HUMA 2830 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neopythagoreanism, Polytheism, Epicureanism
19 Nov 2014
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September 26th/27th, 2013 founders of christianity huma 2830. Greek language, culture, and features of greek religion. Apollonius of tyana: neo-pythagorean teacher and pagan holy man of the first century. Ce: lived at about the same time as jesus did, called the son of god . Modern religions (i. e. christianity, judaism, etc) are monotheisti:c, advocating the belief in only one god. In the greco-roman world, polytheism was dominant; however, not everyone worshiped the same god. Some gods were worshiped locally, others were worshiped when people moved to different regions, or when a region was conquered and the people had to worship the gods of their conquerers. In the greco-roman world, the divine realm was seen as a pyramid of power: the mightiest gods at the top, the less powerful deities at the bottom. In the so-called pagan religion of the roman empire, none of the above features were prominent; it was actually the opposite.
