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It became obvious, I'm sure, to the Romans
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Creating Christ

It became obvious, I'm sure, to the Romans that we don't have a singlemythical figure to...

It became obvious, I'm sure, to the Romans that we don't have a single
mythical figure to point to or a god-figure to point to, so we gotta get our
hands on the scriptures, there must be something
in those scriptures." So you can see why they
would try to get hold of them

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It became obvious, I'm sure, to the Romans
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that we don't have a single mythical figure to point to
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or a god-figure to point to,
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so we gotta get our hands on the scriptures,
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there must be something in those scriptures."
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So you can see why they would try to get hold of them.
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16 seconds
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00:26:58
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Apr 30, 2025
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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.
- [Narrator] In the 1940s, important ancient documents - Creating Christ 00:18
- [Narrator] In the 1940s, important ancient documents
They're known as the dead sea scrolls. - Creating Christ 00:04
They're known as the dead sea scrolls.
- In the course of our studies, - Creating Christ 00:09
- In the course of our studies,
- The group of scholars who originally - Creating Christ 00:09
- The group of scholars who originally
And they controlled who had access - Creating Christ 00:06
And they controlled who had access
And I thought the only way that you could have - Creating Christ 00:17
And I thought the only way that you could have
And therefore I felt it was absolutely essential - Creating Christ 00:08
And therefore I felt it was absolutely essential
- [Narrator] Ultimately, after a number - Creating Christ 00:13
- [Narrator] Ultimately, after a number
One scroll in particular revealed - Creating Christ 00:07
One scroll in particular revealed
- And the most important thing, - Creating Christ 00:14
- And the most important thing,
This war involves, you know, - Creating Christ 00:16
This war involves, you know,
In other words, they know that they're too small maybe, - Creating Christ 00:28
In other words, they know that they're too small maybe,
But they really feel if they're perfectly righteous, - Creating Christ 00:06
But they really feel if they're perfectly righteous,
- [Narrator] Professor Eisenman noticed - Creating Christ 00:12
- [Narrator] Professor Eisenman noticed
Therefore he was able to make the connection that James, - Creating Christ 00:17
Therefore he was able to make the connection that James,
If James was the leader of this rebellious movement - Creating Christ 00:13
If James was the leader of this rebellious movement
- People think, "oh, the scrolls are just - Creating Christ 00:07
- People think, "oh, the scrolls are just
They're not the least bit peaceful, - Creating Christ 00:05
They're not the least bit peaceful,
No, they're not anti-maccabbean, they're anti-Herodian, - Creating Christ 00:11
No, they're not anti-maccabbean, they're anti-Hero...
They hated the Roman empire, - Creating Christ 00:14
They hated the Roman empire,