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” Ethiopia officially adopted Christianity in the 4th century (around 330–341 AD) under King Ezana of the Kingdom of Aksum, making it one of the oldest Christian nations in the world.The Conversion ProcessEarly Introduction: Biblical tradition notes the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch by Philip the Evangelist in the 1st century, but this did not establish a national church.Frumentius: A shipwrecked Syrian youth named Frumentius was taken to the royal court at Aksum and gained the trust of the royal family.Appointment as Bishop: Frumentius traveled to Alexandria and was consecrated as the first bishop of Aksum by Pope Athanasius of Alexandria.State Religion: Upon his return, Frumentius baptized King Ezana, who then declared Christianity the official state religion.”
How can US MacChristianity know anything of Christianity and its history?
I can imagine slick US Jesus jazzers with designer trainers, MAGA caps and backpacks going there and telling him “You need faith in Jesus! We can help.” And handing out the Trump Bible. 😀
Slaughter: Why Do God and Guns Often Go Together in U.S. History? – CSGS | Center for the Study of Guns & Society https://share.google/pE53cP6rMqEhXbkq0
Wonder if they were told to choose between their Bibles or their guns, we would see massive garbage collections of Bibles.
The USA was founded on genocide, and the Bible was its constant companion.
Religio: Religion. The Roman word meant rituals (performance of rites) cementing social cohesion. It served the same purpose as Shintō in Japan, Confucianism in China and Hinduism in India.
Christianity was not called a religion, but a superstition.
Ciudanado – the virgin birth, the god dying and resurrecting, these were typical not only of ancient Egypt and of Horus and Osiris, but of all the mystery cults of the Empire and beyond, and early Christians, like everyone else, would have known them well. The closest was the Mithraic cult. The god is the sun, who dies and is buried and after a few days rises anew. The 12 are the sun’s rays, symbolised by Samson’s (the sun’s)
plaits of hair. All is tied in with the Saturnalia and the legends were universal.The Gospel writers indeed would have copied these legends and Christianised them, just as Christians would also Christianise the life of the Buddha and manufacture Christian saints who never existed but are still venerated Catholic saints.
But the Gospels were late, probably much later than credited. Christianities predated them, as did Paul’s epistles.” Judaism and Christianity did not originate in Africa; instead, both faiths developed in the Levant region of the Near East (the historic lands of Israel, Judah, and Judea). While Africa holds a deep and ancient place in biblical history and early church development—hosting thriving communities in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia by the 1st and 4th centuries—the foundational roots of both religions are firmly Middle Eastern.Geographic OriginsJudaism: Emerged in the southern Levant (Canaan/Israel/Judea) over 3,000 years ago as the indigenous faith of the Israelite people.Christianity: Started in 1st-century Judea and Galilee as an offshoot of Second Temple Judaism centered around the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.The Levantine Context: Original figures, patriarchs, prophets, and disciples were native to the Western Fertile Crescent and Near East, not the African continent.Early Presence in AfricaEgypt and North Africa: Christianity and Jewish diaspora communities arrived in North Africa very early (1st century AD), establishing major theological centers in Alexandria and Carthage.The Kingdom of Aksum: Located in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea, Aksum officially adopted Christianity in the 4th century under King Ezana, making it one of the earliest Christian states globally.Distinction: Establishing deep, early roots and vital historical centers on the African continent is historically distinct from the original geographic genesis of the religions.”
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