The trinity

[Epimethean]

And you would know? I suppose that's what everyone wants: to figure out how Christianity came about without a trace of foul play, and with answers to every arisen question. Believers multiplied by the thousands within ten years of the man Jesus' death, and we're wondering how a scam could happen so fast. Holy Communion appears in early 2nd century books, and we ask, "How does a tradition start without an event to kick it off?" Jesus had to die, but how was his resurrection faked? And who would care if he 'resurrected' unless he was also an influential man? Why would they name him the Messiah unless the title came from his own lips? How did Jesus (or his writers) manage to fulfill 300+ old testament prophecies, proven by the Dead Sea Scrolls to have been written prior? How does one add to the Bible without the express consent of every church in the area, and have it copied by hundreds of dedicated scribes? Why were there martyrs unless Christians were so convinced as to override their human duty to self-preservation? Why does the Bible include imperfect people? Why are historically "unreliable" women used as witnesses to the self-proclaimed greatest event in the Bible? How did the idea of salvation by grace originate, when it does not exist in any other religion or philosophy? Why is there no positive evidence against the legitimacy of the Bible, such as third-party written charges of fraud or competing manuscripts?

Maybe everyone was just more gullible back then, and the writers were geniuses. Or maybe we are overstepping logic when we accuse people 2000 years closer to a historical event of being wrong about that historical event.

I love ambiguous history, don't you?

jesus fucking christ that was stupid.

Cue Bill O'Reilly.