CRITICAL THINKING: “The True Core of the Jesus Myth” / Christopher Hitchens ☮

Posted on by

1 thought on “CRITICAL THINKING: “The True Core of the Jesus Myth” / Christopher Hitchens ☮”

  1. I’m still not sure what the “true core” of the Jesus myth is because it had, I would argue, several critical points where its trajectory was enhanced, the most important being Constantine’s conversion and the subsequent rendering of this Jewish prophet or rabbi as divine and worthy of being worshiped as the state religion.

    I am inclined to believe that there was a Jewish apocalyptic prophet that had gathered a band of brothers together to roam the Galilean countryside and might well have met his demise for some offense against the Roman state, not Judaism. I think one of the best points to be made for Jesus’ historicity is in Paul’s Letter to Galatians when he talks of going to Jerusalem to meet with Jesus’ brother James and the former disciples of Jesus. It is clear from this letter that the little band remaining in Jerusalem were more concerned about poverty and helping the poor than they were in starting a new religion.

    Reply ↓

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.