RE: 'Jesus Never Existed'- The book
June 1, 2010 at 11:52 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2010 at 11:52 pm by Minimalist.)
Direct Roman rule over the various regions of Palestine was intermittent.
For whatever reason they kept trying to find a member of Herod's family to rule in their place.
Aside from Varus' crushing the revolts which broke out on the death of Herod the Great in 4 BC and the Great Revolt itself there were few serious armed outbreaks and most of them happened in the period after the death of Herod Agrippa I in 44 AD.
Crucifixion was a punishment reserved for rebels and slaves. The Romans disposed of common criminals in far more cost-efficient ways.
One must guard against accepting the fiction of xtians and jews.
One of the first doubts I ever had about the veracity of the whole story was when I realized that if there was ever a time in their history when the Jews did not need a "deliverer" it was during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. The fact is they had it pretty good. If they could lie about that....they could lie about everything else.
P.S. - That chestnut is wrong.
For whatever reason they kept trying to find a member of Herod's family to rule in their place.
Aside from Varus' crushing the revolts which broke out on the death of Herod the Great in 4 BC and the Great Revolt itself there were few serious armed outbreaks and most of them happened in the period after the death of Herod Agrippa I in 44 AD.
Crucifixion was a punishment reserved for rebels and slaves. The Romans disposed of common criminals in far more cost-efficient ways.
One must guard against accepting the fiction of xtians and jews.
One of the first doubts I ever had about the veracity of the whole story was when I realized that if there was ever a time in their history when the Jews did not need a "deliverer" it was during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. The fact is they had it pretty good. If they could lie about that....they could lie about everything else.
P.S. - That chestnut is wrong.
