Judea was fairly Hellenized as it was in the first century, and arguably not as important as Babylon as a centre of Jewish theology. So I was thinking: why not take this one step further and have a major daughter religion of Judaism arise in say, Alexandria or Rome? Is it plausible? What differences should we expect from OTL Christianity if it did happen?
Jesus-like figure in the Jewish diaspora
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Maybe if this guy were more successful - or if his followers weren't so thoroughly decimated in the wake of the 116-17 revolt - he might be a possible claimant. He's a mysterious figure, so I can't really say what a religion based on his teachings would be like, although it would be strongly anti-Hellenistic and might be a back-to-basics reformation somewhat like Salafism is to Islam.
Really fepends kn the theology of it. If it's another Jesus figure, it might just be considered a heresy or such of Christianity. Otherwise, no one knows where it could go. Would make for a great TL though.
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After rereading my post I realise that wasn't clear, but I was thinking of a replacement for OTL Christianity. IMO it was inevitable that such a movement would appear, because there were so many Messiah claimants around, but it didn't have to be Jesus or, I think, happen in the Land of Israel...
Personally, I think this is a really interesting option. I've never heard anything about this, though