SFI-UF 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Religious Antisemitism, Polytheism
16 Dec 2014
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Pagels believes that there is no clear cut version of the truth and thus, she is modern and progressive. Constantine chapter: everything comes full circle in that chapter, read this in preparation for the final. Suggests that in upper egypt, the secret gospel of thomas, who was apostle of jesus, was accidentally found. There were many fragments of christian beliefs that had been suppressed and hidden. Irenaeus is a bishop who spearheads orthodox christianity, was very powerful. The jews did not view jesus as the son of god and this separated jews from other followers of jesus. Religious anti-semitism forms because it is based on the jewish denial of jesus"s divinity. John is the one who claims that jesus resurrected himself and thus, is definitively divine.
