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The Fantasy of Idolatry: Myths Masquerading as History

by Ram ben Ze’ev


The Fantasy of Idolatry: Myths Masquerading as History
The Fantasy of Idolatry: Myths Masquerading as History

Christianity rests upon a foundation of fantasy. At its core lies the claim that a Jewish man, called Jesus, was not only a rabbi and miracle-worker but also the son of G-D, elevated to the Divine. Yet when one examines this narrative without the haze of blind belief, the entire structure collapses.


First, there is no reliable evidence that the so-called “twelve disciples” ever met or studied with this man. Not a single text written in the first person survives from any of them. In fact, none of the supposed disciples left any writings at all. The earliest writings attributed to the Christian canon were penned decades later by men who never met Jesus, relying instead on hearsay, myth, and political ambition.



Second, the miracles upon which the entire ideology of Christianity depends lack any historical corroboration. Walking on water, healing the blind, raising the dead — these read more like Greek or Roman hero myths than eyewitness accounts of a Jewish teacher. Within Judaism, even the greatest prophets never claimed divinity; they were vessels of G-D’s will.


But Christianity elevates a man to the status of G-D Himself — a leap that directly violates the Torah and plunges headlong into idolatry.


Third, the claim of a virgin birth is foreign to Judaism and rooted instead in pagan storytelling. Cultures surrounding Israel were replete with tales of demi-gods born of divine-human unions. To insert such mythology into a Jewish context is not revelation but appropriation.


Fourth, the supposed elevation of a man to divinity mirrors Roman practice, where emperors were deified after death. Such ideas have no place in Torah, which makes clear that “Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad” — G-D is One, indivisible, eternal. To worship a man is to reject the very essence of Jewish faith.



Fifth, even the death narrative bears the marks of literary invention rather than history. Crucifixion was a common Roman punishment, but the surrounding drama — cosmic signs, prophetic fulfilment, and divine purpose — was layered later to imbue it with meaning. These stories were crafted not by witnesses but by later authors, writing in the second or even third generation after the events they claim to describe.


What we are left with is not a history, but a mythology. The texts of Christianity were written by men who never met the man, about events for which there is no reliable evidence. And yet, on this fragile edifice of idolatry, more than a billion people have been convinced to turn away from the truth of the Torah.


For Jews, the lesson is clear: to remain steadfast in the oneness of G-D, to guard ourselves from the seductions of foreign beliefs, and to remember always that the foundation of our faith is not fantasy, but the eternal word of G-D given at Sinai.


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