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originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: DefeatDeceit888
Gospel of John was written 90-97 AD. Polycarp who was John's direct disciple and bishop of the church in Smyrna, quotes from it exensively in the early 2nd century. John wrote Reveltion, 1, 2, 3rd John and the gospel according to John from Patmos, he was released when Domitian died in 96 AD.
Secondly, as stated above, Constantine was a 4th century Emperor, the first Christian theologian to use the word Trinity (Trinitas) was Tertuillian, 200 years before Constantine.
You got to lay off the Dan Brown books, his literary works are found in the fiction section of every bookstore.
Old news old theories and old quotes but no Gospel of John as we know it existed until the third century.
onstantine made Catholicism the state religion, he is the one who ordered the canon, whatever century.
Meaning Jesus is a sun god, even if you don't celebrate Christmas he is still a sun god because all sun gods die for 3 days and are ressurected and always born Dec. 25.
The Logos existed in Judaism BEFORE Christianity and well before the Gospel of John was written. It was borrowed and applied to Jesus who was human.
Philo used philosophical allegory to attempt to fuse and harmonize Greek philosophy with Jewish philosophy. His method followed the practices of both Jewish exegesis and Stoic philosophy. His allegorical exegesis was important for several Christian Church Fathers, but he has barely any reception history within Rabbinic Judaism.
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Some scholars hold that his concept of the Logos as God's creative principle influenced early Christology. Other scholars, however, deny direct influence but say both Philo and Early Christianity borrow from a common source
wiki/Philo
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: DefeatDeceit888
Old news old theories and old quotes but no Gospel of John as we know it existed until the third century.
And that's false, Polycarp and Tertuillian quoted from it in 130 AD.
onstantine made Catholicism the state religion, he is the one who ordered the canon, whatever century.
Virtually everything you say is hogwash. Constantine legalized the faith, ended the persecution of Christians. (Edict of Toleration, 311 AD). Constantine's 2nd successor named Theodocius II was the Emperor who made Christianiy the State religion of the Roman Empire.
Meaning Jesus is a sun god, even if you don't celebrate Christmas he is still a sun god because all sun gods die for 3 days and are ressurected and always born Dec. 25.
Well, it follows to form that you didn't know the copycat thesis of Zeitgeist was shredded for being wholly inaccurate:
originally posted by: DefeatDeceit888
a reply to: NOTurTypical
Constantine murdered several members of his immediate family and you are trying to make him a great guy.
Yeah right. He used Catholicism for political reasons and everyone knows it (besides you I guess).
Catholicism has a history of persecution unlike any in history lasting over 1000 years. Execution persecution that is. Burnings at the stake.
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: NOTurTypical
That would be the whole Dan Brown thing...
Speaking of which you didn't ever answer my question about that in the other thread
Not that it matters anymore... i forget what thread it was in
If you are not blind, that is. I don't care about that dumb ass documentary and didn't get my information from them.
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: DefeatDeceit888
Old news old theories and old quotes but no Gospel of John as we know it existed until the third century.
And that's false, Polycarp and Tertuillian quoted from it in 130 AD.
onstantine made Catholicism the state religion, he is the one who ordered the canon, whatever century.
Virtually everything you say is hogwash. Constantine legalized the faith, ended the persecution of Christians. (Edict of Toleration, 311 AD).
originally posted by: NOTurTypical
a reply to: DefeatDeceit888
Gospel of John was written 90-97 AD. Polycarp who was John's direct disciple and bishop of the church in Smyrna, quotes from it exensively in the early 2nd century. John wrote Reveltion, 1, 2, 3rd John and the gospel according to John from Patmos, he was released when Domitian died in 96 AD.
Secondly, as stated above, Constantine was a 4th century Emperor, the first Christian theologian to use the word Trinity (Trinitas) was Tertuillian, 200 years before Constantine.
You got to lay off the Dan Brown books, his literary works are found in the fiction section of every bookstore.
originally posted by: DefeatDeceit888
a reply to: NOTurTypical
So is it 311 or the 4th century that Constantine was alive to pass the edict of Toleration. I now have proof you don't have your facts straight so....
Debate over.
You just called Constantine a 4th century Emperor, so how was he passing edicts in 311?