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The bible, though, is probably false. Recent studies suggest that Jesus was in fact a jewish rebel against the romans, and was crucified (the standard punishment for rebels) for that. Paul, a roman himself, wanting to spread christianity to the roman empire, probably changed the story, making the jews rather than the romans the guilty party. (and thus making christianity more acceptable to romans)
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Yes, I lean towards a similar theory myself however I do have a problem with the notion of J.C's death being caused by crucifiction. More plausable in my opinion is the theory that J.C died in a battle with the Roman gaurd.
Christians killing Jesus Christ(!) however, is a clear absurdity. There was no christianity before Jesus, and it only spread to the romans much, much later.
But are we not putting too much faith in the notion that that J.C alone "invented" Christianity ?. Many of the principals and philosophies of Christianity are to be found in the teachings of earlier Gnostic groups.