ML100 Lecture 2: Late Antique Culture and the Fall of Rome
Document Summary
Late antique period and the fall of rome. Jesus of nazareth: many key cultural elements are from antiquity, christianity. Theological dispute, heresies et al: arianism. Not son of god by birth but by adoption: the trinity. Theology & metaphysics (nature of the universe: the bible (nt canon is set by 4th century, orthodoxy: maintaining unified belief become difficult, apostles creed (150) written early before hellenization. Jerome vulgate translation (late 4th c) the minds of people such as the significance of jesus: nicene code (325) clarified any questions left by the apostle"s creed and is more thorough. The early church: a tenuous position: roman pluralism (polytheism, eastern mystery religions cult like teachings. People were confused and worried about the christians underground rituals. Agape: the loving of one another was viewed as a giant orgie. Euchanst: the breaking of bread and drinking wine (body and blood of christ) was interoperated as cannibalism. Big section of rome was burnt down.
