14. Lucianity, A Revised and Updated Catechism
The book entitled “Lucianity” presents an investigation of the Bible which is unlike any other investigation in the last 2000 years. It is different because the findings and evidence of this biblical inquiry reflect that one man, an unknown disciple of Jesus, wrote approximately 75% of the 8,000 New Testament verses. Yes … the scope of his forgery reached an unimaginable level. Traditional belief about Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Jude and James writing their scripture has been incorrect and totally wrong for the last two millennia. As such, Lucianity became a criminal inquiry into this ancient, unsolved “Cold Case” of fraud … with a primary objective of identifying the elusive culprit. During this hunt for the perpetrator, the religious and spiritual aspects of the investigation would not be neglected as Lucius, the Bishop of Cyrene was finally cornered and identified as the Bible forger. In the end, after the forger was identified, and many of his deceitful acts exposed, the book about Lucianity reflected a revised and updated catechism of Christianity.
This aforementioned book is a new catechism because it reveals Lucius falsified and severely misrepresented countless events and beliefs about Christianity … all of which now exist in the Holy Bible as profound scripture. The detective’s discoveries identify all these fictional claims and then he corrects them with easy to understand factual explanations … therefore, “Lucianity” not only reflects his investigation, but it stands out as an updated catechism as well. Additionally, the sleuth uncovers bogus, and spurious dogma (or articles of faith) most of which have been a part of the liturgy for several millennia. Today, these 2000 year old false beliefs are still accepted since they exist within the ecclesiastically approved creeds of the Christian religion. In any event, this cache of falsehoods has created a firestorm. It rages, particularly among evangelicals, and other devout church goers as it jumps from very heated discontent to complete outright despair and disbelief. Why? Because in discerning the forgery of Lucius, the gumshoe demonstrates the Bible doesn’t always reflect the inspired word of God. The answer is that simple, but in the perception of a devout Christian … it is still blasphemy to deny the truth of the biblical scripture.
Nonetheless, in most cases, Lucius (when he wasn’t lying) only created his verses to convince non-messianic Jews that Jesus really was the Jewish Messiah. In so doing, this coy, enigmatic disciple converted Jesus into the Son of God, and even the Lord instead of representing him as the Son of Man. Lucius exaggerated Christ’s earthly abilities at every turn, while never understanding the real identity of Jesus, or firmly demonstrating he clearly comprehended the significant rationale and purpose for why God dispatched Jesus to Earth. As a result, the true mission of Christ is not spelled-out in the New Testament; it mostly reports generalities, such as Jesus came for the lost sheep. However, this Bible scripture doesn’t come close in addressing the underlying fundamental reason for Christ’s presence in Jerusalem. As a result, uncertainties easily develop, and doubts arise, particularly about the purpose for Jesus dying on the cross. The Bible investigation presented in Lucianity resolves this issue … and many more, thereby proving it is also a worthy catechism. (For the answer to this issue, refer to Chapter 1.)