RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 23, 2012 at 10:12 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2012 at 10:13 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(June 23, 2012 at 7:19 pm)Epimethean Wrote: Jesus is most likely NOT Greek in origin. Persian perhaps, but not Greek.
Assuming Jesus existed,he was devout Jew and founded a strictly Jewish sect.
Perhaps relevant to look at the origins of Judaism; The influences vary,beginning with Zoroastrianism, (Persia) which also influenced Greek thinking. Perhaps bit simplistic to simply call Christianity a Greek religion,even via Saul.
The polytheistic religion which became Judaism,and later bastardised into Christianity lifted ideas from several sources.Eg at least part of Mosaic law,from Hammurabi, the Noah myth from the Epic of Gilgamesh.