Was Christianity influenced by the mystery religions of the ancient world?
Christianity was written at a time and teeming with savior gods, sacrificial blood, and divine resurrection.
Christianity was written at a time and teeming with savior gods, sacrificial blood, and divine resurrection.
the character of Satan evolved over time from a featureless adversary and accuser influenced by Persian Zoroastrianism and Hellenistic influences.
Daniel, a prophet, believed from the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE, but now scholarship has evidence for a much later date.
Recent archaeological, Egyptological, and textual evidence strongly supports the view that the Old Testament texts were compiled much later than traditionally believed, likely during the 6th to 5th centuries BCE, reflecting Israel’s evolving religious identity and political struggles.
Despite its profound religious significance, the Exodus story lacks archaeological evidence, raising questions about its historical authenticity
A Conspiracy of Faith? How Rome Shaped Christianity to Serve Its Empire When the Roman legions stormed Jerusalem in 70
The Ebionites upheld Jesus as the Jewish Messiah but denied his divine nature.
Jesus in the Context of First-Century Judaism Was Jesus an outsider who introduced a radical new faith, or was he
What if early Christianity wasn’t what you were told? Most believe that Christianity began with Jesus and his apostles, developed
Without Paul, Christianity may have remained a Jewish sect rather than becoming the global religion we know today. Paul’s version of Jesus won—but was it the original?