The Man From Earth
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:22 pm
Hi.
Recently, I watched a low-budget movie titled The Man From Earth (2007) The movie has some semi-popular actors in it BTW.
Short summary--The movie depicts a 14000 year old man who is unable to age but gains knowledge along the way.
The twist--yeah, he happens to have been Jesus Christ. (Along with being friends with Colombus and Van Gogh in later years)
That man, aptly named John Oldman(get it?) claims that everything surrounded him was based off myths.
He claims (remember he's playing Jesus Christ) that he was merely a spiritual advisor who studied under Buddha (from ages 12-30) and tried to spread Buddhism to western culture. He also claimed that The Sermon on The Mount was just a 'talk on a hill with little followers' and that his temple started off as a school. Our protagonist also claims the virgin mary, the three wise men, walking on water, and even turning water to wine was pure myth. The main character says that he wasn't nailed to a cross but held by ropes, and that he didn't literally resurrect, but pretended like he was through some Buddhist meditation ritual. The main character also claims that Moses was mere myth based on old traditions as well.
The question I pose is--Is any of this stuff factual? Was it just pulled out of thin air? I really don't know. I searched for it but I couldn't find any answers on this site.
Recently, I watched a low-budget movie titled The Man From Earth (2007) The movie has some semi-popular actors in it BTW.
Short summary--The movie depicts a 14000 year old man who is unable to age but gains knowledge along the way.
The twist--yeah, he happens to have been Jesus Christ. (Along with being friends with Colombus and Van Gogh in later years)
That man, aptly named John Oldman(get it?) claims that everything surrounded him was based off myths.
He claims (remember he's playing Jesus Christ) that he was merely a spiritual advisor who studied under Buddha (from ages 12-30) and tried to spread Buddhism to western culture. He also claimed that The Sermon on The Mount was just a 'talk on a hill with little followers' and that his temple started off as a school. Our protagonist also claims the virgin mary, the three wise men, walking on water, and even turning water to wine was pure myth. The main character says that he wasn't nailed to a cross but held by ropes, and that he didn't literally resurrect, but pretended like he was through some Buddhist meditation ritual. The main character also claims that Moses was mere myth based on old traditions as well.
The question I pose is--Is any of this stuff factual? Was it just pulled out of thin air? I really don't know. I searched for it but I couldn't find any answers on this site.
