RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 9, 2012 at 11:38 pm
(This post was last modified: June 9, 2012 at 11:39 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(June 9, 2012 at 11:06 pm)cratehorus Wrote: Jesus was not a real person, so where did this Jesus myth come from? Was it based on a single other faith? Was it a combination of other faiths? Or was it completely invented out of nothing?
You have just made a positive claim.IE "Jesus was not a real person". That attracts the burden of proof;let's see yours.
My position; I'm agnostic about the existence of an historical Jesus. I think it's possible, even likely he existed and began a small,orthodox Jewish sect.
However, I also think the Jesus of the New Testament is almost certainly myth.
Christianity as it is today was invented more by Saul of Tarsus* than any other person. The religion contains NO new ideas,moral code or theology. Of course some basic ideas were lifted from the Torah,including an emasculated version of Mosaic Law. Other ideas,such as the resurrecting god and hell are found in other religions, so who knows from which ones they were taken,or indeed if they were invented independently?
*reference: "Paul; The Mind Of An Apostle" A N Wilson.
