01849cam a22003373u 4500 38600 UtSlPG 20260610133859.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 BL Graves, Kersey, 1813-1883 The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ The World's 16 Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Sixteen_Crucified_Saviors Release date is 2012-01-17 Produced by David Widger "The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ" by Kersey Graves is a non-fiction book written in 1875. Graves claims Jesus was not a historical person but a creation based on earlier crucified god-men from various cultures. He lists sixteen ancient deities who allegedly shared similar traits with Christ—miraculous births, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Drawing heavily from earlier sources, Graves argues that Christianity's doctrines and miracles have pagan origins, challenging the uniqueness of the Christian narrative and offering controversial theories about religious history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Christianity -- Controversial literature Dying and rising gods -- Comparative studies https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38600 79439 79439