They could have selected any random dude, said he is gods son, prop him up a bit, killed him in some dramatic way and had the same marketing / PR effect.
This entire story reeks of manipulation of the masses which was so effective it’s still around to this day.
Humans have so much knowledge these days and we see exactly how gullible the masses are despite that.
How exactly can people be so stupid to trust stories from a time where peasants were so superstitious that they killed people out of fear they could be demonic because of red hair. And their primary influecers, the church and king or rulers confirmed the superstitions that brought in more money and power to them.
For believers, it isn’t supposed to be about his sacrifice. It’s humanity’s sacrifice.
Sacrificing animals wasn’t supposed to be about the animal’s death. It was about the person making the sacrifice losing the animal as penance.
The story of the crucifixion is about all of humanity losing Christ as payment for all its sins.
Then why do people feel the need to thank/be indebted to Him if it’s actually us who made the sacrifice?
That sounds like a scapegoat logic.
They could have selected any random dude, said he is gods son, prop him up a bit, killed him in some dramatic way and had the same marketing / PR effect.
This entire story reeks of manipulation of the masses which was so effective it’s still around to this day.
Humans have so much knowledge these days and we see exactly how gullible the masses are despite that.
How exactly can people be so stupid to trust stories from a time where peasants were so superstitious that they killed people out of fear they could be demonic because of red hair. And their primary influecers, the church and king or rulers confirmed the superstitions that brought in more money and power to them.
But they didn’t. Jesus was still on Earth and then ascended into heaven where he still exists. So nothing was lost.