If Christianity didn’t exist in Jesus’ time, what was Jesus asking people to convert to? Was it some form of Judaism?
What was Jesus asking people of his time to convert to? No one knows. There is wild disagreement in the bible about what Jesus was teaching. The first christian writer, Paul, didn’t cite any of the earthly teachings of Jesus, and contradicted what Jesus allegedly taught in the gospels. In the gospels, Jesus was all about works, saying in Matthew 5:18 that the entire 613 Mosaic laws would remain in effect until the end of time, and yet Paul tossed out the law and works like yesterday’s stinky garbage. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away , not one jot or one tittle shall in any wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:18 According to Matthew 5:18, christians should not be eating shellfish or pork, etc. And yet elsewhere in the gospels, Jesus clearly contradicted the Mosaic law. For instance, he said it was okay to gather food and work on the Sabbath, which Moses strictly forbade. In fact, Moses had a man executed for picking up st...
