A book that questions the validity of biblical interpretation and challenges the reader.
Written by an Archaeologist and Historian, They Lied to Us in Sunday School adds factuality to the topical subject matter of books like "The Da Vinci Code".
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The churches have never really answered the big question of their genesis and faith. Despite a myriad of new cults and religions, the complete understanding of our Godhead has advanced little in the past 200 years. Almost without exception these ever increasing groups ask us to accept their teachings. "Have faith" we are told. But faith in what?
They Lied to Us in Sunday School takes us on a whirlwind ride through ancient biblical texts and leads us to question all that was taught and that which is still being taught from the pulpits of churches everyday.
Recent fiction and non-fiction novels have added to the debate but no book does so in the way that Ian Vayro's book does. Often humorous and extremely well written and researched, it is very difficult to question the conclusions reached.
In They Lied to Us in Sunday School, the chapters include -
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PARTY TRICKS
Let's Play 20 questions
1. INTRODUCTION: THEY LIED TO US
2. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE
The Initial Realization
The Who's Who of the Plural Godhead
Mastema in the Godhead?
The Garden of Eden
Adam & Eve and the Tree of Knowledge
Lying
Jesus - Born in a Stable?
The Magi & Their Gifts
Jesus of Nazareth
What Does it Take to be Saved?
Mary Magdalene - The Scarlet Woman
3. LIES & DECEPTION
The Anointing of Jesus
Which Messiah?
Peter - The First Pope?
Leprosy & Contemporary Beliefs
Demons
Naked Men & Phallic Symbols
Jesus Gets Around
Shady Dealings
The Promised Land
Justification for Destruction & Killing
4. THE JESUS PEDIGREE
Jesus in the Bible 98
The 'Virgin' Mary
The Herods
Panthera
The Hebrew Records
Some Biblical Difficulties
Twin Messiahs
Was Jesus Born 25 December?
The Jewish Rabbi
Disciples & Desposyni
5. THE CRUCIFIXION
Jesus Unknown to First Century Historians
The Sacrificial Lamb of Passover
The Bible Record
What They Didn't Tell Us
A Substitute Crucified
The Insurrection
Those Crucified With Jesus
Was Jesus Really Crucified & Resurrected?
What Was Recorded
Miracles & Magic
Simon Magus The Holy God
More Confusion
6. ALL THE OTHER SAVIOURS
The Uniqueness of Christ's Sacrifice
The 'Holy' Ghost
Requirements to be a God
Similar Saviours
Crucified Contemporaries of Christ
The Purpose of the Crucifixion
Twenty-three Crucified Saviours
Conclusions
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7. THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
The Wrestling Match
We Know Where You Live
So Where Does God Live
Has Anyone Ever Seen God?
The Chicken Has it!
More Contradictions
Heaven
The Scriptures According to Jesus
Who - What - Where?
God's Punishment
The Resurrection of Dry Bones
8. THE SUMERIAN INFLUENCE
Clay Tablets
The Enuma elish
The Anunnaki Sky-Gods
Hybrid Creation
The Captivity in Babylon
Returning Home
Sumerian Influence in the Bible
What the Bible is Telling Us
Where is Mt. Ararat?
The Pied Piper Analogy
Noah
What Really Happened
Other Sources of the Creation Story
Adam & Eve
Cain & Abel
Reality of the Rulers
Lilith
Gnostic Information
The Book of Enoch
The Watchers
9. WHO IS THIS GOD?
Gods of the Early Hebrew
The Hebrew Worshipped 'Other Gods'
Asherah, Ashtoreth & Anath
Hebrew Exposed to Canaanite Deities
Canaanite Temples
Ba`al of the Canaanites
Ba`al vs. YHWH
Getting Rid of Ba`al
Sun Worship
10. 'GOD' IS NOT GOD'S NAME
'God' is not God's Name
Corruption
The New Wrathful God
Making Sense of it All
So - Who is Almighty God?
11. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
Secrets
What About Jesus?
Why Doesn't God Make Contact?
Putting It All Together
Right & Wrong
Thinking Straight
Getting Over It
PARTY TRICKS - Answers
Bibliography
References & Endnotes
Index
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Testimonials
Traditional beliefs are like sacred cows grazing in the northern paddock of ones mind. The time has come to open the gate....
This[The Lied to Us in Sunday School] is well researched information. You may well wonder why the defenders of the modern Christian religions have not asked these questions. Ian Ross Vayro confronts his readers with questions lagging the asking and provides answers for serious consideration.
During many years of my ministry I could not reconcile the tribal, jealous, angry, vengeful god of the Old Testament with the One who is unconditional love and who Jesus claimed to be his father. Until I realised that my faith was indeed blind I never began to question. So, one question leads to another and another. You will find many of the answers within these covers if you are prepared for confrontation. Anyone seeking truth must be personally responsible to begin the search.
If you are courageous enough to admit the questions and open enough to receive the answers, then read this book.
~ Jim Christian - former minister of charismatic full gospel church - Gold Coast, Australia
I just finished reading "They Lied to Us...." and was completely and utterly blown away with the book. Stupendous writing, excellent research, and in general, everything and more than I had hoped for!
~ J. N. - Kelowna, BC, Canada
Really in depth, He [Ian Vayro] has covered every square corner and a lot of unknown previous ground.
~ C. M., Prescott, Arizona, USA
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