Inverse Myth

Discussion

Thomas Hamelryck:

"The trinity (4th century, reaction against Arianism, which is a partial return to pagan myth) has nothing to do with tribal leadership, nomadology or such.

The NT is an inverse myth - told from the perspective of the scapegoat, not the mob of pagan murderers as in the case of myth. It's literally about the death of the pagan God (Father=Son). Christianity is the slow decay and collapse of the pagan empire built on slavery, sacrificial myth and sacred religion (ie. regular organised ritual murder by mobs). That event still reverberates through our epoch (Holy Spirit, ie. a turning away from sacrificial myth).

Whitehead explores this systematically in "Adventures of ideas" and "Religion in the making". For a pop-version of Whitehead's account, see "Dominion" by the excellent Tom Holland. The slow decay of slavery and sacrificial murder are absolutely central in this matter."

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