Originally posted by sonhouseGnosticism does not seem to have had much connection with the council of Nicaea. The likes of Marcion and his expurgated version of Luke had been dismissed much earlier.
Not only Ariansim, but to formally discredit the Gnostics. I guess it was the same kind of thing that happened to Islam, the splits later.
Yes, there was a split in Christianity - several. There was firstly the schisms between the Roman Church and the Orthodox churches, then more prominently, the split of the protestants from the Catholic Church. But the Catholic Church can easily trace itself back to the early centuries of Christianity.
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Originally posted by Conrau KThe winners always get the spoils......
Gnosticism does not seem to have had much connection with the council of Nicaea. The likes of Marcion and his expurgated version of Luke had been dismissed much earlier.
Yes, there was a split in Christianity - several. There was firstly the schisms between the Roman Church and the Orthodox churches, then more prominently, the split of the protestants f ...[text shortened]... ch. But the Catholic Church can easily trace itself back to the early centuries of Christianity.
They gey to write the history too.