Christ was an idea. Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenized Jew, wrote of the Stoic concept of Logos: “For the Father of the universe has caused him to spring up as the eldest son." Philo wrote this around the time the Gospel of Thomas says Jesus made clay birds and brought them to life.
The idea of a son of God caught on. Soon, there was fan fiction. Then dudes saying, I'm dude. The Gospel of John completes the line.
The idea of a son of God caught on. Soon, there was fan fiction. Then dudes saying, I'm dude. The Gospel of John completes the line.