How the Talmud covertly mocks the Flavian creation of Christianity. (Article 6)

This paper explores passages in the Jewish Talmud, which appear to covertly mock Jesus, the Flavian Emperors, Vespasian and Titus Flavius, as well as an individual called Arrius Piso (who in my book I show is most likely just another name for Emperor Titus). I show how disparate passages contain linked text apparently designed to lead the informed reader to connect them, as if providing riddles that could provide messages without being detected by the Roman censors.

This seems to have the goal of providing underground or ‘guerrilla’ literature that could be freely circulated without being detected by the Roman censors. It may have had the goal of providing material for young Jews to study which could be explained in private, or to embed a message indelibly within the Jewish religious texts saying that Christianity was a Roman Idolatry, in both cases to promote a resistance mindset to deter individuals from being converted – and all without the document arousing suspicion.

How Jesus' story covertly edits the ten commandments to meet Flavian goals (Article 7)

Building on my 4th article, this paper overviews evidence that the Gospels contain a well-hidden message, that Jesus had presented new commandments on Mount Gerizim, replacing Moses commandments on Mount Sinai, whilst also downgrading the importance of commandments relative to his own words. Whilst at face value Jesus doesn't seem to contradict the ten commandments, his story is written to permit a priest to lead his flock to view Jesus as replacing them with different ones that align perfectly with the goals of the Flavian Emperors.

How the mythical Essene sect was Roman government propaganda (Article 8)

This paper describes how all three sources claiming firsthand knowledge of the Jewish sect called the Essene Sect, are closely linked to Emperor Titus’ and can be understood as Roman Government propaganda, aiming to present a model for Jews to accept, that would cause them to use fewer resources, and be more humble, and less likely to revolt against the Roman Emperor. This explains why Josephus describes the Essene sect in glowing terms, and why Jesus' teachings align perfectly with it.

How Shakespeare covertly mocks the Flavian creation of Christianity (Article 5)

This paper explores the discovery by J Atwill that many of the metaphors used in the plays of Shakespeare, appear to refer to the author's apparent understanding that the Flavian Emperors were responsible for the creation of Jesus' story in the Gospels.

The paper reviews Titus Andronicus, but then explores beyond the subject matter of Atwill's book by identifying the significance of Hercules and Samson in various plays, and showing how Romeo and Juliet can be read with a second hidden meaning by changing the spelling of the two protagonists names, explores the metaphors used in Cymbeline, and discusses the possibility that the author was referring to Arrius Piso.

The paper is written for readers who already understand the theory that the Flavian Emperors were responsible for the creation of the Christian Gospels. An Appendix is included, discussing evidence that the author of the Shakespeare plays was Emilia Lanier.

All of my published articles can be viewed online via my profile at Academia.edu - see https://independent.academia.edu/MichaelMenasgotz  Downloading them as pdfs requires a free Academia account, however see above for a link to download my 4th article as a pdf directly from this website.