Don_Dickle to AskHistoriansEnglish • 28 days agoHow did the Romans even hear about Jesus when other religions they ignored or didn't know about?message-square5arrow-up17arrow-down11
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minus-squareOptionallinkEnglish1•28 days agoIn Caesar’s Messiah, Joseph Atwill argues the Flavians wrote most of the new testament. As a solar deity, Jesus wasn’t “new”, they just re-wrote him as their favorite spin on one.
minus-square@PugJesuslinkEnglish4•28 days ago In Caesar’s Messiah, Joseph Atwill argues the Flavians wrote most of the new testament. Uh, that’s a very… nonstandard and dubious position, for the record.
minus-squareOptionallinkEnglish1•edit-228 days agoIt’s certainly not orthodox, for sure. Full documentary here, for funsies.
In Caesar’s Messiah, Joseph Atwill argues the Flavians wrote most of the new testament.
As a solar deity, Jesus wasn’t “new”, they just re-wrote him as their favorite spin on one.
Uh, that’s a very… nonstandard and dubious position, for the record.
It’s certainly not orthodox, for sure.
Full documentary here, for funsies.