tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post5288146134736561307..comments2023-05-14T23:46:40.053-07:00Comments on Pagans for Archaeology: Medieval graffiti websiteYewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-13311440539231790562011-05-27T10:43:54.863-07:002011-05-27T10:43:54.863-07:00Early Christianity was a blend of Judaism and paga...Early Christianity was a blend of Judaism and pagan mystery religions - I think that's quite widely accepted among scholars.<br /><br />It's also possible that it included a hefty dollop of astrology, though as far as I know that is only a theory, and not so widely accepted.<br /><br />However, Ronald Hutton was talking there about medieval Christianity, which was a blend of Christianity and earlier pagan ideas.<br /><br />What do you mean, "successful subterfuge"? Do you mean "pretending to be true"? If so, I agree.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-53585049060830855152011-05-26T09:01:47.012-07:002011-05-26T09:01:47.012-07:00"Medieval and early modern Europeans construc..."Medieval and early modern Europeans constructed their world-picture out of materials taken from both Christianity and ancient paganism, making a mixture of both which they believed to be a form of Christianity." ???<br />Not strictly true - Christianity was formed from ancient paganism/astrology - an allegoric fantasy like many that had gone before. The only difference being the unequalled level of successful subterfuge that the Christian story attained.argriptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772216186961491216noreply@blogger.com