A shitty admin works with a shitty propaganda machine to produce shitty bullshit.
George Washington would be super happy to see what we’ve become. Sorta like how Jesus would be stoked by the Prosperity Gospel.
(Jesus was not a historical figure. He was originally a figure in heaven. Now let me really blow your mind: Washington also wasn’t a historical figure. He was originally the devil in hell! I’m joking of course, shut up, I need gallows humor to not be depressed by this shit. The bit about Jesus was not a joke, however.)
USA! USA! USA!
I thought there was some evidence that the story of Jesus may have been written as Roman propaganda.
“Many details of?” Sure, but there are near-contemporary accounts of an itinerant preacher by that name who assembled a following and got himself executed. One of things they don’t mention is that this sort of thing was pretty common, specifically apocalyptic preachers in Judea who were not fans of the existing political status quo. Monty Python’s Life of Brian is more correct in its vibes than one might imagine.
Jesus was a legitimate historical figure. There are a number of accounts of people contemporary to him who knew him personally. Some of the overarching details of his life are uncertain, but 2 things are mostly universally agreed upon as historical fact.
Those two things are the only things about him that hold a high degree of certainty as historical fact. Everything else is subject to a fair degree of skepticism.
Which accounts are those? I haven’t heard of any accounts that aren’t separated by at least a few decades, so I’m unsure if I’ve missed earlier accounts or if I misunderstood what you meant with contemporary with him.
Me too. I thought there were no written accounts of Jesus’ supposed life until decades after the time he would’ve died, at the closest, and those with little, if anything, to verify their factual accuracy.