Index for Manifest Insanity A Abortion – See Conception Acacian Schism – See RCC, Assertion of primacy Adam & Eve – See Epic of Gilgamesh Adoptionists Afterlife, Christian – See New Testament, Textual Criticism, Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene Afterlife, Jewish – See Second Temple Judaism, Evolving beliefs Ahriman – See Zoroastrianism, Dual Nature Ahura Mazda – See Zoroastrianism, Dual Nature Akhenaten Aksum (Kingdom of) – See Islam, Monotheistic influence Alexander the Great al- Ghazali – See Islam, Golden Age of Science, Decline Alhambra Decree – See Spanish Catholicism, Reconquista al-Masʿūdī – See Islam, Golden Age of Science Aloni, Shulamit Indoctrinating children in religious schools – See Israel (State of, ), Jewish Extremism, Murder Playing the anti-Semite card – See Israel (State of) Altar of Beth-El Altar of Tophet Ambrose of Milan – See Pontifex American Foreign Policy repercussions Ancient of Days – See Son of Man Angels & demons – See Intertestamental Period Antiochus IV Epiphanes – See Second Temple Judaism, Maccabean Revolt Apocalypticism Aquinas, Thomas Philosophical reasoning – See RCC, Scholasticism Views on hell Views on the Trinity Doctrine Arab-Israeli War (1948) – See Israel (State of) Archangel Michael – See Second Temple Judaism, Maccabean Revolt, Daniel – Jewish Aristobulus – See Hasmoneans Arius – See Ecumenical Councils, Nicaea Assumption of Mary Assyrians– See Israel (Kingdom of) Athanasius of Alexandria Atheist perspective on the meaning of life Augustine Original Sin The Closing of the Western Mind, Poor Latin translation of Romans 5 Unauthorized Version: Truth & Fiction in the Bible, What Paul actually said Trinity Doctrine Maximinus of Madauros, scripture does not need correcting On The Trinity, scriptural reinterpretation in support Axial Age Azazel B Baal Image on Temple coin – See Tyrian shekels Imagery blended into Satan – See Satan, Imagery Merged with El in Judaism Babylonians First Babylonian Empire (1830–1531 BCE) – See Ten Commandments Neo–Babylonian Empire (626–539 BCE) Babylonian Exile – See also Messianism, Origins Balfour Declaration (1917) https://diogenesofmayberry.com/manifest-insanity/ Index for Manifest Insanity Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–135 CE) – See Judaea, Jewish Revolt Basil of Caesarea – See Ecumenical Councils, Arian Battle of Milvian Bridge – See Constantine, East/West split Battle of Tours – See Islam, Tolerance Ben-Gurion, David – See Israel (State of), Ministry, Jewish Paradox Bering, Jesse – See Neurotheology Bethlehem – See Bible (New Testament), Gospels, Virgin Birth Bible, apocryphal/deuterocanonical books Bible, New Testament Canonical composition – See Athanasius of Alexandria Contradictions Matthew 1:1-17, genealogy of Jesus, from Solomon Luke 3:23-38, genealogy of Jesus, from Nathan Acts 9:7, Paul’s conversion, heard but not seen Acts 22:9, Paul’s conversion, seen but not heard Acts 9:25-28, Paul’s first meeting with disciples, immediately after conversion Galatians 1:15-20, Paul’s first meeting with disciples, three years after conversion Matthew 2:12-23, return to Nazareth, via Egypt Luke 2:39, return to Nazareth, directly Roman 16:1-7, women as apostles in the Church 1 Timothy 2:11-12, women silenced 1 Corinthians 11:5, women prophesying 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, women silenced Gospels Decreasing apocalypticism Greek influence (See also Septuagint) Order of writing Virgin Birth Passages Matthew 1:23, Virgin Birth 1:25, allusion to Mary having additional children 2:1, Jesus born in Bethlehem 2:5-6, messiah to come from Bethlehem 2:12-18, fictional Massacre of the Innocents & flight to Egypt 3:1-3, arrival of John the Baptist 5:22-30 & 18:9, cut off eyes/hands or whole body condemned to hell – See Mk 9:43-48 6:10, Lord’s Prayer, Kingdom come 7:6, pearls before swine 10:5-6, minister only to Israel, go nowhere among the Gentiles 15:24-26, Jesus sent only to Israel; do not cast children’s bread to dogs – See Mk 7:27 16:17-19, Simon as the foundation of the Church 16:28, Kingdom of God – See Mk 9:1, Lk 9:27 19:28, twelve disciples to sit in judgment of the twelve tribes 24:34, Kingdom within a generation – See Mk 13:30, Lk 21:32 25:31-45, doing good works to prepare for the Kingdom 25:41, single reference to Satan in hell 28:19, trinitized passage Mark 1:2-3, coming of John the Baptist 1:9-11, baptism of Jesus 1:14-15, Kingdom of God 6:3, naming of the brothers of Jesus, and his family think him crazy – See Gal 1:19 7:27, do not cast children’s bread to dogs – See Mt 15:26 8:38, Jesus speaks of the Son of Man in the third person 9:1, Kingdom of God – See Mt 16:28, Lk 9:27 9:43-48, cut off eyes/hands or whole body condemned to hell – See Mt 5:22-30; 18:9 12:29-34, core Christian teaching of Jesus https://diogenesofmayberry.com/manifest-insanity/ Index for Manifest Insanity 12:35, royal messiah as scribal propaganda 13:30, Kingdom within a generation – See Mt 24:34, Lk 21:32 13:32, only the Father knows when 16:8, original final verse of Mark 16:9-20, inserted ending of Mark, speaking in tongues and snake handling Luke 1:19 & 26, Gabriel announces births of John the Baptist and Jesus 2:1-4, Jesus born in Bethlehem & taxation decree 2:42 & 48, trinitized passage 9:27, Kingdom of God – See Mt 16:28, Mk 9:1 10:18, Satan seen falling from heaven 16:22-24, hellfire but no Satan 17:21, Kingdom is within 21:32, Kingdom within a generation – See Mt 24:34, Mk 13:30 John 1:1, In the beginning was the Word 8:32, the truth shall make you free 11:25-26, the resurrection and the life Acts 4:13, illiteracy of the disciples Romans 5:12, Original Sin Romans 8:4, fulfillment of the Law through crucifixion 1 Corinthians 6:9, Paul condemns catamites 1 Corinthians 7:29, Paul’s belief in the immediate Second Coming 1 Corinthians 15:12-14, if no resurrection, then faith is in vain 2 Corinthians 11:3-5, Paul accuses opposing apostles of Satanic deception Galatians 1:19, Paul names the brother of Jesus – See Mk 6:3 Galatians 2:9, James as head of the Jerusalem Church Galatians 2:21, if salvation comes from the Law, then crucifixion was in vain 1 Thessalonians 4:15, Paul’s belief in the immediate Second Coming 1 Thessalonians 4:17, basis of rapture doctrine 1 Timothy 1:4, fables and genealogies 1 Timothy 3:2, married bishops 1 Timothy 3:16, trinitized passage Titus 3:9, fables and genealogies 2 Peter 3:8, one day to the Lord 1 John 5:7, trinitized passage Revelation 12:1-5, seven–headed dragon imagery Revelation 12:7-9, fall of Satan Revelation 12:9 & 20:2, Satan and the Genesis 3 serpent Revelation 13:1, description of the seven–headed dragon – See Dan 7:24 Revelation 13:12-18, mark of the beast Revelation 20:1-7, millennial rules of Jesus Textual Criticism Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion, Christianity being a women’s religion Egypt, Greece and Rome, Christian appeal to women Forged, Role of women in the Church Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium Apocalyptic beliefs have no need for a Church Christianity as a religion for ignorant nobodies Jesus as apocalyptic ruler Jesus did not teach of his divinity Later Christians reinterpret the Son of Man as Jesus Luke’s ‘Kingdom within you’ No Christian beliefs, just help those in need Son of Man textual changes Summary of the core ministry of Jesus Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, Apologetic alterations https://diogenesofmayberry.com/manifest-insanity/ Index for Manifest Insanity Paul Christian appeal to the masses Circumcision and Mosaic Law versus salvation through resurrection Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene Major shift in theology away from apocalypticism to a long-haul Church Paul as an apocalypticist and his views on the resurrected Jesus Role of women in the Church The Authentic Gospel of Jesus Commentary on the Book of John Greatest commandment, as summary of Judaism’s perceptions Lack of Jewish prophecy for a suffering messiah Lord’s Prayer, Kingdom come Lord’s Prayer, prepare for the Kingdom Mark 9:1, true ministry of Jesus Matthew 15:24-26, ministry exclusively Jewish Son of Man as a title The Closing of the Western Mind, Paul’s need to carve out his own niche The Historical Figure of Jesus Blasphemous titles God needs to intervene to reconstitute the twelve tribes Moses as a model for Matthew’s Jesus Son of God as a title The Power of Myth, Son of God The Quest of the Historical Jesus Christianity rests upon a fraud Commentary on the Book of John Jesus as a fanatic who hates the world Legends of the resurrection Obvious Greek philosophical influence in the Book of John Son of Man as a title The Scepter and the Star, Acute Hellenization of Christianity Bible, Old Testament Allegorism Anachronisms Genesis 21:32-34, Abraham & Philistines Deuteronomy 26:5, Jacob & Aramaeans Joshua 6, Fall of Jericho Archaeological findings Compilation – See Judah, Bible Unearthed, Biblical compilation Documentary Hypothesis Passages Genesis 1:2, Earth without form Genesis 22:2, Abraham to sacrifice Isaac Genesis 35:1, altar of Beth-El Genesis 36:12, Jews and Arabs descend from Isaac Genesis 47:11, 1st reference to the Exodus, Ramesses II ~1250 BCE Genesis 49:8, primacy of Judah Exodus 1:11, 2nd reference to the Exodus, Ramesses II ~1250 BCE Exodus 2, Moses & basket Exodus 20, 34 & Deuteronomy 5, three sets of 10 Commandments Exodus 22:29 & 34:19-20, Commandment to sacrifice first–born sons & reprieve Leviticus 19:33-34, treat foreigners with kindness Deuteronomy 25:19, mitzvoth to commit genocide against the Amalek Deuteronomy 32:22, Sheol mentioned, but not a place of punishment Judges 11:30-39, child