Books by Gerald Massey

The ten original lectures by Gerald Massey are presented here complete - together they offer the reader profound and detailed accounts of ancient Egypt, early Christian myths, and Gnosticism.Although never a major figure in the scholarly establishment, Gerald Massey was a prolific author who spent his many years studying Ancient Egyptian history, society and hieroglyphics. Struck by what he perceived to be similarities between ancient Egyptian mythological lore, and the writings of Christianity, Massey authored these lectures as part of his attempts to draw comparisons. The resulting lectures were delivered in London in the late 19th century. In them, Massey notes numerous similarities between the New Testament Gospels and the Book of Horus; the incidence of wise men, healing of the sick; resurrection; and the symbol of the cross occur in the earlier Egyptian texts.

The ten original lectures by Gerald Massey are presented here complete - together they offer the reader profound and detailed accounts of ancient Egypt, early Christian myths, and Gnosticism.Although never a major figure in the scholarly establishment, Gerald Massey was a prolific author who spent his many years studying Ancient Egyptian history, society and hieroglyphics. Struck by what he perceived to be similarities between ancient Egyptian mythological lore, and the writings of Christianity, Massey authored these lectures as part of his attempts to draw comparisons. The resulting lectures were delivered in London in the late 19th century. In them, Massey notes numerous similarities between the New Testament Gospels and the Book of Horus; the incidence of wise men, healing of the sick; resurrection; and the symbol of the cross occur in the earlier Egyptian texts.

Gerald Massey was a brilliant mythologist, Egyptologist, and researcher into the origins of Christianity. Most of the lectures found here cover these subjects, making this book a perfect overview of Massey's ideas. He often reveals ancient hidden truths that bring a sudden understanding to our more modern religious beliefs. Lecture titles include The Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ; Paul as a Gnostic Opponent, not the Apostle of Historic Christianity; The Logia of the Lord, or the Pre-Christian Sayings Ascribed to Jesus the Christ; Gnostic and Historic Christianity; The Hebrew and other Creations Fundamentally Explained; The Devil of Darkness, or Evil in the Light of Evolution; Luniolatry: Ancient and Modern; Man in Search of His Soul During Fifty Thousand Years, and How He Found It; The Seven Souls of Man, and Their Culmination in the Christ; and The Coming Religion.