Just curious....
2007-08-13 04:11:25 · 9 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
spiderman - odd response. I'll take it that you don't know. Thanks.
2007-08-13 04:15:42 · update #1
That is hard to answer. The Greek mythology is quite fragmented. Two books by Homer. which likely were compiled from oral tradition. A few plays. Some textbooks. A book of Grammar and scattered inscriptions that have survived on stones. The Christian persecution and extermination of the Hellenic religions from 324 until 590 was quite thorough. It included the destruction of all the Hellenic records they could find even the burning of the Library at Alexandria and the murder of Theon's daughter Hypatia by St. Cyril's mobs.
But your question is which is more complete.
I still have to say the Greek myths are more complete. Even though we have had to put many of them back together from fragmentary sources, there was just more material to work from and it was less contradictory.
Once Christianity became the official state religion of Rome(324ad) we have a pretty good record of the actions of the Christian religion in crushing all opposition to it by force of arms, but almost nothing about earlier Christian myths. The Roman Church also destroyed the Arians, Agnostics and Messenes and all of their records as well.
Recent finds (last 60 years) are being analyzed and are giving new knowledge about some of the Xian mythology but it will still take time and it is very scanty material.
2007-08-13 04:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greek, actually. Thats part of the problem. Almost all the stuff Christians make claims about, they have no proof of other than in the bible. Those things that are proven (names and locations) that are in the bible don't prove anything but that the original writers used some known names and locations to make it more convincing (kind of like writers now adays. If known names and locations are used, it makes the reader feel more in touch with the events of the book).
The Grecian religion has more information to back it up than the Christian religion does.
2007-08-13 11:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on what you mean by christian mythology.. are you counting jewish mythology as christian or simply that of the new testament forward?
Considering a lot of christian belief is based upon greek thought of the time, it's difficult to distinguish.
Good question, btw.
((((((SJ))))
2007-08-13 11:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Kallan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually we have the most complete early writings of Hindu mythology.
2007-08-13 11:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jane and james h say...
"There is no such thing as Christian mythology"
kristijanity IS mythology, posing as fact, and trying to force it on everyone else.
2007-08-13 11:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by Thrudheim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a lot of Greek writings but a lot of them are incomplete
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Christianity is fairly recent so we have more.
2007-08-13 11:15:02 · answer #6 · answered by John C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no Christian mythology.
2007-08-13 11:16:33 · answer #7 · answered by jamoca 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
There is no such thing as Christian mythology.
2007-08-13 11:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jane 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Leave the people of the book alone!
They are in love with whatever they choose!
I suggest you move on!
Salam
2007-08-13 11:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋