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historyforatheists.com
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| | | | | If there is a story that forms the heart of New Atheist bad history, it's the tale of the Great Library of Alexandria and its destruction by a Christian mob. It's the central moral fable of the Draper-White Thesis, where wise and rational Greeks and Romans store up all the wisdom of the pre-Christian ancient world in a single library, treasuring science and reason and bringing western civilisation to the brink of a technological and industrial revolution. But then a... Read More Read More | |
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acoup.blog
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| | | | | Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit... This week we're taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was on the relationship of these colonies with both the locals and their... | |
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analog-antiquarian.net
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| | | | | [AI summary] The chapter explores the cultural and religious significance of Alexandria during the Hellenistic period, focusing on its role as a center of literary and intellectual activity. It discusses key works and figures such as the Septuagint, the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, and the impact of this translation on Jewish religious practices. The text highlights how Alexandria became a hub for the development of a 'People of the Book' identity, contrasting it with the religious traditions of other ancient cultures. The chapter also touches on the philosophical implications of this shift from lived religious experience to a textual-based faith, and the potential conflict this created between dogma and empirical exploration. The author empha... | |
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historyforatheists.com
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| | | Tom Holland's provocative book argues that much of what we take for granted as obvious human rights and values are actually intrinsically Christian ideas. | ||
