Origins of Christianity - Thomas Whittaker

Thomas Whittaker's "Origins of Christianity" delves into the radical critiques of the New Testament and Christian origins proposed by Dutch theologian Willem Christiaan van Manen, whose arguments remain largely untranslated and underappreciated in English. Whittaker outlines van Manen's controversial assertion that none of the Epistles attributed to the Apostle Paul were genuinely authored by him, further positing that the entire New Testament emerged in the second century, postdating the destruction of Jerusalem in 70. This exploration challenges conventional beliefs about the historical Jesus, suggesting he may be a mythical figure while tracing the roots of Christianity to a Jewish-Messianic movement.

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