The Resurrection of Jesus Is Probably Real

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m Christian but I still recognize that nothing revitalizes a dying movement as much as a martyr. It doesn’t prove anything one way or another except that it was a story that found resonance with a lot of people at that time. The fact that the Roman Empire was in a slow collapse during that time period also probably contributed to a general political/social instability that made people want to find a new way of thinking about their world and group membership. Power voids are great for messianic movements, throughout history.

the Roman Empire was just getting started at that time- the first century they were still in the rule of Augustus,tiberius and other various descendants of the family of Julius Caesar. just a small historical correction. It's probable that the year 1 in the BC/AD timeline actually is rooted in the destruction of the roman republic and the beginning if the empire. the Pax Romana started in 31 bc