It is thought by some that the Jews "invented" Christianity.
The fruit of the research I've been doing lately points in another direction.
It appears that Christianity was invented by Constantine and his cohorts in order to give the new church power over the people.
This idea makes sense, when you look at the history of the Dark Ages, the Inquisition, the Crusades, etc.
And it was done very cleverly. Every lie is interwoven with a strand of truth. And it's all tied in with ancient belief systems so it's not easy to see through at first. Reading the Bible reminds me of the expression "Don't throw out the baby with the bath water".