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Drawing on historical context from the first century C.E., the book compares New Testament episodes with military campaigns associated with Emperor Titus. It examines related figures, texts, and interpretive puzzles—linking authorship claims, textual themes, and parallels such as the “empty tomb” and other narrative structures.","Caesar’s Messiah The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus  \nFlavian Signature Edition  \nJoseph Atwill  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2011 Joseph Atwill. All rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright Conventions, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever, except for use by areviewer in connection with a review.  \nPublished by:  \nCreateSpace  \n7290 B. Investment Drive Charleston, SC 29418 USA  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2011902737  \nISBN: 9780983382300  \nFor more information please visit  \n[www.CaesarsMessiah.com](www.CaesarsMessiah.com)  \n1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 630 Montecito, CA 93108  \nCover design by Fritz Heede & Nijole Sparkis“Titus” cover photo by Ed Euthman  \nMarble, ca. 79 CE – recent discovery on the island of Pantelleria.  \nAdditional editing by Nijole Sparkis  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n“Challenging and provocative . If what Joseph Atwill is saying is only partially true, we are looking into the abyss .”  \n—ROBERT EISENMAN, PHD  \nProfessor of Middle East Religions and Archaeology, California State University, and author of James the Brother of Jesus  \n“Fascinating and profoundly challenging, a fantastic, ice-breaking contribution .”  \n—ROD BLACKHIRST, PHD  \nProfessor of Biblical Studies, La Trobe University, Australia  \n“Atwill tells a story never before attempted, sounds a trumpet never previously heard, and explores a world of potential truth until now thoroughly obscured from our view.”  \n—J. HAROLD ELLENS, PHD  \nResearch Scholar, Department of Near Eastern Studies University of Michigan  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Aemilia and Kit  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction – A Historical Overview CHAPTER 1 The First Christians and the Flavians  \nCHAPTER 2 Fishers of Men: Men Who Were Caught Like Fish  \nCHAPTER 3  \nCHAPTER 4  \nCHAPTER 5  \nCHAPTER 6  \nCHAPTER 7  \nCHAPTER 8  \nCHAPTER 9  \nThe Myth for the World The Demons of Gadara The Flavian Signature  \nEleazar – Lazarus: The Real Christ The Puzzle of the Empty Tomb The New Root and Branch  \nUntil All Is Fulfilled  \nCHAPTER 10 The Authors of the New Testament CHAPTER 11 The Puzzle of Decius Mundus CHAPTER 12 The Father and the Son of God CHAPTER 13 Josephus’ Use of the Book of Daniel  \nCHAPTER 14 Building Jesus  \nCHAPTER 15 The Apostles and the Maccabees  \nCHAPTER 16 The Samaritan Woman and Other  \nParallels Conclusion APPENDIX  \nA Timeline of Jesus’ and Titus’ Lives Endnotes  \nSelected Bibliography Author’s Statement  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nIntroduction – A Historical Overview  \nIn the popular mind, and in the minds of most scholars, the origin of Christianity is clear: The religion began as a movement of the lower-class followers of a radical Jewish teacher during the first century C.E. For a number of reasons, however, I did not share this certainty. There were many gods worshiped during Jesus’ era that are now seen as fictitious, and no archeological evidence of his existence has ever been found. What contributed most to my skepticism was that at the exact time when the followers of Jesus were purportedly organizing themselves into a religion that urged its members to “turn the other cheek” and to “give to Caesar what is Caesar ’s,” another Judean sect was waging a religious war against the Romans. This sect, the Sicarii, also believed in the coming of a Messiah, but not one who advocated peace. They sought a Messiah who would lead them militarily. It seemed implausible that two diametrically opposite forms of messianic Judaism would have emerged from Judea at the same time.  \nThis is why the Dead Sea Scrolls were of such interest to me, and I began what turned into a decade-long study of them. 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