RE: Why did pagans not take any notice of Jesus?
February 24, 2019 at 8:09 am
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2019 at 8:11 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 24, 2019 at 7:10 am)Jehanne Wrote:Unlikely, on both counts. The earliest groups of identifiable christians were gentiles, as was their mythical savior. Romanization was a thing, though it probably didn't begin consciously.(February 24, 2019 at 6:41 am)bennyboy Wrote: Mentioning someone means they wanted that figure to be known. It doesn't mean it was a real figure.
It's possible that early Christians were Jews who sat around and said, "How can we personify our religion in a way that makes it accessible to Romans?"
The early Christians were Jews, as was Jesus.
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