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by MrMacSon
Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "of Antioch" ??
Replies: 3
Views: 2374

Re: "of Antioch" ??

Clement of Alexander left Alexandria during the Severian persecutions of 202–203. In 211, Alexander of Jerusalem wrote a letter commending him to the Church of Antioch,[Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica , 6.14.8] which may imply that Clement was living in Cappadocia or Jerusalem at that time (accordi...
by MrMacSon
Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:00 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: "of Antioch" ??
Replies: 3
Views: 2374

"of Antioch" ??

. It's generally inferred, and seems to be generally assumed that, when talking about people of early Christianity, that "of Antioch" means Syrian Antioch ie. Antioch on the Orontes River http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_of_Antioch#First_Christians Syrian Antiochia was a major centr...
by MrMacSon
Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:40 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: the Geography of early Christianity
Replies: 128
Views: 52312

Re: the Geography of early Christianity

Cheers Peter.
by MrMacSon
Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:44 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: the Geography of early Christianity
Replies: 128
Views: 52312

Re: the Geography of early Christianity

Who copied who? And what are the implications for the geography and history of a certain oriental cult? That wikipedia page stated "similarities such as liberator-saviour, hierarchy of adepts (archbishops, bishops, priests), communal meal and a hard struggle of Good and Evil (bull-killing [sac...
by MrMacSon
Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:01 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: the Geography of early Christianity
Replies: 128
Views: 52312

Re: the Geography of early Christianity

So ^^, Roman Mithraism likely had origins based on Persian Mithra, and was centered on Rome, and more prevalent in Europe, but is known to have had presence in Asia Minor Anatolia (Clicia & Commagene), Armenia, Crimea, Greece, Syria, and Egypt.
by MrMacSon
Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:44 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: the Geography of early Christianity
Replies: 128
Views: 52312

Re: the Geography of early Christianity

What's interesting is that if you plot the physical evidence of Mithraism (they built structures) in the third century against the indications for Christianity, you will see that they had claimed different parts of the empire. Mithraism became prominent in the west, which is primarily Latin-speakin...
by MrMacSon
Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:39 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Is it a sin to seek knowledge?
Replies: 14
Views: 25755

Re: Is it a sin to seek knowledge?

Clive wrote:That is where the conflation of knowledge and sin comes from. Orthodoxy and Judaism have very different views
what/which Orthodoxy? Christian? Catholic? Jewish?
by MrMacSon
Fri Jun 12, 2015 4:30 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Historicity of Paul, apostle and letter-writer
Replies: 87
Views: 44472

Re: Historicity of Paul, apostle and letter-writer

and argues it doesn't matter hardly anyone else mentions Paul in the 2nd century b/c "Tertullian reports that Marcion was already circulating those letters by 140 AD" It is simply not reasonable to expect everyone to mention Paul, as we know for a fact even people using the canon with Paul...
by MrMacSon
Fri Jun 12, 2015 4:07 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Historicity of Paul, apostle and letter-writer
Replies: 87
Views: 44472

Re: Historicity of Paul, apostle and letter-writer

See how easy apologetics is? I was just re-reading [urlhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/7643]Carrier's blog-post[/url] - "The Historicity of Paul the Apostle" - Argument from Silence ... Doesn’t the fact that no one seems to mention him for almost a century seem odd? No. To be...