"What's amazing is that if the woman hadn't seen the scene of Jesus' resurrection, Jesus might not have been cast in a halo of divinity, and Christianity might have been just a branch of Judaism, which would soon be different from other sects.
disappeared in the long river of history, instead of becoming independent from Judaism and becoming a world religion that later spread throughout the world..."
——"Those Moments That Affect the World"
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After Joshua was crucified and saved from the cross by the disciples, the grieving disciples chose to bury Joshua, but not long after, an ecstatic woman suddenly came.
"God, I saw Joshua resurrected..."
According to this woman’s narration, when she and a few people were remembering Joshua in front of the cemetery outside the city, suddenly a glowing Joshua appeared in front of her and asked her to tell her disciples that he would
He will protect his disciples and spread his faith throughout the earth.
At this moment, the disciples, who were a little confused because of Joshua's death, were grasping at straws. Since these women insisted that Joshua was really resurrected, they could promote it as a miracle.
However, they did not notice that these women gathered somewhere one day later.
"In this way, we will be able to fulfill Judas's command during his lifetime..."
Several women secretly wiped away tears while talking.
No one knew that just a few days after entering Jerusalem, they were inspired by Judah and secretly believed in Joshua's teachings. And just a few days ago, they were given one and only order by Judah.
The thoughtful Judah had already anticipated what might happen after Joshua's death, and directly added fuel to the flames, giving Joshua an even more divine halo.
In this world that does not allow the manifestation of extraordinary powers, how easy is it to be resurrected? However, it would be easy to just convince a few women.
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Many years later, in Rome, in the emperor's palace.
"ah!"
Accompanied by the emperor's wake-up call, in the palace made of purple silk, the middle-aged Roman Emperor Constantine sat up on the bed. He was covered with a soft brocade quilt and stroked his head with one hand.
, making a slight moaning sound.
Outside the dormitory, noisy footsteps sounded, and they were the emperor's attendants and guards.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
No one dared to break in directly. There was only an urgent voice outside the door, and listening to that voice, the emperor just said casually.
"It's okay, Romunus, it's just a nightmare, please step back."
The people outside the door resignedly retreated, but the faint light of fire proved that they had not gone far and were still waiting for the emperor's call at any time.
Not paying attention to this, Constantine just stroked his head and frowned.
In his dream, he seemed to see someone smiling at him above the clouds, but he couldn't see it clearly. He could only vaguely see the white things that looked like bird wings behind him.
"What's this?"
Constantine was not very enthusiastic about religion, but his mother and wife were both devout Christians, so he vaguely felt that this seemed to be related to the religion they believed in. He called his academic advisor, his academic advisor
After listening to his dream carefully, he exclaimed again and again.
"Your Majesty, this is the angel that Christians call him."
Christianity……
The emperor began to think deeply.
This is a religion that has become unprohibited in the Roman Empire. There are countless believers who believe in it. Starting from the time of Nero 250 years ago, the Roman Empire has been trying its best to suppress the growth of these Christians. His first few
Emperor Ren was a strong anti-Christian, but he was always helpless.
It seems like there is no end to the number of these believers that can be killed. No matter how many people are killed, they cannot stop more people from believing in it. So much so that now, even the mother and wife of the Roman Emperor are Christians, and the ban on Christianity has almost become
Empty talk.
What exactly does this indicate?
The emperor was a little confused.
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A few years later, at a conference of unprecedented scale, many Christian scholars gathered here, and even the Roman emperor could only occupy the last seat.
The Council of Nicaea was the first time since the Roman Empire issued the Edict of Milan and recognized Christianity as the state religion that it relied on the authority of the emperor to summon almost all the prestigious bishops in the empire, allowing these bishops to gather here to discuss various issues in Christianity.
Disagreement.
Two hundred and ninety-five years have passed since Joshua, Jesus in Greek, was crucified. In the past three hundred years, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes.
According to the differences in the areas where they preach and the local customs and habits of the spreading Christians, their teachings have also been greatly different, even to the point of being almost tit for tat.
It is precisely because of this that Constantine summoned more than 300 bishops and many scholars in the empire to resolve the various differences caused by the spread of Christianity.
At the beginning of the meeting, many theological issues were resolved through joint deliberations among these bishops and scholars, and many differences were gradually corrected. But in the end, the simple issues were resolved, and the remaining issues were naturally
There are many difficulties, and when a certain core issue is unavoidable, this contradiction completely breaks out.
"Jesus is the Son and God is the Father. Their identities are different, so how can they be generalized?"
Arius couldn't help but roared angrily at the bishop in front of him.
"God and the Messiah are both one, and Jesus is the manifestation of God, the incarnation, so there is no distinction between them."
In front of him, the bishop named Athanasius stubbornly retorted.
The two bishops are both well-known giants within Christianity. They are both archbishops who manage a church with tens of millions of believers. The quarrel between the two at the moment is also an issue that has never been resolved within Christianity.
"Jesus is after all a human being and a God."
For non-Christians, this is naturally a very puzzling question, but for believers in Christ, this is the most serious question, because it directly determines many fundamental issues.
Led by two parties, the entire meeting directly resulted in the formation of two huge factions. The two tit-for-tat views almost became the focus of the entire meeting. Even the Roman emperor who was sitting on the sidelines and listening was unable to reconcile the conflicts between the two parties.
The debate lasted for a long time, and in the end, the "Trinity" considered by Athanasius' supporters prevailed.
Immediately, Emperor Constantine directly used his imperial authority to declare that the Trinity was the only orthodoxy, and all other statements were heresies. Forced by the sword and the scriptures, the unwilling Arius had no choice but to accept.
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I don’t know how long it will take.
"Mentor! Mentor! I have made a big discovery..."
In the monastery full of books, the excited young apprentice almost ran all the way, panting and running in front of his mentor, and then raised the ancient parchment in his hand.
The old monk was holding the cross in his hand and murmuring a prayer. Looking at the young apprentice in front of him, he couldn't help but wonder.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the young apprentice in front of him, the old monk said with a smile.
"Just now, deep in the dusty classics, I accidentally discovered a parchment scroll sandwiched between bricks. Then I looked at it and found... there was a major discovery inside!"
Then, the young apprentice tried hard to calm his breathing, and then said mysteriously to the old monk in front of him.
"This parchment... records many things about the Lord during his lifetime. It is mentioned in it that the Lord actually has a name..."
"It's called Hana."
The old monk's old eyes were startled for a moment, then slowly opened wide.
Then, he took the parchment from the apprentice's hand. As soon as he got closer, he was hit by the stale smell, which was nauseating. It was almost hard to imagine how this was preserved. But the old monk didn't care.
He eagerly opened it, almost nose to nose, reading the content inside word for word.
Finally, his mouth opened wide, the hand holding the parchment trembled slightly, and he looked lost.
Obviously, what was recorded in this parchment had a great impact on him.
Then, a bright light flashed in his eyes...
"Parker, have you told anyone else? Or does anyone else know about this?"
Brother Kao lowered his head and looked at the young apprentice in front of him with a smile, while Parker simply answered.
"No."
The smile on the old monk's face became happier and happier, he stroked Parker's head and said repeatedly.
"Okay, okay...it's getting late, let's get ready for dinner."
"Um!"
Parker nodded excitedly, then turned around... and behind him was an old monk with a ferocious face, holding a wooden stick high in his hand.
"Bang!"
On the ground, blood seeped out from the little body, and the hands and feet were unnaturally twisted after being hit so hard. The frozen eyes seemed to have not realized what had happened. Looking down at the young corpse in front of him, the man who had never done anything in his life
The devout old monk who had done evil things and had never even deceived anyone had bloodshot eyes at the moment, holding a bloody wooden stick in his hand and breathing heavily.
Immediately, he stumbled and fell to the ground, but he didn't care at all and murmured.
"Jesus is God, not a human... How could Jesus be a human... How could it be a human... Yes, this must be the devil who came to confuse me. It must not be a manuscript left by the saints..."
The old monk lit the fire, threw the parchment that frightened him into the fire, and laughed happily as he looked at the manuscript that was gradually burned.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"
And around his neck, the blood-stained person on the cross flickered in the flickering firelight, as if he was crying...