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Creating Christ

Basically that was one of the problems, the religions of the Romanempire were allowed to...

Basically that was one of the problems, the religions of the Roman
empire were allowed to exist so long as they paid tribute to the Caesar as either the leader
or the divine on earth, but the most devout Jewish factions would not do that of course

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- Basically that was one of the problems,
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the religions of the Roman empire were allowed to exist
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so long as they paid tribute to the Caesar
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as either the leader or the divine on earth,
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but the most devout Jewish factions
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would not do that of course.
Duration
18 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:42
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Forensics expert J.S. Valliant reconstructs back story of how Roman Elites conspired to create Christianity, changing the course of history.
- One of the astonishing things that you learn, - Creating Christ 00:16
- One of the astonishing things that you learn,
They were so sectarian, - Creating Christ 00:10
They were so sectarian,
And many Romans came to resent Jews themselves - Creating Christ 00:13
And many Romans came to resent Jews themselves
- They were always a problem - Creating Christ 00:10
- They were always a problem
- And this is the context in which the gospels were written, - Creating Christ 00:08
- And this is the context in which the gospels were written,
- [Narrator] Not only did the Jewish people - Creating Christ 00:08
- [Narrator] Not only did the Jewish people
And the more the Romans attempted to assimilate them - Creating Christ 00:12
And the more the Romans attempted to assimilate them
- Since the successful Jewish revolt - Creating Christ 00:20
- Since the successful Jewish revolt
- [Narrator] When Rome took over power in the area, - Creating Christ 00:20
- [Narrator] When Rome took over power in the area,
However, the Jewish people never accepted them - Creating Christ 00:11
However, the Jewish people never accepted them
- All other populations had to worship Roman state gods, - Creating Christ 00:11
- All other populations had to worship Roman state gods,
Jews, being monotheists and unable to worship idols - Creating Christ 00:06
Jews, being monotheists and unable to worship idols
And so the Romans actually made exceptions, - Creating Christ 00:10
And so the Romans actually made exceptions,
And they were certainly not happy - Creating Christ 00:06
And they were certainly not happy
And the Jewish rebels themselves thought - Creating Christ 00:13
And the Jewish rebels themselves thought
- So they said that, "we should have no ruler but god. - Creating Christ 00:05
- So they said that, "we should have no ruler but god.
And so we're gonna throw off the yoke of Rome." - Creating Christ 00:21
And so we're gonna throw off the yoke of Rome."
This messianic prophecy was handed down - Creating Christ 00:09
This messianic prophecy was handed down
- The Romans saw the Jewish literature - Creating Christ 00:19
- The Romans saw the Jewish literature
And probably they're thinking, - Creating Christ 00:09
And probably they're thinking,