Spiritually speaking, Does anyone know anything about Apollonius of Tyana?

Question

i've never heard of him until i saw National Geographic Channel's "secret bible" rivals of jesus

Apollonius of Tyana

http://www.librarising.com/spirituality/apollo.html

Answer 1

I first heard of him about thirty years ago and recall very little about him other than for the fact many believe he was the man on which Paul built the Jesus myth.

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Answer 2

Yes nothing new there.

Answer 3

Yes, he is one of the many "messiahs" where the myth of Jesus (the story we read in the bible) is based on.

The story of Jesus was based on the surrounding myths, legends and religious beliefs of people at around the time Christianity was established.  This is to make it more palatable to the local populations under the control of Rome, which made it the required religion (under pain of punishment) for its populace.

For those looking for the National Geographic Channel documentary about this, you can view it here:

"The Rivals of Jesus", Part of the 'Science of the Bible' series

http://www.atheistnation.net/video/?vide...

Note: If you have Firefox with the Download Helper extension, you can use it to download the video.

Answer 4

lol!  I remember that name.

If you liked that, try having a read with Joseph Campbell, "The Power of Mythology".