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... appear as a name of a god in the Greek Magical Papyri? And "Christ" does not? Jesus Chrestos is mentioned ...

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't "Jesus" appear as a name of a god in the Greek Magical Papyri? And "Christ" does not?

... Hippolytus who did not accept the reality of magical practices, it was necessary to explain them ... had published English translations of many Greek and Demotic magical papyri in The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation . As I ...

If you look at the dynamic of Roman history during those years, and the writings of Josephus, a crucifixion year of A.D. 36 is derived. Key to this is the biography of Herod Antipas and his wife Herodias, combined with the history of Agrippa the Great, which are obligingly supplied by Josephus. Imp...

ARGUMENT FROM GREEK MAGICAL PAPYRI
(1) The Greek Magical Papyri document how pagan mystery religions were just a bunch of hoo-haw
(2) Christianity was way more rational than that
(3) Therefore, Jesus existed.

... researchers have noted examples of the idea in Greek religious traditions in which the deity was ... have to this kind of idea are found in Greek magical materials form this period. For example, in one of the magical papyri we read of a spell in which one drinks a cup ...