Your comments on the following statement: Christianity is Hebrew Folklore?
weapons hot asked:
My primary reasoning against the validitiy of Christainity (as an Agnostic) is that I see it as “Hebrew Mythology.” It’s like the equivalent of Greek Mythology, only not from Greeks but from Middle Eastern Jews.
To me, it’s just another version of how the world came to be by another primitive culture. So why should I care? Especially since my ancestors weren’t from the Middle East and have very different cultures. I can’t pronounce the names in the Old Testiment, I don’t know the geography of the region… and in my opinion: why should I?
I think the only people that really should care are people with ancestral roots from the Middle East. Everyone else should just call it foreign culture. Afterall, history shows how Christianity became mainstream: through European politics. But no matter how much they mainstream it, they can’t change the fact that it’s based on a Jewish culture, and for someone like me it might as well be from Mars.
So what is your opinion of this? Is it new?
Some of the responses from Christians aren’t making sense, but that sort of still indirectly answers my question. (Thank you.) They’re very antogonistic against Judaism, treating it as if it were an alien way of life, yet not realizing that Christianity is an offshoot: same people, same place, same style, same scope.
Why would any educated Chinese person, American Indian, African take it literally?
Thanks for all your replies. Keep answering if you want, but I’m going to share my personal feelings towards my statement:
I think the statement is a big in-your-face religion-killer! Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it’s an extremely powerful and lethal dose of logic. I think anyone who really wraps their head around what it’s saying will lose their religion (lol).
And I don’t know why more athiests/agnostics don’t use it as their primary argument. They waste their breath debating crap on human suffering and divine motives. In my opinion, they should be pushing this issue until one side cracks.
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6 Responses to “Your comments on the following statement: Christianity is Hebrew Folklore?”
It’s more like Greek mythology grafted onto ancient Jewish culture. It has little to do with Judaism.
And no, your opinion isn’t new. And Judaism teaches essentially the same thing, that the laws and lore of the Hebrew bible were really meant for Jews. All Judaism requests of others is that they live somewhat moral lives . . .
The “Hebrews” as you speak of, are totally against Christianity. Try again.
Your reasoning is totally flawed. Christianity is the completion of Judaism. The new covenant did not replace the old covenant it, fulfilled it . come to Christ , Yeshua ben David.
I think you have drawn some pretty complex conclusions on faulty information. I am an adult convert to the Catholic Church as a result of having studied Classical and Medieval history in college. Your take on the development of Christianity is not based on history.
You also need to understand the one thing that separates Judaism and Christianity from the rest of world religions. It is the difference between mythology and revelation. Mythology is man’s attempt to understand God, which is the basis of most of the world’s religions. Judaism and Christianity are unique in claiming that God has revealed Himself in history to man. It is the difference between speculating about something unknown and being given concrete information.
You say you are an agnostic, yet clearly you have given some thought to why Christianity exists. I suggest you dig deeper. Find out the real history from primary sources. Read about what Christianity really teaches. Keep digging. You haven’t gone far enough. I know because once upon a time I asked “what’s the point of organized religion?” I really didn’t get it. Most of the people I asked couldn’t give me a coherent answer. I began to find answers by studying history.
I agree entirely. It’s all a bunch of make-believe, lore and morality stories to satisfy the people of its day. There is no substance to it in fact but it suits the fictional/spiritual needs of a lot of folks. I only wish that they, the believers in Gods, would begin to put religion into its correct perspective and quite living their lives as if the empty promises of the Bible (and the Cu’ran, too) were true and were actually going to happen.
Some of the ideas of religion and the divisions religion causes between cultures are dangerous. We live in a world that is nuclear capable and religious fanatics are the most likely people to want to use them. Dismantling nukes has worked so far but dismantling the reasons to desire the destruction of people, if it can be accomplished, will work forever. I call upon people to retire the ideas of their time-worn ancient Gods.
i was under the impression that christianity was based on what jesus christ actually did–am i wrong? its a fact that he did live .i happen to be a believer and you are not so lets look at it like this.—when you and i die–if you are right then neither of us will know anything about anything.—but if i am right–poor you.—i’m not trying to insult you—think about it