The Origins of the Christ (Another Very Historically Blind Xmas!)

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, History, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.0 • 885 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In my annual holiday special for 2025, I examine discrepancies in the gospels relating to Jesus's lineage and parentage, as well as the gospel authors' use of common biblical tropes, their incorporation of prophecy and philosophy, and early church apologists' embrace of comparisons between Christ and pagan mythology, to demonstrate that, though Jesus was a real person, the gospels are crafted narratives, not the histories that biblical literalists make them out to be. This episode is sponsored by American History Tellers: The Mayflower and American Scandal: The West Memphis Three. Binge all episodes of both series right now on Wonder+. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "The Coil Winds," "A Catalog of Seasons," "As Dust Gathers," "Shine and Wither," and "Basketliner." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy" and "September," by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) Other music: "Waiting," "Calmant," and "Danse Morialta" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.2	Every year during the holiday season, my thoughts are drawn to the Gospels of the Christian New Testament and their foundational telling of the life of Christ. My thoughts don't drift there for devotional reasons,
0:58.0	but rather because you see the iconography originating from those texts everywhere.
1:04.0	In every glowing Star of Bethlehem placed atop the trees in office lobbies
1:09.0	and in the windows of suburban homes, in every
1:11.7	nativity scene on your neighbor's lawn, in every LED angel blowing a trumpet from the rooftop.
1:18.5	But of course you listeners know my critical brain, and what comes to mind when I think of the
1:23.7	gospels is their inconsistency. I've spoken of this before around this time of year,
1:29.4	about the differences and contradictions between the four canonical Gospels, which stand as
1:35.0	the earliest written accounts of the life of Christ. From God's spoken words at Christ's birth,
1:41.3	which vary greatly in the three Gospels that share them, to the differing
1:45.6	accounts of who visited the Christ child, and the omission of the seemingly very important
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