Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Myth of Christian Origin
Dan Brown has recreated some of the great myths, in fictionalized forms, of the postmodern world. He has taken a set of ideas and unsure historical reconstructions, each non-yielding in itself, and intricately combined them into an exciting plot, with several implausible elements appear as if it were true. Books of this type seem to believe that mainstream Christianity thinks of Jesus as a divine, keeping the Church's political power, whereas secular traditions see him as a human. If we see Jesus' body under a hill, can we accept that he was ever divine? There are five main parts to the myth of Christian origin. First, there are hundreds of other books about Jesus, and the ones discovered in Egypt sixty years ago give the real truth about Jesus. They preach him more as a religion teacher and a human being rather than a divine being. Second, the Gospels were written later, aiming to divinize Jesus. They were accepted at the time of Constantine, and secular voices were silenced. Third, Jesus was not as the Gospels depicted him. He was a mortal human, a spiritual teacher, that's all. He may even have been married and expecting a child, when he died. Fourth, Christianity was based on a mistake. Mainstream christianity is sexist and anti-sex. It is aimed at social power and wealth. Fifth, it is time to give up what the Church has preached about Jesus for so long, as it is incorrect spiritually and historically. This may revive the truth for why he lived, and even died.
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