Comments on: The Bones of Saint Paul http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/the-bones-of-saint-paul/ Atheism & Religious Skepticism Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:11:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Keith Johnson http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/the-bones-of-saint-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-21585 Keith Johnson Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:11:28 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=3171#comment-21585 I would imagine there will never be a way to prove conclusively, whether or not these are the bones of St. Pail of Tarsus. Miraculous properties eventually associated with these remains? Now, that would at least prove to be of interest! I would imagine there will never be a way to prove conclusively, whether or not these are the bones of St. Pail of Tarsus. Miraculous properties eventually associated with these remains? Now, that would at least prove to be of interest!

]]> By: James Tracy http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/the-bones-of-saint-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-6804 James Tracy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:31:52 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=3171#comment-6804 <a href="http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/how-an-atheist-spends-his-time/" target="_blank">http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/how-an-atheist-s...</a> http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/how-an-atheist-s...

]]> By: Paul J. Wigowsky http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/the-bones-of-saint-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-6784 Paul J. Wigowsky Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:37:57 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=3171#comment-6784 There is a curious bible verse that equates "Apostle Paul" with Apollos, whom Martin Luther identified as Apollonius. (1 Corinthians 3:4-8) There was a sage in the first century named Apollonius of Tyana whose life and travels are similar to the journeys of Paul in the Book of Acts. He did not die in Rome, nor was he beheaded. Helen Blavatsky had identified the Rabbi Saul as Elisha ben Abujah. (Isis Unveiled, II, p. 536) These clues (plus other events in my life with an adept who identified Paul as Apollonius) caused me to write a historical fiction based on those clues that I uncovered. The book is available at: <a href="http://wigowsky.com" target="_blank">http://wigowsky.com</a> My conclusion: The story of Saul/Paul is a syncretic story similar to Roman creations of "gods" (i.e. Serapis). There is a curious bible verse that equates "Apostle Paul" with Apollos, whom Martin Luther identified as Apollonius. (1 Corinthians 3:4-8Open Link in New Window) There was a sage in the first century named Apollonius of Tyana whose life and travels are similar to the journeys of Paul in the Book of Acts. He did not die in Rome, nor was he beheaded.

Helen Blavatsky had identified the Rabbi Saul as Elisha ben Abujah. (Isis Unveiled, II, p. 536)
These clues (plus other events in my life with an adept who identified Paul as Apollonius) caused me to write a historical fiction based on those clues that I uncovered.
The book is available at:
http://wigowsky.com
My conclusion: The story of Saul/Paul is a syncretic story similar to Roman creations of "gods" (i.e. Serapis).

]]> By: George Spencer http://www.anatheist.net/2009/06/the-bones-of-saint-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-6780 George Spencer Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:12:45 +0000 http://www.anatheist.net/?p=3171#comment-6780 wow...it must be nice to be such a skeptic. Listen: if you and other atheists don't believe in God, why are you constantly devoting your time and energy to disproving religion? It's interesting too how atheists seem to focus solely on western religion and not eastern religion. I don't remember seeing any atheists parading outside a Shinto temple... Live and let live. If you don't believe in anything, don't worry about it. If you believe in something, go for it. End of story. wow…it must be nice to be such a skeptic. Listen: if you and other atheists don't believe in God, why are you constantly devoting your time and energy to disproving religion? It's interesting too how atheists seem to focus solely on western religion and not eastern religion. I don't remember seeing any atheists parading outside a Shinto temple…
Live and let live. If you don't believe in anything, don't worry about it. If you believe in something, go for it. End of story.

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