(November 18, 2015 at 6:30 am)Aractus Wrote: The question of who was Jesus is a very important one - he started a movement that then started a new religion. He reinterpreted much of the Mosaic Law, and I've said why I think he did that: there are two reasons actually; one he disagreed with the version taught by the mainstream first century Palestinian Jewish leaders/authorities, and two he valued compassion for people much more than the Jewish authorities. Whether this was itself motivate by his apocalyptic beliefs I'm not sure, but it seems quite plausible.
This value for compassion over authority appears to be greatly misunderstood by atheists and theists alike. Do you consider his rise as the one and only external God to be a directly intended manipulation by authority, or a more natural result of most people in society trying to rationalize his apparent psychosis, quantum healing abilities, martyrdom, and subsequent mythical legend?
