Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoHow did the Romans even hear about Jesus when other religions they ignored or didn't know about?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareHow did the Romans even hear about Jesus when other religions they ignored or didn't know about?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·9 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-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 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-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 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.