Did the gospel writers have to invent the miracle stories of Jesus to gain an audience?
PROBLEM SOLVED! — THE INVENTION OF “MIRACLES” by Michael R. Burch The authors of the gospels had a problem. A very big problem. A huge problem. An immense problem. The apostle Paul, who created what we now call the christian religion, wanted people to believe in an impersonal Cosmic Christ. Paul’s savior lacked character and color. Why? Paul knew nothing about Jesus living on earth, having an earthly ministry, having earthly teachings, performing earthy miracles, etc. Who could love or admire such a faceless being? The immense problem of the early christian cult was that it was competing with cults whose “saviors” had far more compelling (and entertaining) resumes. Dionysus turned water into wine. Poseidon and his sons could walk on water. Asclepius healed the sick and raised the dead. Romulus, after his death and resurrection, appeared to friends on a road where he explained his divinity to them. And a whole slew of “saviors” were “sons of god” who were “born of vir...
