[wmfights]

The word was not legible or comprehensible or available to all but to a few for most of the Christian history.

It's an interesting split. In the east the Scriptures were in Greek and could be read, but they had to deal with submitting to their muslim masters. In the west, that was Christian, the Scriptures were in latin and only read by those fluent in latin.

[kawaii]

what muslim masters are you reffering to?

[kosta50]

It's an interesting split. In the east the Scriptures were in Greek and could be read, but they had to deal with submitting to their muslim masters. In the west, that was Christian, the Scriptures were in latin and only read by those fluent in latin

Look, peasants could not afford to go to school to learn how to read and write because it was meaningless for their day-to-day living. Illiteracy rate was high no matter where you went in those days, and even among the upper classes. Very few people were admired for lounging all day and reading/writing (except for scribes and clergy). Men were admired for their power and bravery (kinda like today), all brawn and very little brain.

That's why all the way up to the present most people receive their Bible wducation by going to churches and hearing someone else tell them what to believe.

[kawaii]

still waiting for your refernces regarding ‘muslim masters’ sounds like more of protestantism’s lis to me though