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Early Christian Theology: Jesus, Gnosis, and Logos
Ancient Civilization, Christianity, EssaysWith the Hellenic philosophic tradition and culture firmly planted in the Mediterranean in the last few centuries BCE and the first century CE, we see a drastic shift in theological and philosophical thought as sages, mystics and philosophers…

The Seeds of Christianity: The Hellenization of Judaism
Ancient Civilization, Christianity, Essays, PhilosophyTwo of the most influential Greek philosophical traditions in antiquity, in both the Hellenic period as well as the period of Roman influence and domination, were Stoicism and Epicureanism, the former of which exerted considerable influence…

The Fisherman and the Net: Geometric Symbolism in the Gospel of John (II of II)
Ancient Civilization, Christianity, Mythology, Philosophy
What we're left with if we are to believe this geometric formulation of the miraculous tale of Jesus and the fishes with his seven disciples in the Sea of Galilee in the Gospel of John is a geometric figure – if transposed from top…

As Easy as One, Two, Three
PoetryNumbers are an interesting thing really
One could, elementarily (both figuratively and definitively)
Break down the Western and Eastern ways of thinking
Into as easy as 1, 2, 3 - A, B, C
Pythagoras starts with the Monad,
From which the great…

Early Christianity: Monotheism Becomes Marketable
Ancient Civilization, Christianity, PhilosophyThe next major monotheistic development in ancient times after Zoroastrianism from the East, Judaism from the Ancient Palestinian region, and Atenism from Ancient Egypt/Northern Africa is Christianity, a system which emerged out of the cultural…