Was Jesus Just a Copy-Paste of Pagan Gods? Mythicism Explained | John Gleason & Aaron Adair
March 30, 2026
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Ethan calls in to ask about Jesus mythicism and whether Jesus was based on other resurrected gods like Osiris. The hosts explain minimal mythicism theory - that Christianity emerged from syncretism between Judaism and Hellenistic mystery cults, with Jesus as a mythological creation rather than a historical figure. They walk through the Christology timeline, explaining how Paul's letters present a highly mythologized pre-existent archangel Jesus, Mark euhemerizes him into a historical narrative with lower Christology, and John reverts to high Christology. The conversation covers Philo of Alexandria's influence, parallels between Gospel stories and myths about Romulus and Dionysus, and how early Christians acknowledged these similarities. Ethan initially confuses the timeline but accepts the correction, and the call ends with him reflecting on how critical thinking from a previous call led him to see parallels between Mary's conception and the David/Bathsheba story.
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