The so-called 'Gospel of Thamus' and the death of the "Great Pan" - Evidence of an anti-Roman Apocalyptic oracle during the time of the emperor Tiberius?

The article interprets the legend of the Great Pan's death as an oracle in narrative guise, prophesying the death of the emperor Tiberius and the fall of the Roman empire. Its apocalyptic source evoked two mythical motifs: Th e epiphany of Phoenix and the resurrection of Tammuz celebrated in his cult . This combination rooting in Westsemitic and Egyptian traditions is most p robably due to an oppositional Jewish group, who invented the navigator Tha mus as a symbol for the Messiah. To our opinion the legend belongs to the J ewish-Christian tradition: In the person of Thamus the resurrected Christ c onfronted his antagonist Tiberius bringing him an apocalyptic message. Thus the legend is reflecting the oldest form transmitted of the gospel.