n" belie# therein%

until th!t #!r "!y (hen m!n'in" sh!ll h!ve &ro$resse" to ! hi$her level o#

con"uct th!n !nythin$ in the #oresee!ble #utureKuntil !ll the sons o# bosor

:besor!h ; (ill c!ll u&on Go"7s n!me

,iso himsel# te!se" th!t 9there is nothin$ covere" th!t (ill not be

reve!le" !n" hi""en th!t (ill not be 'no(n :M!t 12=?;9

,erh!&s% he (!s thin'in$ o# those verses !ctu!lly inten"e" !s&ro&hecies !n" (hich !&&e!r in the Hebre( *cri&tures :the only Aible;+

9O Lor"% my stren$th% !n" my #ortress% !n" my re#u$e in the "!y o#

!##liction% the n!tions sh!ll come unto thee #rom the en"s o# the e!rth% !n"

sh!ll s!y% *urely our #!thers h!ve inherite" lies% v!nity% !n" :thin$s; (herein

:there is; no &ro#it *h!ll ! m!n m!'e $o"s unto himsel#% they :!re; no $o"s9

:-eremi!h 1?14.=2;

9Thus% s!ith the Lor" o# hosts+ In those "!ys it :sh!ll come to &!ss;%

th!t ten men% out o# !ll the l!n$u!$es o# the n!tions% sh!ll t!'e hol" o# thes'irt o# him th!t is ! -e(% s!yin$% We (ill $o (ith you/ #or (e h!ve he!r" :th!t;

Go" is (ith you9 :Jech!ri!h =;

9)n" the sons o# the str!n$er% th!t >oin themselves to the Lor"% to

serve Him% !n" to love the n!me o# the Lor"Even them (ill I brin$ to my

holy mount!in% !n" m!'e them >oy#ul in my house o# &r!yer#or my House

sh!ll be c!lle" ! house o# &r!yer #or !ll the n!tions9 :Is!i!h ??.@;

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GI T E TRUT M)E* 8REE.. IT I* NOT INCUMAENT U,ON YOU TO 8INI*H

THE WOR% YET YOU )RE NOT 8REE TO 0E*I*T 8ROM IT 9 :,ir'ei )vothII=1;

ince ,iso7s "!y% e!ch #e( centuries h!ve seen re&e!te" holoc!usts

!$!inst -e(s )n" herein &ossibly lies ! me!nin$ #rom the recent

Holoc!ust -e(s c!n only be #ree o# ,iso7s story !n" o# the )nti.

*emitism it h!s #ostere"% (hen they !cDuire ,O*itive ,ERce&tionKinsi$ht

into the cre!tion o# Christi!nity Only (ith th!t 'no(le"$e c!n they

e##ectively stru$$le !$!inst !ttem&ts to elimin!te them &hysic!lly by

holoc!usts or s&iritu!lly by cr!#tiness !n" $uile :II Cor 1=1?;

S

The Ch!<!l tot!le" the comm!n"ments !t ?1 They (ere (illin$ to use

?22 incons&icuously !s &!rt o# the tot!l Aut they o&enly use" the number 1

in or"er to sho( their "eliber!te re>ection o# 16 !n" o# ,iso (homit

re&resente"

Commitment to -e(ish surviv!l h!s recently been (isely ur$e" !s the

!ns(er to the recent Holoc!ust% !n" the ?16th comm!n"ment11 Aut in

!""ition% (hen -e(s 'no( !n" remember (hy this !n" !ll the other

holoc!usts occurre"% (ill this truth% in the (or"s o# -ohn =% in #!ct m!'ethem #ree 8ree..o# ,iso7s storyB

% -& Fa/kenheim3 Emi# L-3 )he Jewish Return to History et/-3 S/ho/ken Books3 N63 %(8;

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8OOTNOTE*

The (ritin$s o# 8l!vius -ose&hus !re !v!il!ble in

most Christi!n boo'stores in the tr!nsl!tion by

Willi!m Whiston% (hich is no( &ublishe" by re$el

,ublic!tions% Gr!n" R!&i"s% Michi$!n% 6421Christi!ns res&ect -ose&hus bec!use his (ritin$s

cont!in the e!rliest non.Ne( Test!ment mention o#

-esus :Whiston7s tr!nsl!tion% )ntiD FIII:;/ Loeb

Cl!ssic!l Libr!ry tr!nsl!tion% )ntiD FIII?.?6;

-ose&hus7 (ritin$s !re !lso !v!il!ble in the more

schol!rly but more ex&ensive nine sm!ll.volume

e"ition &ublishe" by the Loeb Cl!ssic!l Libr!ry

The cit!tions !n" Duot!tions #rom the !ncient

(riters herein !re #rom the Loeb Cl!ssic!l Libr!ry

e"itions o# their (or's These inclu"e 8l!vius

-ose&hus% ,liny the Youn$er% F!lerius M!rti!l% L

)nn!eus *enec!% Fir$il% ,hilo% T!citus% *uetonius%

-uven!l% 0io C!ssius% ,lut!rch% 0io Chrysostom%

Histori! )u$ust!% )&ostolic 8!thers The Loeb

Cl!ssic!l Libr!ry !re &rinte" in En$l!n" by Willi!m

Heinem!nn Li"% !n" "istribute" throu$h co.&ublisher%

the H!rv!r" University ,ress% C!mbri"$e% M!ss Thesec!n be or"ere" throu$h $ener!l boo'stores

Ne( Test!ment Duot!tions !re #rom the

#ollo(in$ e"itions+

Ne( )meric!n *t!n"!r" Aible Ne( Test!ment

Re#erence E"ition % 8oun"!tion ,ress

,ublic!tions5The Lo'm!n 8oun"!tion% L! H!br!%

C!li# 14?

The Interline!r Gree'.En$lish Ne( Test!ment % The

Nestle Gree' Text (ith ! Liter!l En$lish Tr!nsl!tion%*econ" E"ition% Jon"erv!n ,ublishin$ House% Gr!n"

R!&i"s% Mich 14@=

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"Josephus is the most diligent and the greatest lover of truth of all writers.., his fidelity and his compassof learning are everywhere conspicuous." Josephus, Complete Works, Dissertation I, page 639

--William Whiston quoting Joseph Scaliger

“ 'Tis a lie,' said he, 'like nine tenths of what ye callhistory ..., history lies, as !are told ye # $

The %oor of &nrest

KO. Henry William Si!ney "orter#

" #What one man can invent another can discover,#said olmes."

The (dventure of the %ancing )en

KSir $rthur %onan Doyle

"(s said, he was never precisely unkind,The defect in his !rain was *ust a!sence of mind ...

(nd trust that the mould which he used may !e

cracked, or he,)ade !old !y success, may enlarge his phylactery, (nd set up a kind of a man+manufactory."

( a!le for CriticsKJames &ussell 'o(ell

"-o, little !ook, from this my solitude

cast thee on the watersK go thy ways (nd if, as !elieve, thy vein !e good,The world will find thee after many days"

%on Juan, I.%%))II

K'or! *yron +eorge +or!on#

"Truth is strange,K !ut true/ for truth is always

strange/0tranger than fiction/ if it could !e told,ow much would novels gain !y the e1changeow differently the world would men !ehold...Were things !ut only call#d !y their right name,Caesar himself would !e ashamed of fame."

%on Juan, .%I-%II'or! *yron

"#ndeed, there is no lie so gross !ut it may !eimposed on the people !y those whom theyesteem their patrons and defenders." ( Journey from this World to the 2e1t, etc.,%h. ))

KHenry /iel!ing

")yld Titus and -esippus without pryde/" The aerie 3ueene, *oo0 I1, %anto ) total #,

paragraph ))1II, Iine 2 total #--!mun! Spenser

" Christians were ne#er thought upon TillTitus and 4espasian con5uer#d us "

The Jew of )alta, $ct II, Scene III--%hristopher 4arlo(e

"0hakespeare was of us, )ilton was for us, 6urns,

0helley, were with us,K they watch from their graves"

The 7ost 7eader K&o5ert *ro(ning

"#Can falsehood kindle or !edim8ne !ay+leaf in his 5uiet crown9 Ten thousand lies may pluck at him,6ut only Truth can tear him down."

The :oman Way --$lre! 7oyes

";, then know this world is fast asleep, 6ound in Time#s wom!, till some far morning !reak/

(nd, though light grows upon the dreadful deep, We are dungeoned in thick night. We are not

awake.

The world#s un!orn, for all our hopes andschemes/

(nd all its myriads only move in dreams.

:ead what our wisest chroniclers record<K

( king !etrayed !oth foes and friends to death,%elivered his own country to the sword, (nd lied, and lied, and lied to his last !reath."

The -host of 0hakespeare$lre! 7oyes




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