Rethinking the doctrine that shaped Christianity
In mainstream Christianity today, Jesus is almost universally presented as God Himself — the second person of the Trinity, fully divine and co-equal with the Father. Yet when we read the New Testament with fresh eyes, free from centuries of doctrinal tradition, a very different picture emerges.The New Testament was not compiled in a vacuum. It was shaped by political forces, church councils, and imperial interests. Its original interpretation was likewise established politically. A plain reading of the scriptures themselves tells a story that contradicts the later “Jesus is God” claim.