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PAGES 100-101: The Wives of Rabbi Jesus
No conspiracy theory regarding Jesus would be complete without claiming Jesus was married. But Bushby doesn't
stop there. He alleges Jesus had several wives. He rationalizes since Jesus was referred to as Rabbi, and
because rabbis were allowed to marry, then it would have been "within the Law" for Rabbi Jesus to have had
"several wives." But how is this proof? Bushby then names a few particulars including Princess Cypros (Herod's
granddaughter) and Mary Magdalene. Unfortunately for us wishing to investigate the claims concerning Princess
Cypros, we are told, "to determine when, where, and how they met is now almost impossible to establish. There
was no documentary church evidence available to assist in providing more detail on this marriage nor should we
expect to find it..." Instead, the evidence Bushby provides is the Herodian family tree (which we have already
debunked). As for Mary Magdalene, Bushby cites various New Testament and apocryphal references which
confirm Jesus' and Mary's closeness. Again, how is this proof? Closeness does not conclusively prove sexual
intimacy.
PAGES 102-102: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
The Catholic church teaches the concept of Mary's perpetual virginity (but in my opinion this is not supported by
the Gospels so I do agree with Bushby on this point). However Bushby claims artists often depicted Mary with
seven children. As an example, we are shown The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels by Jean Fouquet (which
Bushby incorrectly calls The Virgin Surrounded by Red Angels). (Shown: here). I count nine angels. I'm
guessing Bushby referred to the painting by the wrong title in order to reinforce his theory as there are six red
angels in the painting (making Jesus the "7th" child).
PAGES 103-104: Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany
Bushby offers us another long-winded linguistics game (like in the Gaul/Galilean episode shown above) in order
to prove the two Marys were one and the same (thus showing Jesus' biological relation to Mary Magdalene).
Instead of boring the reader to death by citing Bushby's line of reasoning, both sides of this argument are
explained quite nicely in this article. In a nutshell, Bushby brings all the above points together in order to show
Rabbi Jesus and his brothers intermarrying with their sisters. This is done to support Jesus' ties to the British
Druids and various royal ancestors.
PAGE 108: The New Name of Rabbi Jesus
Bushby claims "from information available" Jesus was given the name Cunobeline after His marriage to Mary
Magdalene. What is this "information?" The Shakespearean character Cymbeline! If you own a copy of The Bible
Fraud, take the time to pay attention to the wording Bushby uses to make these connections: maybe, possibly,
could be, etc. In other words, no hard evidence is provided to support any of this.
PAGES 115-117: Rabbi Jesus Cunobeline: The Druid King of Britain
Bushby now associates Rabbi Jesus with various druid orders in which He became "twice born." Bushby claims
the Gospel writers even attest to this by quoting John 3:3. Using more speculative terminology such as "maybe,"
Bushby claims Rabbi Jesus succeeded King Tenvantius on the British throne. Rabbi Jesus Cunobeline now
becomes known as Bran the Blessed, a character from British mythology (a fact of which Bushby seems totally
unaware)! (See: here).
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Chapters 10 and 11 are very brief (a few pages in length) and somewhat irrelevant. Their purpose is to basically
lay the historical groundwork by explaining the volatile situation between Britain and Rome at the time. Bushby
doesn't really make any allegations concerning Christianity but is preparing us for the next few chapters. If
anyone has any questions concerning these brief chapters please let me know. Otherwise, there is no point in
dwelling on them.
Chapter 12 also focuses on historical aspects but Bushby does make some strange claims regarding a British
palace in Rome where many of the apostles, Rabbi Jesus, and even Paul came and went as they pleased. Of
course no evidence is presented to support this- not even a single footnote. Bushby makes vague statements like
"other characters were recorded as living in the Palace" but never cites any references or historical documents to
verify this. The only relevance this chapter has to Christianity is Bushby's skepticism on the authorship of the
Pauline Epistles (Bushby only uses one pre-19th century source for his claims, by the way). Since I plan on
discussing the dating and authorship of each book of the Bible in the near future, I will skip over this for now, but
if anyone has a question, feel free to contact me.
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In the previous chapters, the Panthera twins have been associated with the Essenes, the Druids, the Gauls, and
various royal ancestors. Bushby now turns our attention to the Egyptian mysteries in which he claims Rabbi Jesus
became initiated. Again, instead of presenting hard evidence to validate his claims, Bushby uses more
conjecture. He alleges Jesus' acceptance into the Egyptian and Masonic mysteries was "probable" due to his
earlier association with the Druids and Essenes.
PAGES 143-144: Rabbi Jesus Cunobeline, the Magician
Bushby cites various authors in order to show Jesus' involvement in the Egyptian mysteries. We'll focus on Justin
Martyr's statements as this is the author Bushby uses the most:
- Alleged Reference: "They even ventured to call him a magician and a deceiver of the people." -Dialogue
With Trypho. The context of this remark may be found here. In its full context, Justin mentions the
miraculous works Jesus performed such as healing the sick and raising the dead. However, the skeptics of
the day could not accept the legitimacy of His power so they dismissed it as the work of a sorcerer. - Alleged Reference: Bushby claims Justin attests to the fact that Jesus "acquired a great knowledge in
magical arts with the high priests of Egypt." Though he does not cite the actual words of Justin, Bushby
does provide the reference from where the accusation is supposedly found: First Apology XXXVI. I located
the work in question and this chapter says nothing of the kind. It refers to the prophecies regarding the
Messiah (See: here, chapter 36).
Other various authors include the pagan Celsus, the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus, and St. Austin c. 380 (who?
- I can find no mention of an individual by this name living around 380 A.D.). Regardless, there is no conspiracy
as even the Bible and the early church fathers mention the Jews accusing Jesus of such things.
PAGE 150: Rabbi Jesus' Mystical Skin Markings
In another attempt to associate Jesus with the Egyptian Mysteries, Bushby cites this passage from the Talmud:
"He who scratches on the skin in the fashion of writing is guilty, but he who marks on the skin in the fashion of
writing is exempt from punishment. Rabbi Eliezer said to them: But has not Jesus brought magic out of Egypt in
this way? They answered him: On account of one fool we do not ruin a multitude of reasonable men"
However, the actual passage (See: here) does not state Jesus but Ben Stada- and we have already shown this to
not be a reference to Jesus. I refer the reader to this article which discusses various Talmudic passages that
allegedly refer to Jesus. Bushby then cites another bogus Talmudic passage to reinforce the allegation that Jesus
stole a Torah scroll from the temple:
"Though shalt not have a son or disciple who burns his food publicly like Jesus the Nazarene." -Babylonian
Sanhedrin 103a
But let's see what the actual passage says: "Thou wilt not have a son or a disciple who publicly burns his food."
Babylonian Sanhedrin 103a. As we can see, the words Jesus the Nazarene are not included in the text.
PAGES 153-154: The Stoning at Lud
The Jewish leaders are now in "hot pursuit" of Jesus who has escaped to Britain after absconding with the sacred
Torah scrolls. The following references are used by Bushby to reinforce the story of Jesus' stoning at Lud:
Tertullian
- Alleged Quote: "ye stoned him."
- Bushby's Interpretation: "Tertullian spoke of the stoning of Rabbi Jesus not as the invention of an enemy,
but simply as a genuine piece of accepted church history." - Actual Quote: "Ye stoned him not." An Answer to the Jews XI Bushby omits the very important little word,
"not." - Full Context: "On account of the works ye stoned Him not, but because He did them on the Sabbaths." On
one hand, I must come to Bushby's defense and explain the full context does seem to imply that Jesus
was stoned due to His work on the Sabbath (a sin according to Jewish law). However, Bushby claims this
was not the "invention of an enemy" but "a genuine piece of accepted church history." But this is not so.
When we look at the text carefully, we can see this is exactly what the statement is. The text in question is
in quotes, showing Tertullian was not confirming this account!
The Talmud
- Alleged Quote: "...And to bring him forward to the tribunal and stone him. And thus they have done to
Jesus at Lud, and they hanged him on the day before Passover." - Actual Quote: "It is our duty and seemly for us, the witnesses who were listening outside bring him to the
Beth din, and have him stoned." Tractate Sanhedrin 67a - Footnote (See: full context here): "In the uncensored editions of the Talmud there follows this important
passage: 'And this they did to Ben Stada in Lydda and they hung him on the eve of Passover. Ben Stada
was Ben Pandira. R. Hisda said: 'The husband was Stada, the paramour Pandira. But was nor the husband
Pappos b. Judah? His mother's name was Stada. But his mother was Miriam, a dresser of woman's hair?
(megaddela neshayia) As they say in Pumbeditha, This woman has turned away from her husband
(committed adultery).' [Some identify] this Ben Stada with Jesus of Nazareth...This hypothesis, however,
involves the disregard of the Talmudic data, for Pappos b. Judah lived a century after Jesus...Derenbourg
rightly denies the identity of Ben Stada with Jesus, and regards him simply as a false prophet executed
during the second century at Lydda." - Summary: Internal Talmudic evidence proves this passage to not be a reference to Jesus. Also,
Lod/Ludd/Lydda is an actual city in Israel (See: here) but Bushby claims this was a location in ancient
Britain.
PAGE 155: The Parchments of Sauniere
Once again, Bushby refers us to the Sauniere parchments, using more speculative terms:
- "It was probable that the parchments that stunned [Sauniere and his associates] contained this
information." - "It was also probable that it was Sauniere who created the [Tiberius Panthera] headstone in Germany"
(WHAT!?!) - "It was said the scrolls provided evidence that the crucifixion was a fraud and Rabbi Jesus was still alive
in 45 A.D." By who? - "According to a Jewish legend, three boatloads of Jews arrived in Arles circa 53 A.D. and the theory
proposed is that this group was pursuing Rabbi Jesus Cunobeline."
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PAGE 157: James Herod
In this brief two-paged chapter, Bushby's offers the claim that "James Herod," the brother of Judas Khrestus and
Rabbi Jesus, also escaped persecution by fleeing to Britain. Bushby's source for this is The Forgotten Monarchy of
Scotland by Michael J. A. Stewart. I am not familiar with this modern work but I know this allegation definitely
goes against the grain of early historians (such as Josephus and Hegesippus) who clearly describe James' death
as taking place in Jerusalem.
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