The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors

by Kersey Graves

Overview

In "The World’s Sixteen Crucified Saviors," Kersey Graves delves into the comparative study of world religions, asserting that many religions have stories of divine figures who die and are resurrected, predating the Christian narrative of Jesus Christ. Graves meticulously lists and describes various deities and heroes from different cultures who share similarities with Christ in their life stories, death, and eventual resurrection or divine attributes. The book challenges the uniqueness of the Christian savior narrative by highlighting these parallel tales. While controversial and often criticized for its lack of rigorous scholarly methods, the book remains a notable work in the realm of comparative religion and religious skepticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789359045597
Publisher:	True Sign Publishing House
Publication date:	09/15/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	488 KB

About the Author

Kersey Graves was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania on 21 November 1813. His parents were Quakers, and as a young man he followed them in their observance, and then later moved to the Hicksite wing of Quakerism. Graves was largely self-educated, and at the age of 19 was teaching in a school at Richmond, a career he was to follow for more than twenty years.
He was an advocate of Abolitionism was also interested in language reform, and became involved with a number of radical freethinkers within Quakerism. In August 1844, he joined a group of about fifty utopian settlers in Wayne County, Indiana. In the same month, he was disowned by his Quaker meeting group due to his neglect of attendance, and also setting up a rival group. The groups he was associated with later dabbled in mesmerism and spiritualism.