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Creating Christ

We cannot know forsure if a Jesus ever existed, but we do know thateverything we know...

We cannot know for
sure if a Jesus ever existed, but we do know that
everything we know about Jesus has been borrowed from
historical or pagan or other sources, stories of other men or other gods, and there does not need
to be an actual Jesus to create the Jesus that
we see in the gospels and in the new testament

Full Transcript

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- We cannot know for sure if a Jesus ever existed,
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but we do know that everything we know about Jesus
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has been borrowed from historical or pagan or other sources,
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stories of other men or other gods,
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and there does not need to be an actual Jesus
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to create the Jesus that we see in the gospels
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and in the new testament.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:38:53
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
- On the other hand, if there was a Jesus who was crucified - Creating Christ 00:12
- On the other hand, if there was a Jesus who was crucified
He might have been stoned by the Jewish authorities, - Creating Christ 00:08
He might have been stoned by the Jewish authorities,
So we believe with many scholars, if there was a Jesus, - Creating Christ 00:13
So we believe with many scholars, if there was a Jesus,
- How could there be a Christianity - Creating Christ 00:06
- How could there be a Christianity
Paul Tillich said that it must have started with somebody. - Creating Christ 00:05
Paul Tillich said that it must have started with somebody.
Maybe not, because Christianity is heavily indebted - Creating Christ 00:14
Maybe not, because Christianity is heavily indebted
The idea was that you could pass - Creating Christ 00:19
The idea was that you could pass
They had various things like that in them, - Creating Christ 00:05
They had various things like that in them,
There was a sacred meal where you would eat bread - Creating Christ 00:16
There was a sacred meal where you would eat bread
When you look at the last supper in the gospels, - Creating Christ 00:09
When you look at the last supper in the gospels,
Whereas when Jesus says, - Creating Christ 00:23
Whereas when Jesus says,
- This is what is, - Creating Christ 00:14
- This is what is,
The Greek gods, - Creating Christ 00:10
The Greek gods,
But with the Jewish stories, - Creating Christ 00:18
But with the Jewish stories,
- [Narrator] We have seen how Christianity developed - Creating Christ 00:17
- [Narrator] We have seen how Christianity developed
The important 20th century discoveries - Creating Christ 00:22
The important 20th century discoveries
These ancient texts have revealed a history - Creating Christ 00:27
These ancient texts have revealed a history
- One can really only understand the theory - Creating Christ 00:14
- One can really only understand the theory
- Throughout the course of the last 30 years - Creating Christ 00:14
- Throughout the course of the last 30 years
At the crossroads of western history was a conflict - Creating Christ 00:11
At the crossroads of western history was a conflict