Creature Politics Notes 2

Roman propaganda vs Jesus as the anti-caesar

Here’s a Roman denarius. Caesar is depicted with the inscription DIVI -F. That’s divi filius - “son of god.”

And here’s an inscription from about 9BCE

This day has given the earth an entirely new aspect. The world would have gone to destruction had there not streamed forth from him who is now born a common blessing.

Rightly does he judge who recognizes in …