The Graves, Kersey 1813-1883 creator text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Christianity -- Controversial literature Dying and rising gods -- Comparative studies BL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38600 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38600 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133859.0 38600