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Creating Christ

It's very common for contemporary minds to think of the ancient imperial cult as sort of a...

It's very common for contemporary minds to think of the ancient imperial cult as sort of a political fraud,
or at least very superficial, or something put over by the
Roman government on its people

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- It's very common for contemporary minds
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to think of the ancient imperial cult
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as sort of a political fraud, or at least very superficial,
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or something put over by the Roman government on its people.
Duration
14 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:57
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Forensics expert J.S. Valliant reconstructs back story of how Roman Elites conspired to create Christianity, changing the course of history.
But back in the era of the Roman empire - Creating Christ 00:07
But back in the era of the Roman empire
The very first Roman deified Julius Caesar - Creating Christ 00:13
The very first Roman deified Julius Caesar
Roman emperors who were deified were admitted - Creating Christ 00:11
Roman emperors who were deified were admitted
And the language and the imagery used in the imperial cult - Creating Christ 00:10
And the language and the imagery used in the imperial cult
The philosophy of the imperial cult - Creating Christ 00:15
The philosophy of the imperial cult
And that is why deified emperors - Creating Christ 00:11
And that is why deified emperors
The very first Roman emperor himself, Augustus, - Creating Christ 00:10
The very first Roman emperor himself, Augustus,
So he was a savior, a son of god, - Creating Christ 00:10
So he was a savior, a son of god,
- [Narrator] But all this religious innovation - Creating Christ 00:09
- [Narrator] But all this religious innovation
- The Romans were quite open to accepting culture - Creating Christ 00:07
- The Romans were quite open to accepting culture
In fact, many Romans were open to adopting - Creating Christ 00:06
In fact, many Romans were open to adopting
The Jewish culture however was far more exclusive - Creating Christ 00:09
The Jewish culture however was far more exclusive
And this was a source of conflict in the Roman empire - Creating Christ 00:09
And this was a source of conflict in the Roman empire
What's interesting in the new testament therefore, - Creating Christ 00:11
What's interesting in the new testament therefore,
- Basically that was one of the problems, - Creating Christ 00:18
- Basically that was one of the problems,
- 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,