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Originally Posted by kyle r
........... As to Christianity itself, the evidence seems overwhelming that it is born as a subversive vehicle to convert the pagan masses toward weakening and toppling Rome. That no historical evidence exists that we know of confirming the actual life of the central character; that that character shares characteristics with The Sun - hence the appeal to pagan thought, as does the blood magic sacrifice (echoing the story of the scapegoat) that anchors the narrative.
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John Dominic Crossan, who co-founded the skeptical Jesus Seminar, denies that Jesus rose from the dead but not that he was an historical person. He writes, “That [Jesus] was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be”.
Bart D. Ehrman is an agnostic who is forthright in his rejection of mythicism. Ehrman teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is widely regarded as an expert on the New Testament documents. He writes, “The view that Jesus existed is held by virtually every expert on the planet”
What is the original source, not the book or YouTube video, but the original source that describes these pagan gods being like Jesus?
