"On Oct. 19, self-professed Biblical scholar Joseph Atwill is planning to make public some very
flammable allegations. At a day-long symposium called "Covert Messiah" in London, England, he's set to unveil purported evidence that Roman aristocrats manufactured Jesus Christ - a claim that, if substantiated, would devalue the core of the Christian faith.
The only problem? Most Biblical experts disagree with the scholar's pronouncements.
A press release announcing the purported new evidence claims that Atwill has discovered "ancient confessions" that purportedly prove that Romans invented Jesus Christ in the first century. He has long argued that the faith system was used as a political tool to control the masses -- something he says is still going on today." YahooNews
Is someone trying to write another book? Sounds like Atwill is laying the groundwork for such a thing. This nonsense seems to be timed to coincide over the last decade (he wrote a 2006 book along these lines) with government conspiracy kooks in the aftermath of 9-11. All he is doing is tying the conspiracy theory mentality in the air from politics to religion.
Of course nearly all scholars-religious or secular-disagree with his analysis. The question isn't whether Christ was crucified-it is over why the tomb was empty....After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:6
Who is Atwill? - "As a youth in Japan Atwill attended a Jesuit military academy, where most of his school day was spent studying Greek, Latin, and the Bible. In later years, he continued studying hundreds of books on the origins of Christianity, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. Recently he wrote a paper with Robert Eisenman on the dating of the Scrolls. Atwill's book Caeser's Messiah was published by Ulysses Press in 2006, becoming a best-selling work of religious history in the US in 2007. Its German translation has also achieved No. 1 Best Seller status." Covert Messiah
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| More Luceferian Nonsense on the battlefield of this Great Controversy-as Atwill appeals to the weak minded. Even "secular" scholars disagree with Atwill's premise & agree that Christ existed..... |
The only problem? Most Biblical experts disagree with the scholar's pronouncements.
A press release announcing the purported new evidence claims that Atwill has discovered "ancient confessions" that purportedly prove that Romans invented Jesus Christ in the first century. He has long argued that the faith system was used as a political tool to control the masses -- something he says is still going on today." YahooNews
Is someone trying to write another book? Sounds like Atwill is laying the groundwork for such a thing. This nonsense seems to be timed to coincide over the last decade (he wrote a 2006 book along these lines) with government conspiracy kooks in the aftermath of 9-11. All he is doing is tying the conspiracy theory mentality in the air from politics to religion.
Of course nearly all scholars-religious or secular-disagree with his analysis. The question isn't whether Christ was crucified-it is over why the tomb was empty....After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:6
Who is Atwill? - "As a youth in Japan Atwill attended a Jesuit military academy, where most of his school day was spent studying Greek, Latin, and the Bible. In later years, he continued studying hundreds of books on the origins of Christianity, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. Recently he wrote a paper with Robert Eisenman on the dating of the Scrolls. Atwill's book Caeser's Messiah was published by Ulysses Press in 2006, becoming a best-selling work of religious history in the US in 2007. Its German translation has also achieved No. 1 Best Seller status." Covert Messiah
