Professor Antonio Piñero responds in the first chapter of the series Myths and Truths about Jesus Christ to the question: What were the sociopolitical keys of 1st century Judea that help to understand the character of Jesus and the genesis of Christianity?
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Could Jesus be homosexual?
What was the office of Jesus?
Was Jesus a Jewish Nationalist?
Was Jesus a bigamist?
In what year was Jesus Christ really born?
Was Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem?
Religious keys to 1st century Judaism that help us understand Jesus
What is the prevailing philosophical background in the first century?
Did Jesus have brothers?
Was Jesus married?
Was Jesus aware of his death?
Did Jesus know how to read and write?
Was Jesus a healer?
What aspects of Christianity appear in previous pagan traditions?
What is the origin of Christmas?
What do we know about the lost years of Jesus?
Was the Virgin a myth that came from older cultures?
What do we know about the Virgin Mary?
Where does the story of the Magi come from?
What do we really know about the figure of Judas and his suicide?
