Apparently, there are cryptic references in the Talmud and other first century writings referring to "Jesus of Nazareth, the sorcerer who founded the Christian cult and was the bastard son of a Hebrew peasant girl and the Roman solider Pantera."
If true, this would completely invalidate Christianity, wouldn't it?
...or would it?
This soldier Pantera is referred to enough that it made me start wondering: "Who's Pantera, anyways?"
Besides the above, along with some Virgil and Tacitus, little historical research went into the writing of this story. I'm just trying to answer the question, "Who's Pantera?" to my own satisfaction.
The name "Pantera" is Latin for "panther." In Miltonian fashion, I am also (technically incorrectly) implying the use of the words "Pan-" (Greek; "all") and "terra" (Latin, "Earth") so that "Sin of Pantera" also means "Sin of All the Earth."
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Well Fernando, I've been doing a little research myself...
The Latin word for panther is "panthera". I realize that the addition of an "h" may seem trivial, but it definitely changes the pronunciation of the word. It also further validates my assumption that "Pantera" is a amalgamation of the Greek word "pan" and the Latin word "terra". Using this kind of compound word wouldn't be out of the Roman's reach.
So... yeah.
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