Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-06-14
BLUE GRASS BLADE
Neoplatonisrn


Egypt by the Neoplatonists.
The Savior of this Christianity is COM
posite, being taken from both Buddhism and
brahminism. The BIRTH and infancy of the
christ myth in the gospels, is identical with
the birth and infancy of the Hindoo Savior,
Christina, who is said to have been earth
1000 years before the Neoplatonist appropriated
him for their SAVIOR. In those days. remember
India was many days journey from Alexandria,
and the fraud (plagiarism) was not likely to
be discovered. The Jesus of the to
three years ministry in the gospels, is an en-
tirely different representation, and never was
born. This is a conclusive argument, that
settles forever that much mooted question,
as to what year he was born, or the day. and
releases God from the uncomfortable position
of trying to the world by sending and
sacrificing his only son, and then not even
have his natal day remembered He appeared
on the banks Of the Jordan, the Gnostics said
a man in appearance-and 'he began to be
about thirty years of age"-but still nothing
but a spirit. He a materialized spirit
the Manichean and Gnostic sects stoutly
maintained, even in apostolic times, and
there were more of these sects, than of the
others. why not accept their opinion! Faustus
that highly intelligent Manichean says. in
swer to the question you also admit Christ
was born!" tNot so; for it by means
follows, that in belieing the gospels 1 should.
therefore believe that Christ born" AS
L have elsewhere shown in this article that
the Manichean and Gnostic sects were strongly
indoctrinated with Neopatonism, it will be APP
parent that this mythical spiritual conception
of Jesus, is purely Neoplatonc. One cannot
arrive at any other conclusion, when he UNDER
stands what Neoplatonism in the early
centuries and its power Many of the be-
liefs and teachings of the Essences. and Thera-
peutea were put into his mouth by the gos-
pei writer's Resist not evil, but overcome
evil with good. Sell what thou hast and
give to the poor" Love thy neighbor
myself" 'And again / say unto you 1t is
easier for camel to go through the eye of
needle than for a ricn to enter the King
dom of Heaven" See also Matt. 1912 as an
appropriate ascetic doctrine There are many
more bearing on the same idea, that are nearly
like the sayings of Buddha. There are others
of different import, that are probably interpo-
lations by the church when 1t become power
full enough to fix the texts for their agrandize-
ment. This Jesus of the gospel ever
the companion Of the poor and needy like
Buddha, was, In the other story, you shall
forgive your brother seventy times seven" is
Essenism and in strict accord with their be-
liefs In that miracle Of the cure of the blind
man. in John, Jesus asked by his disciples a
purely Buddhist question, to wit: HAS this
man snned his parents that he was born
blind" 1t Is evident that these disciples asking
that question knew something of Buddhism,
and is constrained to ask how. Jesus is
made no doubt by some later interpolater to
deny, for he says, Neither has this man
sinned nor his parents; but that the works of
God should be made manifest in him." This
is even than II Jesus had admitted the
reincarnation idea as this answer admits a
conspiracy to defraud this young man Of his