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I would only like to point out here that Christianity is a synthesis of both the patriarchs and prophets of Israel and the great Greek metaphysicians, principally Plato and Aristotle. The term Logos is a Greek word denoting both "word" and "reason." We find it in the very first line of the Gospel of Saint John: "In the beginning was the Logos; and the Logos was God, and was with God." For the great Greeks, man was "microcosm" -- an image or reflection of the Cosmos itself. Christianity upped the stakes to another category altogether: Man is made in the image of God Himself, the Way and Truth, Who expresses Himself as the Logos, as the reason, or intellect, that constitutes the order of universal reality. Intelligent beings made in his image are therefore able, via the gifts of reason and free will, to "penetrate the mysteries" of the universe. ]
Beautiful thoughts.. Also quite groovey is Gods decision to use Paul(Saul) to take the gospels to the gentiles.. Jesus chose the other apostles, Paul also, I believe.. Paul was educated in latin, greek, and hebrew knowledge and the sematics and dialectic of those cultures.. The other Apostles were hebrew waifs of various occupations, teenagers even.. Paul was uniquely trained to relate to those of other cultures.. and to understand the mischief of the judaizers(Galatians).. He was perfect..
Is Jesus COOL or WHAT?...