Did the theraputae invent the Jesus Myth?

Answer 1

Jesus was invented by Paul of Tarsus. === === * Pauline Christianity * The Problem of Paul * Paul's Bungling Attempt No. Since no-one invented Him, he was a real person, and thus there is no such thing as a Jesus myth. Myths don't actually rise from the dead, they stay buried and have fantastic and weird things invented.

A slight problem exists with the assertions about Paul. If Paul invented Christianity then how did he persecute Christians who existed before he was converted to Christianity? Perhaps he traveled back in time.

The theraputae, whoever they were, certainly did not invent any mythological Jesus, as He was a real person. UPDATE: THIS IS WHO THEY WERE

Theraputae: The Theraputae (Masculine) are spoken of quite clearly and literally in the writings of Philo of Alexandria. You can find his work "On the comtemplative life here: http://www.thenazareneway.com/contemplative_life.htm. They are also discussed in Eusebius' "The History of the Church" written some time near 300 AD. {Which coincidentally stands for Anno Domini (The term Anno Domini is Medieval Latin, translated as In the year of (the/Our) Lord).[1][2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini).} In his writing Eusebius states: Pg 50 "Mark (Jesus half brother) is said to have been the first man to set out for Egypt and preach there the gospel which he had himself written down, and the first to establish churches in Alexandria itself. So large was the body of believers, men and women alike, built up there at the first attempt, with an extremely sever rule of life, that Philo decided that he must record in writing their activities, gatherings, meals, and everything else about their way of living." In his work "On the comtemplative life" Philo wrote: Explanation of the Name Therapeutae "(2) But the deliberate intention of the philosopher is at once displayed from the appellation given to them; for with strict regard to etymology, they are called therapeutae and therapeutrides, {1}{from therapeuoµ, "to heal."} because they process an art of medicine more excellent than that in general use in cities (for that only heals bodies, but the other heals souls which are under the mastery of terrible and almost incurable diseases, which pleasures and appetites, fears and griefs, and covetousness, and follies, and injustice, and all the rest of the innumerable multitude of other passions and vices, have inflicted upon them), or else because they have been instructed by nature and the sacred laws to serve the living God, who is superior to the good, and more simple than the one, and more ancient than the unit"

If you go on to read Philos complete work, you will determine that the name Theraputae was a given name (by whom it is unclear), actually being equal with the term Christian, but given by another culture. Eusebius states: pg 50 "It is also recorded that under Claudius Philo came to Rome to have conversations with Paul, then preaching to the people there. This would not be improbable, as the short work to which I am referring, and which he produced at a considerably later date, clearly contains the rules of the Church still observed in our own day. And again when he describes the life of our ascetics wiht the greatest precision, it is plain enough that he not only knew but welcomed with whole-hearted approval the apostolic men of his day, whi it seems were of Hebrew stock and therefore, in the Jewish manner, still retained most of their ancient customs."