World Saviors and Messiahs of the Roman Empire, 28 BCE-135 CE : The Soterial Age

This book seeks to achieve a better understanding of Jesus and of the birth of Christianity by placing them in the context of twenty-some living World Saviors and Messiahs who appeared in the first century-and-a-half of the Roman Empire (here defined as the Soterial Age or the Age of Saviors). WORLD SAVIORS AND MESSIAHS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, 28 BCH - 135 CE: The Soterial Age Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Section I - The Preparation for the Soterial Age Chapter One - Why the Soterial Age Occurred When It Did Chapter Two - The Zoroastrian and Mithraic Soterial Expectations Chapter Three - The Jewish Soterial Expectations Chapter Four - The Greco-Roman Soterial Expectations Chapter Five - The Prophetic Dating of the Death of an Anointed One Chapter Six - The Prophetic Dating of the Birth of the World Savior Section II - The Coming of the Soterial Age Chapter Seven - The First Soterial Claimants Chapter Eight - The Peaceful Claimants from Palestine in the 30s CE Chapter Nine - The Peak Period of Roman Claimants Chapter Ten - The Peak Period of Greek Claimants Chapter Eleven - Why Jesus' Followers Prevailed Chapter Twelve - The Universal Setting of the Soterial Age Conclusion Tables Bibliography Index The Preparation For The Soterial Age. Why The Soterial Age Occurred When It Did ; The Zoroastrian And Mithraic Soterial Expectations ; The Jewish Soterial Expectations -- The Greco-roman Soterial Expectations -- The Prophetic Dating Of The Death Of An Anointed One -- The Prophetic Dating Of The Birth Of The World Savior -- The Coming Of The Soterial Age. The First Soterial Claimants ; The Peaceful Claimants From Palestine In The 30s Ce ; The Peak Period Of Roman Claimants ; The Peak Period Of Greek Claimants ; Why Jesus' Followers Prevailed ; The Universal Setting Of The Soterial Age. Milo Kearney And James Zeitz ; With A Foreword By Daniel Liderbach. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 383-397) And Index.