Prophets of God in General History: Part 1 Christ as Caesar of Rome

By Hesham Taher

This book puts forward a bold and unconventional hypothesis: the figure of Christ--known through the Gospels and the Qur'an--is not separate from Caesar Tiberius, the second Roman Emperor. In fact, they are one and the same person, historically veiled under layers of religious and political reconstruction. The book asserts that Christ was not a humble carpenter from Palestine, but rather a legitimate royal heir, raised within the Roman Empire, namely Caesarion, son of Cleopatra VII. Having survived the alleged assassination, he was raised in Ephesus and reintroduced to the world under the imperial name Tiberius, a name carrying both political and messianic weight. Objectives of the Book: To critically reinterpret biblical and Qur'anic narratives through the lens of imperial Roman history. To demonstrate that the key events associated with Christ (birth, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection) took place not in Palestine, but across Greater Hellas (Hellas Magna)--notably in cities like Ephesus, Delphi, and Meteora. To show how the figure of Christ embodies both divine prophecy and imperial legacy. To reinterpret symbols like the Holy Spirit, virgin birth, and temple priesthood as elements of Greco-Roman religious and political rituals. Research Methodology: Textual Comparison: Cross-referencing biblical, Qur'anic, and Greco-Roman mythological texts. Geographical Verification: Relocating sacred sites (Nazareth, Golgotha, the Temple) outside of traditional Palestine. Narrative Deconstruction: Revealing historical distortions and tracing back the hidden identity of Christ/Caesarion. Historical-Theological Synthesis: Employing sources like Josephus, Suetonius, Plutarch, and apocryphal gospels to rebuild a unified narrative. Book Structure: Chapter 1: History is the record of human events, written for various purposes such as moral lessons, identity formation, or scientific analysis. It differs in approach between religious history, which relies on symbolism and the unseen, and general history, which is based on documents and facts. Understanding history requires a critical methodology that combines texts, geography, archaeology, and comparative analysis. Chapter 2: Critical Methodology Outlining the tools of textual and geographical analysis. Chapter 3: Troy in the Torah Intersections between Homeric epics, Jewish prophecy, and empire. Chapter 4: The New Sacred Geography Identifying true historical locations for biblical events in Asia Minor and Greece. Chapter 5: John the Baptist vs. John Son of Zechariah Unpacking overlapping identities and linking them to Roman political figures like Marcus Crassus. Chapter 6: Apocryphal Gospels and the Virgins of the Temple Comparative analysis between Mary in apocryphal texts and Roman cults of Vesta. Chapter 7: Cleopatra's Father and the Prophetic Senate Ptolemy XII, Sibylline oracles, and Rome's political prophecy of a divine king. Chapter 8: Zechariah, Julius Caesar, and the Silence of the Priesthood Examining the priestly narrative of Zechariah as a political-theological allegory in Caesar's era. Conclusion and Series Outlook: This volume is the first in the "Prophets of God in World History" series. It aims to reconstruct the stories of the prophets--starting with Christ--within a unified historical and geographical framework that merges divine narrative with imperial reality. Subsequent volumes will explore figures such as Abraham, Moses, and David, continuing the effort to reintegrate religious tradition with world history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F66RBPBW
• ISBN13: 9798281169608
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.2" x 0.6" x 8.5"