Christmas Special: Jesus, son of Pantera

Jesus’ alleged illegitimacy is one of the oldest polemical attacks against Christianity. Many later texts mention it, but, despite their late date, many scholars read these as referring to much older traditions. Additionally, the claim that Jesus’ true father was a pagan is an ancient one as well, which some read as a means of

The Church Fathers and Pantera

The issue of Jesus’ parentage is of supreme importance in trying to identify the historical man behind the myth that was created after his death. The Christian sources refer to Jesus as the “son of Mary” or the “son of Joseph”, with Mark atypically referring to Jesus by his mother’s name, causing doubt about the