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Historys Jesus Part IIIPaul of Tarsus or Apollonius of Tyana?ByA. C. McCann - hon. DDSince I attempted to point out in Historys Jesus (part 1) that Paul of Tarsus was not who he pretended to be, I would now like to point out that Paul admits to a lie in Romans 3:7 and even throws us a hint by coupling his name with Appollos (short for Apollonius) in I Corinthians. Of course, Pauls lie was that he was not ever who he pretended to be, as he also admits in I Corinthians 9:20-22, And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews . . . To them that are without law, as without law . . . I am made all things to all . . . In other words he pretended to the Jews to be a Jew and to the gentiles to be a gentile. He was indeed a man of two faces. As will be seen in the parallel below, there are many details that correspond between the lives of Paul and Apollonius, such as the claim about Apollonius being able to speak and understand "all languages" without having studied or learned them and Paul being able to speak in tongues unknown to him. Apollonius and Paul's journeys took a very similar route around the Mediterranean and it has been calculated that Paul and Apollonius were at both Ephesus and Rome at precisely the same time. It would be rather strange if two such similar personages preaching to religious communities in these same places were unknown to each other, unless, just maybe, they were, in fact, each other. Apollonius Was born in Tyana and raised in Tarsus Apollonius Was taught religion as a child Apollonius Traveled to the East for three years,
where he was taught by sages, before beginning his ministry Apollonius Was said to have gone to Jerusalem Apollonius Was claimed to have been able to speak
in all languages without learning them Apollonius Had a disciple named Damis from Asia
Minor Apollonius Reportedly had an associate named
Titus Apollonius Reportedly was associated with a man
named Demetrius Apollonius Reportedly was associated with a man
named Stephanus Apollonius Said by scholars to have been
influenced by Plato Apollonius Reportedly renounced wealth and
embraced poverty Apollonius Followed a life style of abstinence
and asceticism Apollonius Wore long hair and robes (according to
portraits of him) Apollonius Was unmarried and childless Apollonius Was said to have spent a lot of time
at Antioch Apollonius Was claimed to have made missionary
journeys around the Mediterranean Apollonius Wrote epistles instructing his
followers in spirituality Apollonius Was said to have fought wild beasts at
Ephesus Apollonius Was claimed to have performed miracles Apollonius Was claimed to have healed the sick Apollonius Was said to have cast out evil spirits Apollonius Was known far and wide Apollonius Was a well known religious reformer Apollonius Spoke with presumed authority to
temple priests Apollonius Escaped prison by a supposed miracle Apollonius Founded a religious community at
Corinth Apollonius Was once worshipped as a god Apollonius Had his life threatened for his
teachings Apollonius Was imprisoned at Rome Apollonius Was shipwrecked Apollonius Was condemned by the Roman emperor Apollonius Was acquitted by the emperor and went
to Spain
Sources online, other sources available from these sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonius_of_Tyana http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/apollonius/apollonius01.html http://www.geocities.com/nephilimnot/apollonius_of_tyanna.html http://www.truthbeknown.com/apollonius.html
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