01-03-2012, 02:56 PM
It's a theory, nothing more.
Some arguments are far fetched but the total seems overwhelming. It does require some 'out-of-the bible-thinking' though.
The Caesar devotion woven into Christianity is not that strange if you consider the other elements that got woven into it.
I'm not saying Jesus = Caesar, I'm saying the biblical cruxifiction epos of Jesus is inspired/contains elements that sync with the historical death tale of Caesar.
Check this link for the complete story.
Now, lets focus again on a generic cruxifiction in Judea around 33 AD.
Some arguments are far fetched but the total seems overwhelming. It does require some 'out-of-the bible-thinking' though.
The Caesar devotion woven into Christianity is not that strange if you consider the other elements that got woven into it.
I'm not saying Jesus = Caesar, I'm saying the biblical cruxifiction epos of Jesus is inspired/contains elements that sync with the historical death tale of Caesar.
Check this link for the complete story.
Now, lets focus again on a generic cruxifiction in Judea around 33 AD.