I'm a little surprised that such a famous and reputable religious studies scholar who is also a practicing Catholicwould take things this far. Once you see that 'angels' are not…
I can answer this question. Here it is. "No" I can also raise the heat on this question. Since we don't have any of the actual words of Jesus recorded…
This is how cults do it, even cults with billions of members. The entire purpose of religion, any religion, is to cause existential pain. When you are in pain, your…
The 'Apostle Paul' only mentions the life of Jesus ONCE, and it was a comment by Jesus about Divorce. That's it. Paul promoted Paulianity, certainly not Jesusanity. You might say…
Roman Emperor Justinian and his wife Empress Theodora banned Reincarnation from Christianity for political reasons around the year 553 ACE."Empress Theodora is often credited with influencing the ban on reincarnation,…
Why do I post a fair bit about Christianity? Well, it's because whatever lovely jewels of wisdom that Jesus the mason (not carpenter) shared with his disciples, after Paul and…
I've known the score on Christianity, possibly from before birth; certainly all my conscious life in this world. How Jesus was autistic and special, but this simple loving man was…
Jesus makes a great instructive figure for the discussion of religion. The reason that religion is a great topic, is that by examining religion, you come to better understand Platonic…
For Paul, Jesus was simply 'useful' as a tool to promote his own ideas. Paul's Utilization of Jesus That's a valid interpretation. Paul's writings suggest that he used Jesus as…
This post is not about whether Jesus Christ actually existed or not, was divine or not, but simply whether the behavior put forward in the Bible might support this premise:This…