The Wellness Mama Podcast What did Jesus Really Say & What Did Humans Change? With Lauren Geersten
Sep 14, 2026
Lauren Geersten, author of Jesus Rewritten and host of the Truth Activist podcast, explores how Jesus’ teachings may have changed through translation, doctrine, and history. They discuss blood atonement, sacrifice, hell, Paul’s influence, the origins of the Trinity, possible Essene connections, and Revelation as coded resistance to Rome. A thought-provoking journey from fear and certainty toward curiosity and love.
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Replace Religious Certainty With Curiosity
- Approach religious history with curiosity rather than certainty, especially when fear discourages investigation.<br>- Treat scholarship as a starting point because Gospel dates, authorship, and interpretation remain contested.
The Gospels Reflect A Later Historical Development
- Early Jewish followers of Jesus may have held beliefs unlike modern Christian theology, particularly before formal Christianity developed.<br>- The canonical Gospels were written decades after Jesus and later received apostolic names to establish authority.
Jesus May Have Rejected Blood Atonement
- Lauren argues that early Jesus-following traditions rejected blood-atonement theology rather than treating sacrifice as necessary for forgiveness.<br>- She connects Jesus’ temple protest with opposition to a profitable animal-sacrifice system.
