SPIRITUAL REALISM

FOOTNOTES:

[i] Ha’aretz, October 29, 1999, quoted in an article by Haim Watzman (Jerusalem) Archaeology vs. the Bible, orig. pub. in The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 21, 2000, p. A19 (http://chronicle.com/ also The Globe and Mail, Feb. 2, 2000; Toronto Star, Oct.30,1999

[ii] Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman: The Bible Unearthed—Archaeology’s new vision of Ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts, pub. Simon & Schuster, N.Y. 2001, 385 pp.

[iii] E.g. Daniel Lazare: False Testament--How Archaeology Refutes the Bible’s Claim to History, article in Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 304, No. 1822, March 2002

[iv] Ibid.: page 37

[v] Henry Aubin: The Rescue of Jerusalem, the Alliance Between Hebrews and Africans In 701 B.C., Doubleday Canada, 421 pp.

[vi] Ahmed Osman: Out of Egypt: The Roots of Christianity Revealed, pub. by Century, London, 1988, distr. Random House, 270 pp

[vii] Genesis: 25;29-34;

[viii] Genesis: 32;24-28

[ix] Genesis: Ch. 40-46

[x] Exodus: 1: 8

[xi] Osman: page 140

[xii] H.P.Blavatsky: Isis Unveiled, Vol II, p.544

[xiii] G.R.S. Mead: Did Jesus Live 100 B.C.? pub. Theosophical Publishing Society, London and Benares, 1903; repub.by University Books, N.Y.1968, 442 pp.

[xiv] H.P.Blavatsky: Esotericism of Christian Dogma, in Collected Writings, Vol. VIII, page 380

[xv] H.P.Blavatsky: Secret Doctrine, I. p. 577

[xvi] G.R.S. Mead: Did Jesus Live 100 B.C.? pp. 138-39; see also article by David Pratt: Who Was the Real Jesus? in Fohat magazine, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Summer 2002, to be found also on Website: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/jesus.htm

[xvii] Numbers 25; 6-9, Judges 20

[xviii] Osman: page 176

[xix] Osman, page 176. Also F.M. Cross Jr. The Ancient Library of Qumran , pub. Doubleday, N.Y. 1958, pp 107-116

[xx] H.P.Blavatsky: The Secret Doctrine, vol. 1, p. 14

[xxi] Philippians 2: 10

[xxii] John 14: 6

[xxiii] Hella Krause-Zimmer: Die zwei Jesusknaben in der bildenden Kunst, pub. Verlag Freies Geistesleben, Stuttgart 1986 (orig. 1969)

[xxiv] Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln: The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, pub. orig. Jonathan Cape Ltd., U.K. 1982; also Corgi Books London, (Transworld Publishers Ltd.) 528 pp

[xxv] [Look up]

[xxvi] Prokofiev: page 77

[xxvii] Sylvia Cranston: H.P.B.—The Extraordinary Life and Influence of Helena Blavatsky, Founder of the Modern Theosophical Movement, pub.Tarcher and Putnam, N.Y. 1993, 648 pp.

[xxviii] R. Steiner: Esoteric Christianity and the Mission of Christian Rosencreuz, 13 lectures in various cities in 1911, 1912, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1984; Lugano, Sep.17 1911, page 15: “The Matthew Gospel, in the main, originated from this most exalted person, Jeshu ben Pandira, as a preparation for what was to come” and: Munich, Nov. 18, 1911, p. 114 “the content of the gospel known by that name” viz. Matthew, was already in existence at the time of Jeshu ben Pandira, i.e. 100 years earlier.