(October 6, 2015 at 10:24 am)Irrational Wrote:(October 6, 2015 at 9:15 am)dyresand Wrote: That is saying a lot i would say the biblical writers just written up a character based on him.
That would've been plausible except it's not because of other factors to consider as well. You can't just look at one spot and then make a definite judgment from that.
I'd go with a mix - part copycat, part "inspiration" by the Teacher's life.
The Teacher may have kick-started the cult, got several people talking about that philosophy, then he died. And people wanted him back...
Perhaps Jesus was one of the Teacher's disciples and he went to Jerusalem and preached that message there... and made disciples for himself.
The story of his death may have been garbled with the story of the Teacher's death that Jesus would have already mentioned to his disciples... and also imparted the desire to see him come back from the dead.
The possibilities are near limitless, but, knowing about the Teacher and him being from about 120~50 years before the christian Jesus, sort of focuses the options.
