Thekabarnews.com—More than 40 years after Monty Python’s Life of Brian became a cultural sensation, a shocking accusation emerged from the satirical masterpiece’s backstage.

Julian Doyle, a professional director who worked on the 1979 film, argues that decades of investigation and now artificial intelligence have led him to a radical conclusion. He believes that the man who was killed by the Romans was not Jesus, but someone else.

Doyle has been looking at contradictions in biblical texts for years. He says that contemporary AI technologies have finally let him methodically verify an idea. This idea initially came to him as he was editing one of the most famous moments in movie history.

Audiences best remember Doyle for his work on Monty Python’s Life of Brian. He is especially known for the scene in which Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, and John Cleese sing ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ while hanging from crosses.”

Doyle said that working on that scene made him more interested in the historical stories about crucifixion in ancient Rome. What started off as a creative topic slowly grew into a long-term study endeavor.

Putting Bible contradictions into AI

Doyle thinks that artificial intelligence (AI) gave him the missing piece after more than 40 years of study. He says that by putting almost 100 supposed discrepancies from biblical narratives into AI tools, he was able to find a consistent alternative story.

Doyle asserts that the conclusion unequivocally demonstrates that Pontius Pilate, not Jesus of Nazareth, ordered the execution of Judas the Galilean. Judas was a rebel who fought against Roman authority.

Doyle contends that, over time, people linked the narratives of these two figures. This ultimately resulted in the version of events that serves as the foundation for orthodox Christian belief: the crucifixion of Jesus followed by his resurrection.

Doyle’s theory has attracted significant attention, partly because it mirrors a long-held Islamic belief. In Islam, believers regard Jesus (Isa) as a prophet whom God did not kill on the cross.

Islamic theology holds that his adversaries sought to assassinate him, but Allah intervened and elevated him.
Meanwhile, Allah made another individual resemble Jesus (Isa), and his enemies crucified that person in his place.

The Quran, Surah An-Nisa (4:157), makes this point quite clear. Jesus’ enemies did not murder or crucify him, even though they believed they had.

“And [for] their saying, “Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.” (An NIsa:157).

The argument is far from over

Historians and theologians still disagree strongly with claims like Doyle’s, and mainstream biblical research has not accepted his conclusions.

Critics note that AI analysis heavily depends on the data and assumptions researchers feed into it. Supporters suggest that new technology can help us look at old texts in new ways.

Doyle’s assertions have sparked a global debate regarding one of the most important events in human religious history. This dispute crosses over into cinematic history, theology, and AI.

The conversation shows that modern techniques continue to change how people tell and question old stories, whether they see them as provocative speculation or a serious challenge to existing narratives.