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Christianity, the transcript argues, is fundamentally a Jewish invention—devised by Jewish disciples of Jesus to repair and renew Judaism in a new form. It was both a reaction against the brutality of classical pagan society and an extension of Jewish ideas, heavily infused with Hellenistic thought.
The speaker emphasizes that early Christianity was a Jewish movement, with Jesus and the apostles all being Jews, seeking to restore Old Testament principles. Christianity's spread, it is suggested, was also a moral revolution, emphasizing universal love and morality over the brutal, honor-bound cultures of the Roman world.