User:Jbolden1517/Acharya

Acharya S is the pen name of D.M. Murdock, a proponent of the Jesus myth hypothesis. She has published three books supporting the hypothesis Her work was used extensively in the first part of Zeitgeist. She also acted as consultant for the movie. Acharya has published several of her own videos to YouTube, including at least one which boasts of over 100,000 views.

Acharya has been interviewed on a variety of radio stations, including the Alan Colmes Show and the Jeff Rense Show. She also appears on less well known podcasts, such as Black Ops Radio. She has been interviewed in Paranoia magazine and by The Progressive Observer.

Acharya's positions have been repeatedly criticized by Christian apologists, including Mike Licona, James Patrick Holding, and James Hannam. The Rational Response Squad and David V. Barrett have also taken issue with Acharya's writings.

The hypothesis is actively discussed on the internet, both on websites and on Usenet.

Publications
Books,
 * The Christ Conspiracy, The Greatest Story Ever Sold
 * Paradise Found,
 * The Aquarian Manifesto: A Handbook for Survival into and a Blueprint for the New Age.
 * Suns of God: Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled, is an expansion of the themes and thesis of The Christ Conspiracy.
 * Who Was Jesus: Fingerprints of The Christ - a scientific analysis of the data regarding Jesus.

Articles by Acharya S have been published in Exposure, Steamshovel Press, Paranoia, as well as other periodicals and ezines.