How Did Christianity SURVIVE Extinction?

How Did Christianity Survive Extinction? John Dominic Crossan PhD It appears the common trope for cult movements in the first century when the founder died was that the movement just ceased to exist. We get a list of examples in the book of Acts of other Messianic type movements which died off, but Christianity didn't. The Question of why and how Christianity survived Extinction gets answered by Dr. John Dominic Crossan. John Dominic Crossan (born 17 February 1934) is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, former Catholic priest who was a prominent member of the Jesus Seminar, and emeritus professor at DePaul University. His research has focused on the historical Jesus, the theology of noncanonical Gospels, and the application of postmodern hermeneutical approaches to the Bible. His work is controversial, portraying the Second Coming as a late corruption of Jesus' message and saying that Jesus' divinity is metaphorical. In place of the eschatological message of the Gospels, Crossan emphasizes the historical context of Jesus and of his followers immediately after his death. He describes Jesus' ministry as founded on free healing and communal meals, negating the social hierarchies of Jewish culture and the Roman Empire. ======================================================== **RECOMMENDED ONLINE COURSES HERE** Sign up here for Dr. M. David Litwa's course - The Ancient Greek Mysteries & Christianity - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/mysterycults Sign up here for Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr's course - The Quest For The Historical Jesus - - www.mythvisionpodcast.com/jesus-quest Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's course – Finding Moses - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/moses Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's course - Other Virgin Births In Antiquity - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/virgins Sign up for the 7 hour resurrection debate between Dr's Bart Ehrman & Mike Licona here - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/resurrection Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Genesis "In The Beginning" Webinar here - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/genesis Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Christmas Webinar here - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/christmas Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Did Jesus call himself God webinar - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/bart ======================================================== **GET RECOMMENDED BOOKS HERE: 👉 https://amzn.to/35FqNYf ======================================================== Please consider helping support MythVision's work by joining the Patreon or contributing a one-time donation through my links below: MythVision Website: 🔥 https://mythvisionpodcast.com/ MythVision Patreon: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/mythvision MythVision Paypal: 👉 https://www.paypal.me/dereklambert7 Cashapp: 👉 $rewiredaddiction Venmo: 👉 @Derek-Lambert-9 Email MythVision: 👉 mythvisionpodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: 👉 https://www.facebook.com/MythVision/ Facebook group: 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheWaterBoyZRadio/ Twitter: 👉 https://twitter.com/DerekPodcast TikTok: 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@mythvision/ Instagram: 👉 https://www.instagram.com/dereklambert_7/ Discord: 👉 https://discord.gg/dRQXdZBq6E ====================================================== 👉👉 Checkout Our Other YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @mythvisionclips 👉👉 Checkout MVP Courses to find new and upcoming online courses: https://mvp-courses.com/ ======================================================= #Christianity #mythvision #MythVisionPodcast #mvp #dereklambert