Posted: Apr 09, 2023 10:11 am
Vridar is a good resource. A recent addition there features a (machine) English translation of Bruno Bauer’s Christ and the Caesars. It is available in a PDF. Here's a link:
https://vridar.org/2023/04/09/christ-an ... in-english
Bruno Bauer concluded that not only was Jesus fabricated but so too was Paul.
Three cheers for Bruno Bauer !!! I think he was definitely on to something.
WIKI provides a brief summary of his life and works. One of my favorite quotes is:
https://vridar.org/2023/04/09/christ-an ... in-english
Bruno Bauer concluded that not only was Jesus fabricated but so too was Paul.
Three cheers for Bruno Bauer !!! I think he was definitely on to something.
WIKI provides a brief summary of his life and works. One of my favorite quotes is:
- According to Bauer,
the writer of Mark's gospel was "an Italian, at home both in Rome and Alexandria";
Matthew's gospel was written by "a Roman, nourished by the spirit of Seneca"; and
Christianity is essentially "Stoicism triumphant in a Jewish garb."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Bau ... an_Origins