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Creating Christ

The very earliestreference by any pagan writer at all about Christianity, is a letter...

The very earliest
reference by any pagan writer at all about Christianity, is a letter written by Pliny
the younger to the emperor, who was then trajan, in
the decades just following the fall of the Flavian dynasty

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- The very earliest reference by any pagan writer
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at all about Christianity,
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is a letter written by Pliny the younger to the emperor,
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who was then trajan, in the decades just following
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the fall of the Flavian dynasty.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:53
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
Pliny the younger writes to the emperor, - Creating Christ 00:20
Pliny the younger writes to the emperor,
Pliny the younger also tells us that Christianity - Creating Christ 00:11
Pliny the younger also tells us that Christianity
And perhaps most fascinating - Creating Christ 00:13
And perhaps most fascinating
- The fact that the emperor trajan would give such deference - Creating Christ 00:15
- The fact that the emperor trajan would give such deference
- [Narrator] The emperor trajan ruled for almost 20 years - Creating Christ 00:15
- [Narrator] The emperor trajan ruled for almost 20 years
- What's interesting about the symbol of the dolphin - Creating Christ 00:13
- What's interesting about the symbol of the dolphin
Now what was going on in Hadrian's time - Creating Christ 00:06
Now what was going on in Hadrian's time
So the fact that he would resuscitate this symbol - Creating Christ 00:06
So the fact that he would resuscitate this symbol
It no longer symbolized the flavians in Hadrian's time, - Creating Christ 00:09
It no longer symbolized the flavians in Hadrian's time,
This is a significant evolution of the symbol, - Creating Christ 00:18
This is a significant evolution of the symbol,
- It's just curious that those were the only two emperors - Creating Christ 00:09
- It's just curious that those were the only two empero...
To indicate the importance of those wars, - Creating Christ 00:12
To indicate the importance of those wars,
Some 60 years later a second Jewish revolt broke out, - Creating Christ 00:16
Some 60 years later a second Jewish revolt broke out,
And it was in fact the final nail in the diaspora - Creating Christ 00:14
And it was in fact the final nail in the diaspora
- [Narrator] Although it seems Christianity - Creating Christ 00:12
- [Narrator] Although it seems Christianity
- Okay, well, what I think what happened is, - Creating Christ 00:26
- Okay, well, what I think what happened is,
And that dispelled many more Jews, - Creating Christ 00:08
And that dispelled many more Jews,
The ones who aren't hellenized - Creating Christ 00:08
The ones who aren't hellenized
And this has been done in the past, - Creating Christ 00:04
And this has been done in the past,
I'm sure there was a concerted effort - Creating Christ 00:08
I'm sure there was a concerted effort