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ArishMell · 70-79, M
@westfield Indeed, though I'd be careful with the adjective "full".
Christianity is certainly based on what became Judaism, and Jesus and his contemporary followers were all Jews, so it would be absurd to ignore the Hebrew foundations whether you are religious or simply wish to understand the religion from without.
It then becomes a matter of teasing the real messages from the myths and parables; some of which probably came from older or parallel beliefs before being set down in writing.
Christianity is certainly based on what became Judaism, and Jesus and his contemporary followers were all Jews, so it would be absurd to ignore the Hebrew foundations whether you are religious or simply wish to understand the religion from without.
It then becomes a matter of teasing the real messages from the myths and parables; some of which probably came from older or parallel beliefs before being set down in writing.