RE: JESUS <3
October 9, 2015 at 10:40 am
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2015 at 10:40 am by GrandizerII.)
(October 9, 2015 at 9:25 am)MentalGiant Wrote: Do I think a man named Jesus brought about the ideals of Christianity? It was on-par with the timeframe in history for there to be "prophets" who convinced gullible people to follow them (much like cults today). Interestingly there were also "Johnites" around at that time (as in the gospel of John) along with many other groups of a similar nature that were either lost to time or absorbed into other groups. Seems Christianity is the one that took off. Again, little physical evidence, but enough anecdotal to make it probable.
I agree with you generally. But it seems more to me like Paul should be seen as the one who brought about the ideals of Christianity as it is typically known. After all, he was the one who popularised the Gospel message as it is known now, contradicting Jesus' message in many aspects.