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Podcast: The Spiritual Forum
Episode: The Lost Religion of Jesus with Keith Akers - EP 287
Description: Join us for an enlightening conversation with Keith Akers, former computer consultant turned author, activist, and pioneering researcher of early Christianity. Keith shares his journey from tech to theology, where his research challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, Nazerenes and early Christians.
In this episode, we dive into:
β¨ Jesusβ opposition to animal sacrifice, vegetarianism in early Jewish Christianity, and the powerful nonviolent ethos at its heart.
β¨ The fascinating historical conflict between Paul and the Jewish Christians, including the Ebionites and Nazarenes, who lived as "the poor" and rejected meat and wealth.
β¨ How modern Christianity diverged...