hm... I am still thinking. If Jesus was invented by the powers what benefit gave it to them to have a martyr? The figure of Jesus could, seen from a different angle, been an invention by the peoples themselves. As a counter figure for too much pressure of authorities, for example. Since Jesus represented the peasants, the simple folks. Born in a barn by poor people, a carpenter, talking to every one, the drunks, the whores and the outcasted and as someone who became a nuisance towards the rulers, finally being crucified. I always understood Jesus message as something to free the mind, not bending towards any worldly authority.
But however, I started to read but find it very difficult, for I am not a native English speaker. Let's see how far I get.
If Jesus was invented by the powers what benefit gave it to them to have a martyr?
It was never mentioned that Jesus was an invented idea by the powers that be. Nor do I believe that. Rather, as we will see further on, it's a borrowed story of the path that the sun takes in it's cycle. Jesus is a personification of the sun. Why was the sun given these stories told to be written down later for people to believe in?
I believe it was for agriculture means mainly. Apart from that it serves as a warning for us when natural cycles of events occur that could mean life or death.
For example, qe havr a sun cycle tjat occurs every 11 to 14 thousand years in which the sun goes nova but they never mention anything about the sun in any Main stream media outlets regarding that. But they do mention how every 11 to 13 thousand years "something" happens that causes mass extinction.
See "suspicious observers" disaster playlist on youyube for more info on this. The cia also knows about this and disclosed a classified document on it titled Adam and eve.
So something that, through oral tradition over time, went from one more cosmic/cyclical view to another, more related to the human being per se? That is quite possible.
The tradition without existing writing is difficult to evaluate for the past anyway. How people thought, felt and lived in earlier times is a mystery and can only be interpreted through findings from scriptures, depictions and grave finds.
Although today we think we can interpret a lot, even a slight difference in interpretation is enough to end up with completely different results.
If we assume that evolution proceeded as commonly imagined, from hunter/gatherer/nomadic existence to agrarian culture, to industrial culture and finally into the knowledge and information culture, we must assume for each era that habits and certainties were closely related to the daily living environment. Even the writing and language that can be deciphered from past eras must be treated with caution because language is complex and translations always work with certain interpretations.
However, I find it not so difficult to accept rises and falls of civilizations, in particular huge ones, for they are very prone to disturbances.
If you mean severe impacts through cosmic events like the actions of the sun, yeah, it is imaginable that mass extinction might be caused by our hot neighbor. I tend not to feel anxious about it, for if it happens, I cannot do anything anyways :)
Thanks for clarification.