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Originally Posted by Og  I consider myself to be a TRUE Christian in exploring the teachings of Christ. I look at the teachings in terms of their historical context in the 500+ years preceding the life of Christ and I look at them in terms of the ethnic inflection of the myths of man that are represented in the Christ story. I look at it in terms of the Buddhist story (of which it is a direct translation into western symbols) and with the aid of the coptic texts from nag hamadi such as the gospel according to thomas which is diametrically opposed to the gospel of paul (the philosophical contents of the canonical gospels).
I do not do this as some wacko fringe person. I do it with the aid of historians from accredited universities who have peer reviewed papers and books on the topic.
Understanding Christ's message is easy when you look at it in terms of humanity and not myopically from the perspective of the catholic church and the middle east and the hebrew culture.
I really don't care if 80% of america calls itself christian and think that fundamentalism and literalism is the only way to be a true christian. This mass of ignorant people do can not touch the rock hard evidence that is plain for all to explore. Most are just afraid.
I am a true Christian. |
Thanks og
Traditional Christians I think will find this very scary. I'm not sure that I don't find it scary, in the sense that I have to question what are the beliefs I have (whatever they are) and reconcile them with with your very different "model".
I presume that you have studied other faiths, so could you have ended in a similar belief "model" but with Islam or Hinduism at its core assuming that you came from that culture? I ask in the sense that JC iterates that the myths are common to various religions and time (but the metaphors do change with the circumstances). I'm not sure I have made my question clear?
Thanks again ...all the best