Recently, I was asked to review Part 1 of an internet movie by the name of Zeitgeist - a multipart video presentation that according to its website was created to communicate what the author felt were highly important social understandings which most humans are generally not aware of.

As Zeitgeist is an internet movie it is only appropriate that we should look to an internet encyclopedia for a definition of that term. According to Wikipedia, the word Zeitgeist is a German language expression literally translated: Zeit, or time and Geist, or spirit, meaning "the spirit of the age and its society". We are told that the word zeitgeist describes the intellectual, cultural, ethical and political climate, ambiance and moral of an era, or also a trend.

Using philosophical terms to describe Zeitgeist, the article also speaks of a "World Spirit," "the unlimited universal spirit."

The Zeitgeist movie represents a significant challenge to traditional Christianity in that it properly identifies many aspects of Traditional Christian theology as common mythological precepts. Most theologians know that, yet they continue to present a gospel based on the traditions of men rather than on the Character of Yeshua of Nazareth, Jesus Christ. Theologians have thrown truth in the street as a gesture of religious tolerance and compromise. They have given the adversaries of Scripture exactly what they need to substantiate their claims that major components of Traditional Christianity are nothing more than redefined pagan precepts.

According to D.M. Murdock (Acharya S.), the scholar who provided data for the movie Zeitgeist, Jesus is a mythological character who never existed. Her assumption is based on the fact that many attributes that have been falsely associated with Jesus can be traced directly to pagan sun worship. Evidently she has chosen to believe and present the lies of the theologians in support of her premise. Interestingly, the name that Ms Murdock has chosen as a pseudonym - Acharya S. - can be traced directly to eastern mysticism - a religious teacher - a guru - one who is to be followed, and believe it or not many Christians are abandoning their long held beliefs and following her as a result of her esoteric philosophy. First century believers would have known better. Not only did they have the faith of Jesus but they kept the commandments of God, which preclude any association with paganism.

The Bible warns of philosophy and vain deceit that would lead us away from Christ. Zeitgeist the movie can be described in no better terms. Let's take a look at a few of the questionable aspects of Traditional Christianity that are addressed by Acharya S.

Ms. Murdock speaks of December 25th, and attempts to associate that date with Jesus. The truth is that December 25th is never mentioned in the Bible. Just as she states it can be traced directly to pagan sun worship centuries before the time of Christ. December 25th never had anything to do with Jesus. It seems that events which made way for the recognition of December 25th as the birthday of Jesus can be traced back to the third century A.D. over two hundred years after the birth of Christ. At that time the Roman Emperor Aurelian brought the worship of Baal back to Rome when he defeated the Palmyrenes. Baal or Bal the very same pagan god we read about in the Old Testament was worshipped in Rome at that time along with other sun gods. At that time Aurelian associated all the sun gods with the invincible sun and they began to be recognized by the title Sol Invictus - the invincible sun. How was he able to accomplish that? December 25 the supposed birthday of the sun gods was declared to be that of Sol Invictus. Later in the fourth century during the reign of Constantine attributes of Sol Invictus were accepted as those of Christ, including December 25th.