Recently, I have watched an interesting documentary about the life of Jesus Christ. The movie entitled "The Real Jesus Christ" impressed me with many untold truths.
I was very surprised when I know the truth about Jesus. In this case, I agree with the filmmakers. They persuaded me really well. About 2,000 years ago, in Jerusalem, a city where mixed religions co-existed, there was a man named James who was the elder brother of a Palestinian family. He was an important figure in this story because he had a younger brother whose name known as Jesus, the founder of Christianity.
James' most prominent rival was Paul, an apostle of Jesus movement. From the point of view of the filmmakers, Paul was a sophisticated and cosmopolitan person who was familiar with the overseas world of the Rome Empire. Together with James, they were the two most important characters in the expansion of the Christianity on over the world.
The story line of this documentary began with the birth of Jesus. St. Paul's followers believed that Jesus was the son of God. On the other hand, the filmmakers exposed the truth that Jesus was conceived like any normal person on Earth.
In the Corinthian books, volume I & II, written by Paul, many facts from the life of Jesus was intentionally changed.
From Paul's perspectives, Jesus appeared as white man with blonde hair and blue eyes. This image of Jesus had influenced many artists during the Renaissance.
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Title: The Last Supper (Il Cenacolo, or L'Ultima Cena) Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Genre: History Painting |
Meanwhile, the filmmakers revealed a stunning truth that Jesus was actually born in Nazareth - a small village in Palestine.
I wondered why Paul told a very different story about Jesus and I came to a conclusion that he would like to please the Roman rulers with his non-violent descriptions about Jesus. Because Paul needed the protection from Rome and Rome needed Paul's twisted words in order to clear up any resistance from the Jewish communities, the fake story about Jesus was widely accepted throughout the history of Christianity.
In one scene of the documentary, James summoned Paul when he had heard that Paul told the non-Jews followers of Jesus movement not to eat Kosher foods or not to circumcise their new-born baby boys.
I think that James's real intention was to kill Paul. He gave Paul a piece of bread and told him to do a bathing ceremony to prove his loyalty to the Jewish religion.
Paul knew his life was in danger so he bought a Roman citizenship. As a very aggressive person, he would do anything to be a winner.
He bent the history of Jesus to make the people follow him and he would trick them. Paul's followers hate Jews because they thought Jews was like demons since they betrayed Jesus and brought him to the death on the cross.
In my opinion, the real reason of the Jewish discrimination came from the jealousy of the extreme wealth of the Jews.
I recommend you to see this documentary with an open-minded mentality.
Note: Read another viewpoint about the documentary from Michelle
