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Well, to be fair, Christianity became a thing only when it got the Roman Emperor, which happened also as part of a war. Until then, it was considered just anoth
by Yoric 3y ago
Well, to be fair, Christianity became a thing only when it got the Roman Emperor, which happened also as part of a war. Until then, it was considered just another Jewish sect, impossible to distinguish from a dozen other Jewish sects or a dozen other non-Jewish mostly monotheistic sects.
As far as I understand, Judaism as a single organized religion (rather than a federation of ±12 tribes each with their own belief) became a thing as a consequence of the conquests of Alexander the Great, because the Hebrews needed a written code and history to demonstrate that they had a king (even if that king was immortal and invisible), otherwise they would have been treated as a subjugated barbarian tribe and lost the right to their own laws and customs.
So, I'm not sure that any conclusion can be drawn.
- paulddraper 3y ago1. Christianity was not a Jewish sect. It had Jewish and non-Jewish (to an extent that it caused a bit of an issue). 2. Constantine was centuries after the seminal events and sacred texts.
- Yoric 3y ago1. From what I've read, nobody (outside of Jews and Christians) cared or realized that there was a difference between Jews and Christians. So I stand by my words of "considered". 2. Absolutely, but until Constantine, Christianity was just one sect, competing with plenty of other sects.