📜 Simple Teaching: Who Holds the Records?
- Before 325 AD, there is no verified Roman record of Yeshua or Paul. All claims come from two sources:
- 1. Hebrew and Aramaic Assemblies: Torah-observant, Hebrew/Aramaic scrolls, rejected Paul. No blood sacrifice. Yeshua as human messenger, not God.
- 2. Catholic Church (after 325 AD): Built on Paul and Greek texts, rewrote history, created “Christianity.” All mainstream NT manuscripts come from this system.
Conclusion: What most people believe comes from the Catholic Church’s rewriting. Only Hebrew and Aramaic assemblies preserve an original message outside Rome’s control.
Key Questions of the Era:
- ✦ Hebrew vs. Greek influences
- ✦ Torah observance vs. faith alone
- ✦ Sacrifice theology vs. obedience
- ✦ Paul’s gospel vs. Jerusalem apostles
- ✦ Jewish identity vs. universal message
The reality: Not one “Christianity” — but rival sects, scrolls, and underground movements fighting for legitimacy.
⏳ 33–36 AD: The Split Begins
- Hebrew “Way” followers: Torah-observant, Aramaic-speaking, saw Yeshua as Messiah-King.
- Greek-speaking converts: Using LXX, open to Gentile inclusion.
- Temple establishment: All Jesus groups seen as threats.
Key Conflicts:
- Stephen’s execution — Hebrew vs. Greek clash.
- Saul’s persecution — Hellenistic Jews vs. Aramaic truth-tellers.
- Different scriptures — Paleo-Hebrew vs. Greek LXX.
Multiple movements, each fighting for legitimacy. No single persecuted group.
⏳ 36–44 AD: Paul’s Switch and Growing Divisions
- Paul’s “conversion” — becomes promoter of Greek-friendly theology.
- Jerusalem apostles vs. Paul — different gospels for different audiences.
- Herod Agrippa I — politics and violence against Jesus followers.
Key: Paul develops atonement (blood sacrifice) theology for Greeks. Jerusalem group keeps Torah-obedience.
⏳ 44–60 AD: The Theological War Intensifies
- Hebrew groups: Personal responsibility, Torah-based obedience.
- Pauline groups: Vicarious atonement, faith/grace theology.
- Romans: Try to categorize these sects for imperial control.
Key: Greek-influenced groups start gaining political advantage. 200+ writings circulate, but politics will decide which survive.
⏳ 60–70 AD: The Winners Emerge
- Temple destroyed — Hebrew groups lose their center, flee to Pella.
- Greek groups adapt better to Diaspora; gain Roman favor.
- Canon selection begins: Greek texts (Luke, Paul) favored over Hebrew eyewitness accounts.
Why? Greek texts served Roman interests and empire unity better than authentic Hebrew sources.
The “winners” wrote history to look inevitable. In real time, it was chaos, with the most politically useful version eventually gaining imperial backing.
🔑 Summary: What Does the Record Show?
- 🟥 Multiple sects, each claiming the “true” Jesus message
- 🟥 Theological chaos — Hebrew vs. Greek, Torah vs. faith alone, obedience vs. sacrifice
- 🟢 Only Hebrew-Aramaic groups preserved the message of Torah obedience, Yeshua as messenger, and Yhwh alone as El
- 🟥 What survives today as “Christianity” comes from the Roman Catholic selection, not the Hebrew origin
Historical Fact: “Outside the Aramaic Assemblies and Catholic Church, There Is No Historical Record of Yeshua or Paul.”
If you want the truth, look for what the original Hebrew followers preserved, not what Rome later created.