Creating Christianity - A Weapon Of Ancient Rome

Henry Davis

Independent Publishing Network, Oct 6, 2018 - Religion - 341 pages

A profound and controversial investigation of a complex theme - the war that led to the fall of Jerusalem and the creation of the Christian religion. The religious and political battle between the people of Judea and the Jewish and Roman aristocracies is presented in an unconventional narrative, which investigates ancient evidence, quotes from the work of respected authorities on the subject, and states controversial opinions openly. Its main conclusion is that the New Testament (the new law) was created by a powerful senatorial family called the Calpurnius Pisos, who had the full support of their relatives, the Herodian royal family (the family of ‘Herod the Great’), and the Flavian emperors, with the Piso family hiding their name within the Koine Greek scriptures. The result is a book that is both provocative and compelling.

Using valuable feedback from Cambridge and Oxford University professors, Henry Davis explains why the supposed Jewish Historian, Flavius Josephus, never existed, how the Book of Revelation presents the name of the Piso family member who oversaw the creation of the Christian scripture, and the reason the number 666 was changed to 616. Davis also explains the facts behind the personal and political reasons that led to the Roman and Jewish royal families creating a new religion, and how the Piso family used the literary techniques of the aristocracy to insert their names into the scriptures.

'... I found his selection of evidence to be both interesting and compelling...' Creating Christianity: A Weapon Of Ancient Rome is a thoughtful work of historical non-fiction by author Henry Davis. Anyone with a knowledge of the history of the Roman Empire knows that its conversion from a pagan belief system to widespread Christianity was a significant political and military move for the Empire as much as it was a religious decision, and this book focuses on the specific details and clues as to how that really came about. Davis searches for the real identity of the Christian Messiah and argues for a potentially Roman author of the modern NewTestament, one who had a view to creating a new religion for his own reasons as much as those of Rome. - Readers’ Favorite ★★★★★

About the author

I am an independent historical researcher with a passion for ancient history. My knowledge of early Christianity, the classics, and ancient languages is self-taught, and although I wanted to embark on a formal education in classical studies, I suffered from extreme anxiety and felt I could not do so. I was determined not to let my anxiety disorder stop me, so I decided to learn everything I could myself, with help from family and friends, who had achieved degrees in classical studies.

I have read the work of respected historians/scholars/classicists, including Dame Mary Beard, Tom Holland, Sir Ronald Syme, Gavin Townend, and Anthony Birley, to name only a few. I have also, of course, studied the work of Tacitus, Suetonius, Pliny the Younger, and Flavius Josephus, again, to name only a few classical works, as well as the literature of the New Testament.

My belief is that we usually only learn something new when preconceptions are put aside when we discover that we have been mistaken about something.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Creating Christianity - A Weapon Of Ancient Rome
• Author: Henry Davis
• Publisher: Independent Publishing Network, 2018
• ISBN: 1789265584, 9781789265583
• Length: 341 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Religion / Christianity; Religion / Biblical Studies / General; Religion / Christian Church / History; Religion / General