Thread: Christianity a History
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Old 15-01-2009, 17:08   #52
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Re: Christianity a History
Well I don't want to dwell on the point any longer but people did ask. The programme is still available on catch-up for anyone who wants to watch but in warning a summary of it is available on channel 4 and if people are offended by what I've said they probably will be by the programme itself.

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Leading British writer Howard Jacobson, a Jew himself, examines the origins and consequences of Christian belief. He argues that although Christianity originated in devout Judaism, for Jews it has been, for the most part, a calamity.

Jacobson talks to Christian and Jewish scholars. He visits Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee and Rome to find out more about Jesus the Jew, and discovers how key Christian beliefs - including the notion of a Messiah and baptism - have roots in Judaism.

Furthermore, he asserts that Jesus didn't intend to start a new religion, and that for Jesus's family the new movement remained within Judaism: for them he was a charismatic Rabbi.

Is Judaism Christianity's guilty secret?
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