Cover Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis JOSHUA IMMANUEL THE CHRIST Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Joshua Immanuel The Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching BY DR. STYLIANOS ATTESHLIS KNOWN AS DASKALOS Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis I am filled with joy that two thousand years after the events happened in Palestine my father’s account of the life and teachings of Joshua Immanuel, the Christ, is published. My father taught me at an early age that true friendship is precious and rare. I am very privileged to be able to say that I have a num- ber of good friends. Not least among them are Eliane and Rudolf Stauch who have spa- red no effort to ensure that the book is true to my father’s intentions. I wish to thank them for the time spent in the preparation of this book. I am very glad that Dominik Stauch agreed again to do the layout. His touch gives a book a special quality. I extend to him my sincere thanks. Panayiota Th. Atteshli Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Note of The Editors Note of The Editors Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis, the author of this Daskalos used different Bibles, but he book, wished that his manuscript be re- preferred the King James Version in a slight- viewed, edited and published. We vividly ly more modern language. He copied texts by remember a discussion with him in which we hand, revised them and added to them wher- asked how far we were allowed to deviate ever he was inspired to do so. from his text in order to make it easier to We have included a “Table of understand. We felt that the texts of the Genealogy” of the families of Joshua and of teachings delivered by Joshua contained pas- Yiassounai and hope that it will make the sages that were difficult to understand. His reading easier. answer was: “DO WE HAVE to make the things We wish to add that no statement in this simpler and change the words of Christ?” He book was intended to give offense to, or to be added that this book should not be read like critical or demeaning of, any religion, people, a novel; that it demanded introspection and or nation. The book is an account of events meditation. We have tried to keep as close that happened two thousand years ago, as and faithful to the original as possible. witnessed by a Christian mystic. Unfortunately for us, the author passed over It has been a joy to work on this book. in 1995. We hope the readers will get as much inspi- What the author wrote in Greek and ration and blessing from it as we did. Aramaic has been reproduced in his original The Editors handwriting. We have compiled a glossary of most of the Aramaic terms and of some key- words used in the text. The glossary terms are printed in italics, at least when they first appear in the text. In order to convey the idea that Absolute Beingness or God is neither male nor female, the text uses the terms “Him” or “It” interchangeably. In the first part of the draft the author referred to God as “Eloha”. Realizing that it could give rise to a false pronunciation, he pre- ferred the second part “Allaha”. We used the spelling “Alaha”, which is closer to Aramaic. Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Published by the Stoa Series Panayiota Theotoki-Atteshli P.O. Box 28347, 2093 Nicosia Cyprus Layout Dominik Stauch Illustrations Sabine Portenier & Dominik Stauch ISBN 9963-8162-2-3 Copyright 2001 Panayiota Theotoki-Atteshli All rights reserved Printed in Cyprus IMPRINTA LTD, P.O. Box 24105 1701 Nicosia, Cyprus Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Table of Contents Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chapter Five THE HOLY FAMILY RETURNS TO PALESTINE 31 NOTE OF THE EDITORS 7 [The Holy Family settles in Nazareth. A journey to Yerushalayim for the Passover Feast. Joshua teaches INTRODUCTION 13 and heals in the Essene temple. Plans are made for regular visits to the Holy City.] Preface Chapter Six ON THE NATURE OF TRUTH 16 A PECULIAR FAMILY 34 Chapter One [The family of the Essene novice Yiassounai. A troublesome Greek named Aristarkhos. THE PEOPLE OF BIBLICAL PALESTINE 17 An Accident And A Healing.] [The Romans, the Israelites, the Essenes, the Greeks, the Bedouins.] Chapter Seven Chapter Two IN CANA 39 [Altai woos Esther. A wedding and a miracle THE ESSENE FAMILY OF THE GOD-MAN in Cana. Joshua heals in Cana and JOSHUA IMMANUEL 19 in K’far Nahum (Capernaum).] [The Holy Family, honored by the Logos God incarnated and humanized as the God-Man Joshua Chapter Eight The Birth of Elizabeth. The Immaculate Conception IN EN-NASSAR 42 of Maria. Maria’s dedication to the temple as [Joshua exorcises demons into swine in Gadara. a White Dove of the Heavens.] His stepbrothers argue. The God-man escapes a stoning. Healing of a leper. Joshua prays in the Chapter Three wilderness. He leaves Nazareth with Maria, THE NATIVITY 21 Yioussouf and Yiacoub for K’far Nahum.] [The Annunciation. An Angel Appears To Yioussouf. The Birth Of Joshua Immanuel In Bethlehem. The Chapter Nine Three Kings. Herod’s conspiracy. The escape from THE HOLY FAMILY IN K’FAR NAHUM 47 Bethlehem.] [Teaching and healing in K’far Nahum. The parable of the sower. The gathering of disciples. Chapter Four Preparing disciples to ‘go out’ two by two. THE HOLY FAMILY IN EGYPT 24 Raises a child from ‘death’. [Preparations for the journey. The circumcision of He comes to his disciples over the sea.] Joshua Immanuel in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). The Flight into Egypt. The Essenes of Egypt. The boyhood of Joshua. The Law completed. Miracles. Departure for Palestine.] Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Chapter Ten Chapter Eighteen YIOHANNAN THE BAPTIST IN JERIKHO 53 MAKING MEN WHOLE 99 [The early history of Yiohannan the Baptist. [The Essene Council agrees to refuse Roman He dedicates himself to God as a monk-ascetic. Citizenship and to heed Joshua’s advice. Joshua He baptizes and teaches. He baptizes his cousin. teaches on the dual-in-one. Heals lepers and Joshua Immanuel. Shalome fails to seduce him. small child.] He is imprisoned by Herod.] Chapter Nineteen Chapter Eleven OUR DAILY BREAD 108 THE MUGKTADES RAHIB-SHAHEED YIOHANNAN 58 [Joshua frees a slave. Materialize his Mind [The Holy Monk-Martyr Yiohannan the Baptist. Vitality and feeds a multitude. Teaches his In the dungeon. He is visited by his family. disciple-healers on the Archangels and the Fallen He refuses the King’s ultimatum. Shalome’s dance Ones. Confronts a Sanhedrin informer.] of the seven veils. Yiohannan is beheaded.] Chapter Twenty Chapter Twelve JOSHUA THE GREAT COMFORTER 115 JOSHUA IMMANUEL THE GOD-MAN’s LIFE AND [Maria returns to K’far Nahum. Joshua, the Great HIS MINISTRY In PALESTINE 63 Comforter, lifts a plague from Nain, and raises [Joshua prophesies his crucifixion and the fall of a boy from the dead. The healings of lepers in Yerushalayim. He teaches the sweetest Dabrath. Joshua is transfigured on Mt. Tabor. Commandment: the Doctrine of Love. Manasseh becomes an Essene novice] The Sanhedrin plots against him.] Chapter Twenty-one Chapter Thirteen JOSHUA THE MERCIFUL 121 THE ESSENES OF PALESTINE 70 [Joshua, the Merciful, heals the ward of [The life of the Essenes. The work of two Essene Centurion. He teaches his disciple-healers. Novices. Stephanos and Yiassounai. On the Sabbath, His companion-disciples argue over who is first Joshua teaches and heals. Essene See of among them.] Yerushalayim. The God-man travels to K’far Nahum.] Chapter Twenty-two Chapter Fourteen THE LOVING AND FORGIVING GOD-MAN 129 JOSHUA TEACHES AND HEALS IN K’FAR NAHUM 75 [Traveling to Yerushalayim, Joshua is ambushed. [The Beatitudes. Joshua sets fire to the Earth; Instructs his disciple-healers in Yerushalayim. Families divide over the God-man’s teachings.] Confronts a Sanhedrin informer on the matter of taxes. Foretells his death and the fall of Chapter Fifteen Yerushalayim. Teaches and heals.] A KIDNAPPING AND A WEDDING 80 [Joshua sees trouble occur at a distance. Chapter Twenty-three The God-man returns a sheep, a man named JOSHUA, THE LORD OF FORGIVENESS 140 Akhiezer, to the fold. The healing of the innkeeper [Joshua, the Lord of forgiveness, saves a woman Barrukh.] taken in adultery. Returns to K’far Nahum. Exorcises demons from Mary Magdalena. Chapter Sixteen The God-man teaches and heals.] THE MINISTRY CONTINUES 84 [The Sanhedrin sends spies to inform on Joshua. Chapter Twenty-four Judas plots. Joshua refuses a crown. MARIA MAGDALENA 147 He multiplies loaves and fishes and comes to [Maria Magdalena, cleansed of sin, disposes of his disciples on the sea. Yioussouf passes over.] her property. She goes to Maria, mother of Joshua, to serve with her.] Chapter Seventeen IN THOUGHT, WORD AND DEED 91 Chapter Twenty-five [Yioussouf is buried in Nazareth. Joshua goes to JOSHUA, THE GOD-MAN, REVEALING HIS Yerushalayim for a Council of Essene Rayis Rabbis. AND OUR SPIRIT-SOUL-REAL-EGO-SELF 150 The Essene Council considers its response to [Joshua quiets the storm. Teaches his disciple-healers violence against the community. Joshua counsels revealing his and our Spirit-Soul-Real-Ego-Self.] them. Heals the ill and instructs his disciples.] Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Chapter Twenty-six Chapter Thirty-five JOSHUA, THE GOD-MAN, EXPLAINS THE PASSION 197 LIFE AND DEATH 156 [Joshua teaches. He heals in Bethania. The Last Supper. [Joshua instructs his disciple-healers on life and The agony in Gethsemane. Judas’ betrayal. Joshua is death. Teaches them how to raise consciousness. seized, tried, and sentenced. He bears his cross. Delivers the Parable of the Lost Son.] Yiassounai is wounded. Jesus is crucified.] Chapter Twenty-seven Chapter Thirty-six THE GOD-MAN SHOWS THE WAY 160 AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION 211 [Joshua the God-man shows the Way. [Joshua is laid in a tomb. The God-man resurrects his He tells his disciple-healers what will body. Yiassounai passes over. Joshua appears to the happen soon in Yerushalayim.] Rayis Rabbi Ephraim and to Simon. He then appears and baptizes in K’far Nahum. He shows Thomas his Chapter Twenty-eight wounds and instructs his disciples.] THE AUTHOR OF LIFE 164 [The God-man Joshua, the Mshiha, reassures his TABLE OF GENEALOGY 222 Friends. He goes to Yerushalayim where he teaches. He heals a Roman noble and raises Eliezar EPILOGUE 223 from the tomb.] GLOSSARY 228 Chapter Twenty-nine THE CONSPIRACY 169 [The Sanhedrin conspires to sentence Joshua to death. He is warned of the events. Joshua advises his friends in Bethania to leave Palestine.] Chapter Thirty THE GOD-MAN’S INSTRUCTIONS 173 [Joshua explains the lessons of his death and resurrection. He returns to K’far Nahum and teaches. The God-man heals Bedouin children.] Chapter Thirty-one THE GOD-MAN REVEALS THE TRUTH 179 [His last teachings in K’far Nahum. The God-man reveals the Truth and prepares for the journey.] Chapter Thirty-two THE SUFFERING SERVANT 183 [Joshua’s life and teaching a month before the crucifixion. He explains to his disciples in K’far Nahum what is to come. Joshua instructs and comforts the Rayis Rabbi before leaving K’far Nahum. He heals two children.] Chapter Thirty-three IN YERUSHALAYIM 187 [The return to Yerushalayim. Joshua is visited by his Roman friends. He teaches. Yiohannan counsels Yiassounai.] Chapter Thirty-four THE PLOT 194 [Kaiaphas plans the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Joshua. Judas is deceived into acting as accomplice. A night in the garden of Gethsemane.] Joshua Immanuel the Christ His Life on Earth and His Teaching Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis Introduction Introduction Absolute Infinite Authority is the Logos, and the Logos is in God and the Logos is God. He is in Absolute Authority in God. All things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made. (cf. John 1: 1-3) In him (the God-man Joshua Immanuel, the Christ) is Life and the Life is the Light (the Selfhood) of men. And the Light shines in the darkness (human ignorance) and the darkness did not comprehend it (cf. John 1:4-5). Who was, who is now, and who will always BE in eternity as a human being is Joshua the Son of Man. And what was, what is now and what will BE in eternity, is Joshua the Son of God. Was Joshua, as a person, simply a human being who lived twenty centuries ago for only thirty-three years, who was then crucified, and passed over to oblivion? Joshua has always been and is part of the Logos. By his own free will the Logos incarna- ted and humanized an immaculate Logoic ray of himself as Joshua Immanuel; implanting in Joshua his full Divine Logoic nature. Aware of himself as the Logos God, Joshua said, ‘Before the foundation of the world, I am—in the eternal Now.’ (cf. John 17:24). Joshua is now, and forever will be, eternal and everlasting Life, the Divine Selfhood, the King of the Heavens and of the Earth, the Light of the world. As a human being, Joshua was aware of being the Selfhood in every human being. As the Logos, the Son of God, he knew himself as God. He was His Divine Majesty, the King of the Heavens and of the Earth. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, (Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me;’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? Or when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, IN AS MUCH AS YOU DID IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETH- REN, YOU DID IT TO ME.’ (Matthew 23:34-40) 13 © Copyright 2001-2013 Panayiota Theotoki-Atteshli. All Rights Reserved.