Seon Ferguson
2008-06-27 10:06:37 UTC
Your constent postings of me posting a link to www.jesusneverexisted.com
convinced me to take my own advice and after researching early christianity
for 5 minutes I came accross this in wikipedia:
Early Christianity retained some of the doctrines and practices of
first-century Judaism while rejecting others. They held the Jewish
scriptures to be authoritative and sacred, employing mostly the Septuagint
or Targum translations, later called the Old Testament, and added other
texts as the New Testament canon developed. Christianity also continued
other Judaic practices: baptism[25], liturgical worship, including the use
of incense, an altar, a set of scriptural readings adapted from synagogue
practice, use of sacred music in hymns and prayer, and a religious calendar,
as well as other distinctive features such as an exclusively male
priesthood, and ascetic practices (fasting etc.). Circumcision was rejected
as a requirement at the Council of Jerusalem. Quartodecimanism (the day of
preparation for Passover) was rejected at the First Council of Nicaea and
Sabbath observance was modified, see Sabbath in Christianity for details.
The early Christians in first century believed Yahweh to be the Only true
God, the God of Israel, and considered Jesus to be the Messiah (Christ)
prophesied in the Old Testament.
Alister McGrath claimed that many of the Jewish Christians were fully
faithful religious Jews, only differing in their acceptance of Jesus as the
Messiah.[26]
Boy have I been scammed. Has anyone here ever actually thought of
researching the true history of Religion?
convinced me to take my own advice and after researching early christianity
for 5 minutes I came accross this in wikipedia:
Early Christianity retained some of the doctrines and practices of
first-century Judaism while rejecting others. They held the Jewish
scriptures to be authoritative and sacred, employing mostly the Septuagint
or Targum translations, later called the Old Testament, and added other
texts as the New Testament canon developed. Christianity also continued
other Judaic practices: baptism[25], liturgical worship, including the use
of incense, an altar, a set of scriptural readings adapted from synagogue
practice, use of sacred music in hymns and prayer, and a religious calendar,
as well as other distinctive features such as an exclusively male
priesthood, and ascetic practices (fasting etc.). Circumcision was rejected
as a requirement at the Council of Jerusalem. Quartodecimanism (the day of
preparation for Passover) was rejected at the First Council of Nicaea and
Sabbath observance was modified, see Sabbath in Christianity for details.
The early Christians in first century believed Yahweh to be the Only true
God, the God of Israel, and considered Jesus to be the Messiah (Christ)
prophesied in the Old Testament.
Alister McGrath claimed that many of the Jewish Christians were fully
faithful religious Jews, only differing in their acceptance of Jesus as the
Messiah.[26]
Boy have I been scammed. Has anyone here ever actually thought of
researching the true history of Religion?