channel 5 the last days of jesus

[downbeatplumb]

The premise is that Jesus was an agent of Rome and Herod antipas. Jesus was supposed to give religious support to the roman pawn Herod. Which explains both his funding and treatment by the authorities. It seems Rome and Herod were out manoeuvred by the Jewish priests.
http://www.channel5.com/show/the-last-days-of/
New theory which explains some of the stranger parts of the Jesus story such as romes refusal to act on his attack on the temple and plates reluctance to punish him when Pilate was famously a bastard.

[Minimalist]

New theory which explains some of the stranger parts of the Jesus story such as romes refusal to act on his attack on the temple and plates reluctance to punish him when Pilate was famously a bastard.

I have a better explanation.  None of it ever happened.

[Brian37]

New theory which explains some of the stranger parts of the Jesus story such as romes refusal to act on his attack on the temple and plates reluctance to punish him when Pilate was famously a bastard.

I have a better explanation.  None of it ever happened.

If you want any speculation as to the rise of the popularity of Christianity some historians speculate it was caused by Nero's blaming them for the fire that burned down Rome. Legends turn into movements, movements turn into religions, religions get adapted by royalty if that royalty sees the religion as politically helpful to the ruling family.

There were early Christians who were a splinter sect of Jews, otherwise Christianity would not exist at all. But yea, none of the fantastic stories happened. The writers were simply attaching legends to an early movement to make the young group look more appealing as an underdog story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Rome

It is far more likely that the  NT bible is a result of the rejection of the brutality of Roman leaders. Constantine simply solidified the the change after enough Romans were tired of the persecution of minorities, NOT JUST EARLY CHRISTIANS.

But in no way do babies have magic super powers and nobody survives the death myth as the bible would imply.

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The rise of Christianity was not magic and no man/god lead them. Someone or a group of people sold stories about how the old ways were bad, then when they got persecuted they falsely played martyr. Just like Rasta seems to be completely different religion but stems from Jewish/Christian roots and also based on royal linage becoming a hero to the new splinter groups who moved to Jamaica.

[vorlon13]

Hmmm . . .


nonexistent made up Jesus -or- Roman pawn Jesus all mixed up in political intrigue and taking money from 'THE WRONG PEOPLE'



Tee hee !!!! Which is the thinking atheist supposed to choose ??? Neither alternative has much to do with Yahweh.

[Minimalist]

If you want any speculation as to the rise of the popularity of Christianity some historians speculate it was caused by Nero's blaming them for the fire that burned down Rome.

I bet those "historians"  ( meaning most likely bible-thumping shitheads with a divinity degree ) have no explanation as to why not a single xtian writer in antiquity seems to know anything about that.  It appears only in a single medieval manuscript of Tacitus right next to where some helpful monk changed the word Chrestianos to Christianos.  Highly suspicious.

[The Valkyrie]

"This isn't what I thought he meant when Judas said he'd get me nailed in Jerusalem!"