Old Christiananity was so much more interesting
Old Christiananity was so much more interesting
Occasionally I'll read about pre-luther/pre-catholic/orthodox split and...idk, it feels like people actually cared? I mean i dont want to say modern Christians don't care about Christianity, but genuine theological debate about the fundamentals of Christianity is a lot more interesting than "noooo the pope has too much power" (I know its more than that but compared to some of the more interesting stuff like splits between mainline Christianity and nestorianism and gnostic sects etc. It's a lot less interesting).
I know I'm oversimplifing it but I wanted to say something since I dont see people really mention it anywhere
I still remember reading a very interesting hypothesis proposing that Mark’s Gospel was an allegorical commentary on Jerusalem’s destruction. I have this image in my head of a Greek Jew sitting in his (or her) house, penning his work, blissfully unaware of the overwhelming influence that it would have on the world for millennia, before he vanished into the mists of time without leaving a trace—other than perhaps a child or two. If only it were technologically possible to observe events in the distant past; we’ll probably never who exactly authored these Gospels or what their intentions were. Sigh… I’m rambling now, though.
Have you already watched this documentary? I highly recommend it—I was surprised to learn that early Christianity had a protofeminist sect.