Jesus: Last of the Great Pharoahs

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Summary: An Egyptian Jesus Among the Hebrews
Review: As conspiracy theories go, this is a humdinger. Ellis draws together unlikely bits of flotsam and jetsam of bible and archeological history to develop a compelling tale of a very human motivation for the New Testament. As he would have us consider, Paul's divine Jesus is the puffed up remant of a the story of a very human but ambitious royal exile. As a descendant of Moses (forget David as revisionist history), Jesus was actually a Hyksos king and of the royal bloodline of Egypt. All the references to the Kingdom were actually him speaking of his shadow nation living in Palestine. And since he was Pharoah, he was God. No wonder he referred to himself as the Son of God as his father, also a Pharoah, was also God. No wonder the Romans let the Jews crucify him - he was a seditious rebel ! For those who like alternative views of accepted history, this is a good starter in a four book series by Ellis. Be prepared to wade through details as he tends to make his case by endless lists of facts. But he makes you want to know more.

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Summary: Coincidence is not an option!
Review: To believe the views in Jesus, Last of the Pharaohs, one must believe that: (1) The Bible is merely an error-riddled historical text; (2) Coincidence is not an option; and (3) Word-play is an acceptable form of archeology. Now, even with all three criteria, this book is a stretch of the imagination. I knew nothing of this book or the author before I ordered it, so I'm informing others. I expected an interesting analysis and instead I received boring, useless fiction to include: Jesus' last name (Grail) and Paul's motivation (greed). Ellis' conclusion states it all: he wants us all to get back to the "oldest religion" - astrology.