Roman Censorship of Early Christian Teachings

First the Romans were feeding Christians to the tigers – next thing they were running their religion. In today’s MetaphysicalSF ecolumn I explain why I think the Roman Empire likely destroyed  most accounts of the life of Jesus.

(This is part four of my Response to Zeitgeist Movement. Click here to read part one.)

Why are there so few records of the life Jesus? The Zeitgeist Movement says the lack of supporting accounts proves he did not exist.

In my opinion the more obvious answer is that the Roman Empire burned all the other records. Historical records show that when Caesar took over Christianity the Romans destroyed any documents, teaching and scriptures about Jesus that did not conform to the established canon.

The most obvious example is the Gnostic Gospels which yet survived thanks to a smart Egyptian who had the foresight to bury his copy.

Likewise, historians who have been given access to the libraries of certain Indian and Tibetan temples have found numerous accounts of the life of Jesus traveling to those lands (during those conveniently unaccounted decades in the Bible).

But why burn and suppress these records of Jesus?

Well, for example, it is well documented that the Romans suppressed the teaching of reincarnation. They declared it a heresy and destroyed anything (and anybody) who taught differently.

How many other teachings of Jesus were destroyed to help preserve a certain dogmatic view?

In short, they censored everything but the New Testament – which they then edited. For me, this is a much more likely reason as to why there are so little accounts of Jesus outside of the Bible.

P.S. In a future MetaphysialSF Musings I’ll conclude my five-part response to the Zeitgiest Movement by addressing their final claim: That Jesus was merely a narrative personification of a primitive pagan religion. While it’s impossible to deny the abundant amount of pagan symbolism in Christianity — I’ll explain why I think this only proves Jesus’ divinity all the more. If you’re not a subscriber sign up below to receive the final part.

P.P.S. Make sure you’ve also read W2K, Elves and the Intangible Necessities of Life where I announce the forthcoming release of my first metaphysical fanatasy novelette.

About the Author: John C. A. Manley writes meaningful science fiction and fantasy novels with a spiritual backbone. You can get a free subscription to his MetaphysicalSF email newsletter and free sample chapters from his novels. Click here to find out more....