False. The early Christian church was strongly influenced by Greek philosophy.
I agree with you in that the Christian church has been Europeanized already at a very early stage.
I also would like to emphasize the difference between "Christian church" and "roots of the Christian religion".
In Christian theology, "Christ", the Messiah, is the fulfilling of the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
The word Messiah literally means "Mashiach" in Hebrew, which is meant to be the saviour and liberator of the Jewish people.
As is known, orthodox Jews reject the idea of Jesus being the Messiah for various reasons, while Christians insist in that Jesus is the Messiah.
From this point of view, the Christian Religion has Jewish roots because Jesus, according to Christian theology, is the Jewish Messiah, who originally was exclusive to the Jewish theology.
As Christians and Jews worship the same God and as there can only be one Messiah, it may be interesting to consider why orthodox Jewish theology rejects the idea of Jesus being the Messiah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFixVjwAYk
Greased_Lightning -1 points 2.9 years ago
I agree with you in that the Christian church has been Europeanized already at a very early stage.
I also would like to emphasize the difference between "Christian church" and "roots of the Christian religion".
In Christian theology, "Christ", the Messiah, is the fulfilling of the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
The word Messiah literally means "Mashiach" in Hebrew, which is meant to be the saviour and liberator of the Jewish people.
As is known, orthodox Jews reject the idea of Jesus being the Messiah for various reasons, while Christians insist in that Jesus is the Messiah.
From this point of view, the Christian Religion has Jewish roots because Jesus, according to Christian theology, is the Jewish Messiah, who originally was exclusive to the Jewish theology.
As Christians and Jews worship the same God and as there can only be one Messiah, it may be interesting to consider why orthodox Jewish theology rejects the idea of Jesus being the Messiah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFixVjwAYk