BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Among the ruins of earth's most ancient culture are the records of a bearded man with long hair named Osiris, whose tragic death and triumphant resurrection influenced generations of people to believe in life after death. He was known as "Shepherd", "King of Kings" and "Lord of Lords". Often depicted with the ankh cross of eternal life, his teachings fluorished for over 4000 years before the rise of Christianity. Was Oslris the first Christ? Was the period known as Zep Tepi (the First Time) called such because the Egyptians knew there would be a second? In this captivating essay, author and journalist Richard Russell Cassaro uncovers the striking parallels between Osirianism and Christianity.