Tag Archives: Alexandria

If My Uncle Wrote About It, I Probably Knew It, Too

Philo (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE) I was watching a YouTube video of Aaron Abke being interviewed for a channel called “Know Thyself”, which is quite significant, at least to me. He was quoting Essene beliefs, written by … Continue reading

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On the Question of Jesus Being a Buddhist…

Therapeutae All roads seem to lead back to Alexandria. Philo of Alexandria wrote about them. They may have been related to the Essenes in Palestine. And they may have actually been Buddhists. How’s that for a full circle? Their system … Continue reading

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Protestants Called Him “Father of the Canon”

Athanasius of Alexandria (died: May 2, 373 AD) It probably matters to no one in the present time who this man was. But he seems to have been the one to list the 27 books of the New Testament that … Continue reading

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Meet the Man who Proved the Maxim “As Above, So Below”

Claudius Ptolemy (100 AD – 170 AD) You might reasonably expect that the man who brought the ancient art of astrology into the ‘modern’ age would at least have a horoscope. Unfortunately, none exists, so I cannot show you his … Continue reading

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Beware the Ides of February

Tiberius Julius Alexander (10 AD – 70 AD) Let’s be clear here: I said that I was finished at looking for my past life in the 1st Century AD. I even stopped writing about Rome heroes and villains. But one … Continue reading

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