Did the Flavian Emperors Invent Christianity? - Warren Fahy, DS Pod #231

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How did Christianity go from persecuted sect to the official
religion of the Holy Roman Empire in just 300 years? The details
of how a sidelined theology became the mainstream have always
been obscure but fascinating, an indication of a powerful hold
that a spiritual movement exerted in just a few generations. But
what if thinking about the emergence of Christianity as a folk
tradition is all wrong? What if it sprang, fully formed, from the
minds of the Flavian Emperors who wanted to negotiate a lasting
peace with the messianic Jews besieging Rome? We untangle the
fantastic story of Christianity and Empire with Warren Fahy,
independent scholar and best-selling author of CREATING CHRIST:
How the Roman Emperors Invented Christianity. Support the
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Science through Sci-Fi (00:18:28)


Longevity & inbreeding (00:35:34)


Primates & competition (00:50:40)


Hybridization (00:57:03)


Matriarchy in primative hominids (01:04:03)


A feminine perspective (01:19:30)


Loss of female deities in the West (01:25:50)


Romans create Christianity (as we know it) (01:43:57)


An obedient Jesus (01:57:13)


Romans can't trick the Jews (02:22:19)


Openness of Christianity as Empire-Building (02:33:55)


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