ancient order associated with the early Israelite tradition of mountain worship – hence the concept of Mount Carmelot. The Grail Legends of “Camelot” speak for themselves. Joseph of Arimathea himself has often been classified as a member of the Carmelites. My own discussion with modern Carmelites also endoresed these ideas. This led me to various conclusions relating to the origins of the Israelites and subsequent Christian tradition. It also made it clear to me that the tribes of Israel derived from a wide variety of oral traditions and a similar variety of early cult worships which never really managed to amalgamate conclusively. It was a key that led me to some very interesting overlooked aspects of the nature of Jesus and his family. The matter is extremely complex but not of immediate value with respect to these series of articles designed to shape the face of a man. A man, who has been misrepresented, historically ignored and mythologised beyond recognition – for purely political purposes. A man enslaved in fiction for a doctrine of, so called, liberation. Such are the wonders of the strange equation that was to produce armies of Pharisees in the name of a strange amalgam called Christianity. Jesus would have been at great pains to work out what it was all about. The notion of gathering the flock by force for example, would have provoked this gentle, pacifist who based his teachings on example, affection and puzzling sermons. It has clouded the very human and endearing characteristics of an unusual and ultimately unique expressant of great love.
Not a Jew
Jesus´s teachings have nothing to do with Judaic traditions or way of life. In fact he commented reprimandingly on many aspects of it. He felt it lacked
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23