Ha well what do you write to a ppl convinced that they might attain the Elysian Fields, after all; certainly you would have to appeal to their narcissism, while also hiding wisdom from the wise?

So, i think this is all encoded in the Esau/Jacob story, wherein Jacob gets the birthright, supposedly, but we see that Esau is the one who really inherits? It was Jacob that left, right?

They created God in our image. This is why he is insecure, jealous, and vengeful. In other words a fucking mess just like humanity.

Oh my goodness! Are you suggesting that Man created god in His own image? My my! Whatever next?

that is a very interesting thought and i would have to agree with it

might i add the said narcissistic melee is a common occurrence in the book

it occurred to me the other day that the bible may have been written as a joke

I can go months in solitude and not having god on my mind. Then some Stranger here or over there will mention god regardless the reason, just drop it.

God made man in his own image
and man
Being a gentleman, returned the compliment

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee,
Inherit the Wind 1955

i guess if you mean cult of sol invictus--what Christianity has turned into--then ya. But i'm seeing plenty of evidence that that wasn't what was intended, and there is (obviously) a better path, delineated in the bible, imo anyway
"The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible" SClemens

In a word,

It depends on how you view Christianity. That most Evangelicals in the USA see Jesus as a white man rather a man of Middle Eastern appearance (i.e. much darker skinned) would lend weight to the idea of narcissism.

My own view is that Christianity belongs in the same rubbish bin as Judaism, Islam and Akhenatenism.

(Now, where is my bowl of Flying Spaghetti Monster? Also, where is my Holy Colander?)

mostly narcissistic nonsense.

Pretty much.