The period around the time of Jesus was ripe with claims from many people who either said that they were the Messiah, or had Messiah attributes ascribed to them. These included Apollonius of Tyana, Simon Magus and Simon bar Kokhba. It's not only interesting that they got as many followers as they did, but that some of them have followers still today.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Secret Bible: Rivals of Jesus
Labels:
apollonius,
jesus,
messiah,
national geographic,
religion,
simon bar kokhba,
simon magus
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