01849cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500740014424600690021826400510028730000470033833600260038533700260041133800360043750001060047350000310057950800290061052006730063953400450131265300450135765300490140285600430145199900170149438600UtSlPG20260610133859.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aGraves, Kersey,d1813-188314aThe World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ1 aThe World's 16 Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Sixteen_Crucified_Saviors  aRelease date is 2012-01-17  aProduced by David Widger  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChristianity -- Controversial literature  aDying and rising gods -- Comparative studies40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38600  c79439d79439