Greek scriptures and early Christians

by Pahpa 3 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Pahpa

  The writings of the New Testament were written primarily for the

  ordinary Christian believer. A few were to specific people. But on the

  whole, it was not for an elite intellectual class within the congregation.

  It was only when some leaders introduced the pagan philosophers

  and tried to adapt their beliefs to the simple message of the gospel

  that the teachings became complicated and hard to understand.

  This gave those leaders the authority and power over their

  members. There also seems to be a correlation between the demise

  of the early Jewish Christians and the newly converted Gentile

  believers in accepting ideas that were repulsive to those Jewish

  brothers. Eventually, the Gentile members controlled the leadership

  roles and forced out the original Jewish members with a vengence

  and hatred as evidenced in some of the writings of the early "Church

  Fathers."
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  PSacramento

  It was only when some leaders introduced the pagan philosophers

  and tried to adapt their beliefs to the simple message of the gospel

  that the teachings became complicated and hard to understand.

  Who were these leaders and what philosophies did they introduce?
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  james_woods

  First, there is not any evidence that there were any Greek scriptures in the very early days (first, second century) of christianity. If there were, these early Christians did nothing to preserve the original manuscripts.

  Second, there is a serious doubt in my mind that very many of the early Christians could read written Greek.

  Third, you have lost me completely (and without convincing evidence at all) with the notion that the Gentile Christians hated the Jewish Christians. Or, for that matter, that the Jews hated the Gentiles.
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  tec

  Eventually, the Gentile members controlled the leadership roles and forced out the original Jewish members with a vengeance and hatred as evidenced in some of the writings of the early "Church Fathers."

  Examples?

  Tammy