The Root of Christianity’s Deity-Making
Paganism: The Root of Christianity’s Deity-
What if some of the beliefs about God that millions of people have inherited are not as
ancient, original, or uniquely Christian as they have been taught to believe? The Catholic
celebration and the Cardinal carrying a human skull of their hero saint was it from ancient
pagan practices, or did it originate with Christianity?
Paganism: The Root of Christianity’s Deity Making takes the reader on a provocative journey
into one of the most important and uncomfortable questions in religious history: How did the
Christian understanding of deity develop, and how much of it was shaped by ideas that
existed before Christianity?
Rather than simply repeating traditional explanations, this book invites you to look beneath the
surface—to examine the historical, cultural, philosophical, and religious forces that shaped
Christian ideas about God. It explores the ancient world in which Christianity emerged and asks
how concepts, traditions, symbols, titles, and understandings of deity moved across cultures and
generations, encouraging curiosity in all readers.
This is not a book written merely to attack Christianity. It is an invitation to investigate,
question, compare, and think critically. It challenges readers to distinguish between what
Jesus and the earliest followers of his movement may actually have believed and what later
generations came to define as Christian doctrine, empowering you to form your own
understanding.
For believers, skeptics, theologians, historians, students of religion, and anyone interested in how
religious ideas evolve, this book offers an opportunity to reconsider familiar assumptions. Some
conclusions may challenge you. Others may deepen your understanding of Christianity and the
ancient world. But throughout, the central question remains:
Are the Christian concepts of deity entirely rooted in the teachings of the earliest Christian
movement—or did the religious world surrounding Christianity help shape the God that
Christianity eventually came to proclaim?
If you are willing to move beyond inherited answers and explore the historical roots behind
religious belief, this is a book you will want to read.
Question tradition. Examine history. Follow the evidence. Discover the roots. Embark on a
journey of discovery that can reshape your view of religious history.
What if some of the beliefs about God that millions of people have inherited are not as
ancient, original, or uniquely Christian as they have been taught to believe? The Catholic
celebration and the Cardinal carrying a human skull of their hero saint was it from ancient
pagan practices, or did it originate with Christianity?
Paganism: The Root of Christianity’s Deity Making takes the reader on a provocative journey
into one of the most important and uncomfortable questions in religious history: How did the
Christian understanding of deity develop, and how much of it was shaped by ideas that
existed before Christianity?
Rather than simply repeating traditional explanations, this book invites you to look beneath the
surface—to examine the historical, cultural, philosophical, and religious forces that shaped
Christian ideas about God. It explores the ancient world in which Christianity emerged and asks
how concepts, traditions, symbols, titles, and understandings of deity moved across cultures and
generations, encouraging curiosity in all readers.
This is not a book written merely to attack Christianity. It is an invitation to investigate,
question, compare, and think critically. It challenges readers to distinguish between what
Jesus and the earliest followers of his movement may actually have believed and what later
generations came to define as Christian doctrine, empowering you to form your own
understanding.
For believers, skeptics, theologians, historians, students of religion, and anyone interested in how
religious ideas evolve, this book offers an opportunity to reconsider familiar assumptions. Some
conclusions may challenge you. Others may deepen your understanding of Christianity and the
ancient world. But throughout, the central question remains:
Are the Christian concepts of deity entirely rooted in the teachings of the earliest Christian
movement—or did the religious world surrounding Christianity help shape the God that
Christianity eventually came to proclaim?
If you are willing to move beyond inherited answers and explore the historical roots behind
religious belief, this is a book you will want to read.
Question tradition. Examine history. Follow the evidence. Discover the roots. Embark on a
journey of discovery that can reshape your view of religious history.
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