Well who cares if you’re not a believer?
The book is about a (super) narcissistic guy!
Comment on Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand
aniki@lemmings.world 2 months agoBut Jesus didn’t write the bible, it was mostly written over a hundred years after the fact. We have no way of knowing whether Jesus actually did say anything of the sort. The Nicean Council was mostly a political one so Constantine could solidify his power by utilizing the top heavy hierarchy of the fledgling Christianity.
Valmond@lemmy.world 2 months ago
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wish it were easier to find dispassionate, objective historical analysis of how the Bible was assembled and written. If one searches for any such information the results are an inundation of pro-bible sites trying to retcon the writings to as close to the alleged existence of Jesus and his followers as they can.
aniki@lemmings.world 2 months ago
I am about to make your motherfucking day, friend!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Pagels
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
aniki@lemmings.world 2 months ago
——— (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.
aniki@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Her books on the Nag Hammadi library go deep into the early foundations of Christianity even pre-council.
RattlerSix@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Look up Kipp Davis on YouTube and anyone who has appeared in his videos, including Dan Mclelean, Digital Hammurabi and Jennifer Bird