Posted: Sep 10, 2017 6:49 am
The account about the small group of Arabs taking over Jerusalem by peaceful negotiation in the early 7th century is interesting (~28mins), especially as those Arabs did not appear to have a religion and, though there was a mixture of religions in Jerusalem at that time (Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism), they began to pray on the ruins of the old Jewish Temple (the Temple Mount, I presume; on Mt Moriah). The Christians apparently suspected a Jewish conspiracy. Muslims worshipping Abraham's tomb in Hebron and claiming to be descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael [and Hagar] is interesting (~35mins).
I wonder if a similar scenario applies to the lead up to Constantine becoming emperor: ie. his followers were similarly of poorly defined faith and their faith was [also] described in retrospect.
I wonder if a similar scenario applies to the lead up to Constantine becoming emperor: ie. his followers were similarly of poorly defined faith and their faith was [also] described in retrospect.