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Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by MajorSauce to c/[email protected]
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All we have are scriptures and texts that could have been a series of meme that built/improved from eachother but lost the common knowledge between the generations that it was fictional.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am about to make your motherfucking day, friend!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Pagels

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Her work seems to center on women in religion, at least with multiple references in the wiki write up indicating so.

Does she have a standalone comprehensive book on the historical origins of the Bible? Seems she has multiple pieces that focus on different aspects, and they seem very academic, but I didn’t see one that was more generalist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

——— (2003). Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-375-50156-2. OCLC 50913545. ———; King, Karen L. (2007). Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-03845-9. OCLC 85255593. ——— (1979). The Gnostic Gospels. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-394-50278-6. OCLC 1002324965.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you. I will check these out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Her books on the Nag Hammadi library go deep into the early foundations of Christianity even pre-council.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you. I will absolutely check her works out.