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In reply to the discussion: Caesar's Messiah, The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus [View all]Joe Atwill
(3 posts)30. Hi Muriel:
The Christians that set fire to Rome - if this was an historical event - would have certainly been the Christians that rebelled and drove the Romans out of Judea in 66 CE.
This was simply how long it took.
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A dubious claim at best. It is far more likely that the Gospel writers plagerized Josephus as they
Viva_Daddy
May 2012
#1
Can you give us a synopsis of what the purpose of the alleged Imperial conspiracy was?
leveymg
May 2012
#3
This from Price's critique (above) sums it up, but Atwill strays further afield:
leveymg
May 2012
#5
You can, of course, choose your reading to grind whatever axes you like,
struggle4progress
May 2012
#8
Fomenko seems to be a good mathematician, but based on the Wikipedia summary
struggle4progress
May 2012
#21
Thank you for the information you've already provided. I'm looking forward to reading your book.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#27
What's your explanation for Tacitus' description of Nero's persecution of Roman Christians?
muriel_volestrangler
May 2012
#28
Ah, so your thesis is not that Josephus et al invented Christianity
muriel_volestrangler
May 2012
#31
It is true that there was a dearth of first names in Palestine in the first century.
dimbear
May 2012
#23