Monthly Archives: December 2011

There’s another fascinating angle to consider. I think it’s probable that the Roman government at the time instigated Paul’s pagan propaganda. The fact that belief in the divinity of Jesus appears to have arisen in many diverse areas of the empire a number of decades after his death suggests that it came from a central source such as the government. In those times it was easier to promote propaganda than it is today, because the public was less informed and less able to check out the facts. There was good reason to mar the power of messianic Judaism, and particularly … More…