Epiphany | gaiarising.org

I am interested to hear opinions on this article. I found its take on historical context thought-provoking. Here's an excerpt:

A careful reading of Luke’s first two chapters reveals that Luke’s purpose was actually to create a birth story for Jesus that would counter the birth story for the Roman Emperor, Augustus. Augustus was hailed as king of kings, lord of lords, god of gods, begotten not made, born of an earthly woman (Atia), fathered by a heavenly ruler (Apollo). Luke countered the birth of Empire with the new birth of Covenant. Worse (from the point of view of imperial public relations departments), Luke declared that the crazed prophet known as “the Baptist” was the one who prepared the way for the one who was soon to be born, “King of the Jews.” ...