Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold (Revised)

This is an updated and revised edition with

* new credible evidence
* even more highly-respected academic source citations
* new pictures
* an updated bibliography, index and more

The Christ Conspiracy posits that Jesus is neither unique nor original, but a reinterpretation of an ancient body of knowledge that revolved around celestial bodies and natural forces. The result of this myth making has been "The Greatest Conspiracy Ever Sold." Murdock offers startling evidence that Christianity and the story of Jesus Christ were created by members of various secret societies, mystery schools and religions in order to unify the Roman Empire under one state religion. In fabricating Christianity, a multinational cabal drew upon older myths and rituals and continued to rework them for centuries into the religion we know today, including

* The Jesus character is a composite of many gods and personalities, including the popular deities Mithras, Heracles/Hercules, Dionysos and others
* The story of Jesus in the Gospels is nearly identical to the stories of the earlier savior-gods, Krishna and Horus