08-03-2006, 05:33 AM
Quote: I also think its impossible to understand early christianity without understanding the roman empire and civilization.
I think that christianity is best understood in its social / political context of the roman empire. neither can be fully appreciated without understanding both.
Right on the money sicarii sam. That's exactly my train of thought when it comes to Christianity, especially the formative years of the religion.
aka: Julio Peña
Quote:"audaces Fortuna iuvat"- shouted by Turnus in Virgil\'s Aeneid in book X just before he is utterly destroyed by Aeneas\' Trojans.