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The Scythian Study notes on the historical Jesus based on the works of Professor Badiny, Jós Ferenc, and other esteemed scholars Fehérlófő tankör (study group) 2008 Az apostol (The apostle [Excerpt], in free translation from Hungarian) The grape is a tiny fruit, Yet, it needs a whole summer to ripen. The Earth, too, is a fruit, a giant fruit, And if the tiny grape needs one whole summer, How many does this giant fruit need, Until it is ripe? It could take, Thousands, perhaps millions of years, But it will surely ripen one day, And then people will feast on it, Till the end of time. The grape is ripened by the rays of the sun, (But) until it is sweet, how many sun rays, Must breathe upon it the warmth of their lives, How many hundreds of thousands, millions of rays?... The Earth, too, is ripened by rays, but These are not rays of the sun, (but) rather The souls of people. Every generous soul is such a ray, but Only the generous soul, and they are rare, How can one expect, then The Earth to ripen quickly? I feel that I, too, am a ray, Helping the Earth to ripen. The life of a ray is but a day, I know that by the time, Of the great harvest, I will have been long past my sunset, And traces of my minuscule work, Will be lost in the great undertaking, But the knowledge gives my life strength, And peace in my (hour of) death, That I, too, am a ray. Petőfi, Sándor, 1848 It is not necessary to believe: it is only necessary to know "But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them... When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit" (Mark 13:9, 11) TABLE OF CONTENTS A word from the authors 7 Definitions 10 Anthropological notes on two, distinct 14 societies Caucasian Group 15 Semitic Group 21 The Great Builder 31 Searching for the truth 50 Introduction 65 Background 68 Jesus' lineage 71 "Christ" born in a cave, a stable, or ...? 85 Historical overview 91 Mary's lineage 101 Mary's faith 117 The Scythians, the biblical “people of other 123 faiths” What happened to the apostles? 151 What happened to the apostles writings? 159 The Gospels of Nag-Hammadi 164 The New Testament as recorded history: 174 caveat lector (reader beware)! The Sumerians' “religion” 191 The Holy Spirit 218 Bread of Life and Water of Life 226 Queen of Heaven 230 Jesus' life and crucifixion 244 Moral, legal and political fallout 257 Shroud of "Turin" and Simon Magus 263 Matters of faith 280 Every man's calling 305 Condensed time line of some major events in 311 the early history of the people of the Light A word from the authors This material deals with religious beliefs. We realize, the information presented here is not for everyone and some might find it unpalatable. We do not wish to offend anyone and, therefore, urge those who feel uncomfortable reading it to stop. We are students of an ancient culture founded on knowledge and wisdom. We are neither priests nor missionaries; we do not represent any organized religion nor claim knowledge of “the truth;” and we do not propagate dogma. Also, we neither solicit nor accept donations. Those interested in furthering this work are encouraged to continue this research, individually or in groups, and to freely share their knowledge with others for the elevation of Mankind. Events reported to have occurred during the 5- 10th centuries referenced in this study take into account possible chronological errors and misrepresentations. We believe the errors, if any, stem from the simultaneous use of three different points of reference: 323 BC (year of rebirth after the death of Alexander of Macedon), 45 BC (1st year of the Julian calendar), and year 1 (presumed to be Jesus’ year of birth, retroactively applied after the 5th century). It would certainly have been in Western European interest, notably the Holy See and the enforcer of its policies, the Holy Roman 7 Empire, to take advantage of these errors, insert non-existent periods into history filled with fictitious protagonists and events for political gain, and to hide historical events that are not only unfavorable to the West, but would also expose such chronological fraud. Chronological research to date reveals that the 44 years needed to slide the calendar forward to Jesus’ presumed year of birth were taken from Atilla’s reign (Tóth, Gyula citing Magyar Krónikák), while 297 non-existent years appear to have been added to the calendar, pushing the years forward. Heribert Illig’s argument supporting such “chronological fabrication” (614 – 911), however, appears to be somewhat narrow and simplistic. Nevertheless, his conclusions appear to be at least plausible. To date, no physical evidence of this period has been found: There are no remains of settlements, no coins, no tools, no graves, as the matter of fact, no evidence of any kind of human presence that can be irrefutably linked to this fictitious era. The 7-9th centuries exist only in “written history,” and all so-called “historical documents” regarding these 297 years examined to date turned out to be retro-dated forgeries. Further, any so-called “evidence of the Dark Ages” are fragments, dissociations, discontinuance and events known to have occurred before or after that era. Pragmatic history, on the other hand, shows an 8 unbroken natural progression of 6th century events which seem to jump over these three centuries and seamlessly continue during the period purported to be the 10th century. Further, Uwe Topper presents convincing arguments that link Muhammad’s escape to the First Council of Nicaea in 325, exactly 297 years before the propagated year, 622. However, we reserve judgment on this – often called - “Phantom time hypothesis.” Further, to simultaneously argue chronological errors would make this study extremely confusing. Therefore, dates in this study are those generally referenced elsewhere, except where the actual date is significant, in which case both dates are shown (currently propagated dates shown in brackets). We believe our translations of the various works are substantially accurate, but please keep in mind, we do not have accredited English translators among us. Any outside help in this regard would be much appreciated and, if requested, gratefully acknowledged. Please disseminate this material to scholars to debate and expand to the benefit of all seekers of Truth. Fehérlófő tankör (study group) 2008 9 Definitions Bible: Merriam-Webster source this word from Latin biblia, from Greek, plural of biblion, book, diminutive of byblos papyrus, book, from Byblos, ancient Phoenician city. However, the word biblia does not exist as the Greek plural of biblion. Further, there is no such word as biblia in Latin either. Chaldeans of Mesopotamia, on the other hand, speak of “Bi-bi-li-a” in Sumerian cuneiform texts. There are currently three translations for this compound word: "speech, or voice of the light, or clarity;" "overseer, or advocate of wisdom;" and "speech of heavenly knowledge" (Badiny). Greek: Classical Greece (6-4th c. BC). Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle study under the Mede magi. The subjects of their studies are the wisdom of ancient Chaldean texts written on papyrus from Byblos. Their studies become the literature (philosophy) the West later attributes to “Classical Greece.” Herodotus (484-425 BC) writes his history in narrative form based on these Sumerian texts and on his travels to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to confirm his sources. Greeks did not exist as an identifiable people before the 6th c. BC. Some speculate, the Mycenaeans (1600-1100 BC) were proto-Greeks. 10 Byblos: City and major seaport 30km north of Beirut, believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city dating from 5000 BC. The name Byblos is said to have been given by the Greeks to the city known in the Bible as Gebal, in history as Gubala, Gubla, and during the Crusades, as Gibelet. Gebal, Gubla: Today, Jbail (Arabic). Gubla is listed as one of Nib-Ur's (6th millennium BC, biblical Nimrod) provinces. Its patron, Baal-at Gebal, is associated with Isis and the Sumerians' Queen of Heaven, Baal, Light, divinity symbolized by the sun. After the Babylonian Hebrews conceive Judaism and their new god, Yahweh (6th c. BC), Baal, of Baal-at Gebal becomes Judaism's and, later, also Judeo- Christianity's demon. Phoenician: Greek name for the inhabitants of Northern-Canaan (including Gubla) during 12-9th c. BC. Homer (though a questionable source) says their language "was borrowed from ancient Egypt." Canaanite: Nib-Ur's (Nimrod) uncle, Kus' brother, Canaan settled in Canaan (6th millennium BC). Evidence does not point to any significant movements of peoples before the time of the so- called Phoenicians. The only peoples in regular 11 contact with the Canaanites during that time were their kindred: Hurrians, Szabirs, Medes, and Egyptians. (The Hebrews invade Canaan but are halted south of Sidon.) The only people who could have lived in and around Gubla during th 12-9th c. BC was a mix of ancient Canaanites and Hurrians, and Szabirs, Medes and, possibly, Egyptians. Mede: non-Semitic people of the Zagros Mountains and Northern Mesopotamia (2nd millennium BC) and believed to be the ancestors of the Kürt (Kurds).
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