The New Testament was written in Greek. Plato lived around 400 BCE and Socrates before that. The following excerpt is from "Phaedo" by Plato:
"And when the dead come to the place whither each is brought by his genius, sentence is first passed on them according as their lives have been good and holy or not. Those whose lives seem to have been neither very good nor very bad go to the river Acheron. ... There they dwell, and are punished for the crimes which they have committed, and are purified and absolved; and for their good deeds they are rewarded, each according to his deserts. But all who appear to be incurable from the enormity of their sins--those who have committed ... foul and lawless murders, or other crimes like these--are hurled down to Tartarus. ... But such as have been preeminent for holiness in their lives are set free and released from this world ... ascend to their pure habitation. ... proceed to dwellings still fairer than these ..."
2007-11-21 13:11:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No,Jesus, The One Anointed (The Christ) is who Christ ians are following.
2007-11-21 13:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Socrates was not a religious leader. He was a Greek philosopher and teacher, much more concerned with he world than the spirituality of people. Plato assigned many of his own ideas to Socrates and, while some of these writings are much like the teachings of Jesus is because they are universal ideas. You can find similar stuff in Confucian and Budhist philosophies.
2007-11-21 13:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, Socrates is NOT a founder of CHRISTIANITY, starring Y'shua the hobo-hustler-jokie-smurf-street-Rabbi.
Socko lived right at the time of Alcibiades and an Athenian decline. He was induced, to drink hemlock, by trial.
Shovey the hobo was renamed JEE-ZUSS by the Catholics, who marry you and doink YOU, if you let them, and then, they write you up. So why would any idiot want THAT? But idiots come by the dozen.
Tell you what. If I get to name any Christian, he will be 'STUPID DANGEROUS IDIOT.'
ANYthing, but 'Bob.'
2007-11-21 13:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,possibly the first to understand humanity though.
2007-11-21 13:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by here to help 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, first, this happens to be politics, not Religion. Second, no, he isn't.
2007-11-21 13:14:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No he is not.
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2007-11-21 13:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋