I just watched a youtube video on "The Pagan Christ" which tries to connect jesus to horus. It gets the Mystery Cult part right but ignores the obvious reality that the local mythology was combined with Hellenistic philosophy to produce those Mystery Cults. In Egypt they went with Egyptian themes and in Palestine they went with Jewish themes. But that's not the point.
They trotted out a couple of bible "scholars" ( actually they seemed like your average apologists ) and they came up with the exact same shit that RR trots out.
But, but, but JOSEPHUS! And then insist that the "forged parts" were taken out.
But, but, but WE HAVE 4 INDEPENDENT GOSPELS. No, you have 1 story and 3 derivatives.
But, but, but ROMAN HISTORIANS. Even though neither Suetonius, Tacitus or Pliny ever mentions any fucking jesus.
So, I owe RR an apology because if that is the best that his leaders can come up with I am wrong to expect more from him.
They trotted out a couple of bible "scholars" ( actually they seemed like your average apologists ) and they came up with the exact same shit that RR trots out.
But, but, but JOSEPHUS! And then insist that the "forged parts" were taken out.
But, but, but WE HAVE 4 INDEPENDENT GOSPELS. No, you have 1 story and 3 derivatives.
But, but, but ROMAN HISTORIANS. Even though neither Suetonius, Tacitus or Pliny ever mentions any fucking jesus.
So, I owe RR an apology because if that is the best that his leaders can come up with I am wrong to expect more from him.