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Carotta came to the conclusion that [[Jesus]] is [[Divus Iulius]], the deified [[Julius Caesar]], as he has been transmitted through history, after a detailed comparison of the accounts on [[Julius Caesar]] and the Roman [[civil war]] in [[Lives of the Twelve Caesars|Suetonius]], [[Appian]], [[Cassius Dio]] and [[Plutarchus]] with the Greek [[Gospel of Mark]]. Using the tools of [[linguistics]], [[philology]] and [[textual criticism]] as well as numismatical, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, Carotta argues that the [[Gospel of Mark]] is a corrupted retelling of the Roman civil war from Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon to his assassination and funeral ([[apotheosis]]); Jesus from the Jordan to his crucifixion and resurrection. This mutation and delocalization came about by a long process of copying, mistranslating, misinterpreting, adaptation and redaction in a different cultural context. The metamorphosis was sanctioned under [[Vespasian]] and his historian [[Flavius Josephus]] who is also known as the [[apostle Paul]]. [[Jesus]] is the [[Divus Iulius]] of the [[Flavians]]. |
Carotta came to the conclusion that [[Jesus]] is [[Divus Iulius]], the deified [[Julius Caesar]], as he has been transmitted through history, after a detailed comparison of the accounts on [[Julius Caesar]] and the Roman [[civil war]] in [[Lives of the Twelve Caesars|Suetonius]], [[Appian]], [[Cassius Dio]] and [[Plutarchus]] with the Greek [[Gospel of Mark]]. Using the tools of [[linguistics]], [[philology]] and [[textual criticism]] as well as numismatical, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, Carotta argues that the [[Gospel of Mark]] is a corrupted retelling of the Roman civil war from Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon to his assassination and funeral ([[apotheosis]]); Jesus from the Jordan to his crucifixion and resurrection. This mutation and delocalization came about by a long process of copying, mistranslating, misinterpreting, adaptation and redaction in a different cultural context. The metamorphosis was sanctioned under [[Vespasian]] and his historian [[Flavius Josephus]] who is also known as the [[apostle Paul]]. [[Jesus]] is the [[Divus Iulius]] of the [[Flavians]]. |
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[[Jerome Murphy-O'Connor]] comments that "(2004), Francesco Carotta maintains, on the basis of what he sees as a series of parallels—for example, Jesus and Caesar have the same initials, one crossed the Rubicon while the other crossed the Jordan, etc.—that the Gospels are no more than a second-century C.E. rewriting of the story of Julius Caesar. For a reason that is never explained, someone thought it worthwhile to invent a figure called Jesus Christ, and to give him a life modeled on that of Julius Caesar. Any explanation of why there should be four versions of the career of Jesus is also carefully avoided."<ref>Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome ''Jesus and Paul:Parallel Lives'' Glazier (Michael) Inc. 2007 ISBN:978-0814651735 p.106 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bzlUoV2GtoUC&pg=PA106&dq="Francesco+Carotta"&num=100#]</ref> |
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Francesco Carotta (b. 1946 in Ca’Zen, Lusia (Polesine), Veneto, Italy) is an Italian engineer[1] and author.
Carotta is known for his theory that the historical Jesus was Julius Caesar. This thesis was first released in two publications in the author's Kore publishing house (1988, 1989) and two newspaper articles in the Stadtzeitung (City Newspaper) of Freiburg (April 1989) and die tageszeitung, Berlin (December 23, 1991). Then after more than ten years of study Carotta published the results of his investigation in the German book Was Jesus Caesar? (1999). Dutch (2002) and English translations are available, Jesus was Caesar. On the Julian Origin of Christianity (2005).
Carotta came to the conclusion that Jesus is Divus Iulius, the deified Julius Caesar, as he has been transmitted through history, after a detailed comparison of the accounts on Julius Caesar and the Roman civil war in Suetonius, Appian, Cassius Dio and Plutarchus with the Greek Gospel of Mark. Using the tools of linguistics, philology and textual criticism as well as numismatical, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, Carotta argues that the Gospel of Mark is a corrupted retelling of the Roman civil war from Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon to his assassination and funeral (apotheosis); Jesus from the Jordan to his crucifixion and resurrection. This mutation and delocalization came about by a long process of copying, mistranslating, misinterpreting, adaptation and redaction in a different cultural context. The metamorphosis was sanctioned under Vespasian and his historian Flavius Josephus who is also known as the apostle Paul. Jesus is the Divus Iulius of the Flavians.
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External links
- Carotta's website including extensive excerpts from his book
- Documentary feature film about Carotta's theory
- Interview at metafysiko.org
Published articles
- F. Carotta, "Il Cesare incognito — Da Divo Giulio a Gesù", in: L. Canfora (ed.), Quaderni di Storia, No. 57, Milan 2003
- F. Carotta, "The Gospels as a Diegetic Transposition: A Possible Solution to the Aporia 'Did Jesus Exist?'", in: A. Piñero (ed.), ¿Existió Jesús realmente?, Madrid 2009 (English translation)
- F. Carotta, "Orpheos Bakkikos: The Missing Cross", Écija/Madrid/Kirchzarten/Berlin 2009 (English translation).