A Hidden Truth of Early Christianity! Jesus lived four miles from a Greek theater, but we’re expected to believe he only ever read the Torah. Disclaimer : I got triggered into writing a religious post again! It's a bit heavy if you're not into gnostics and historical first century Palestine save yourself by picking a different one. When examining the earliest layers of Christianity, we often overlook common denominators—especially if they're things we assume to be insignificant. In a previous post , I covered one of them: the influence of Greek culture on Jesus. Greece housed significant Jewish communities, the cultures overlapped in both countries. Galilee, Northern Palestine was a crossroads of cultures. It's highly probable Greek philosophy like Plato passed from the auditorium of Sepphoris first century messianic holy men, but also to figures like Cerinthus , who was later blamed for that thing called 'Gnosticism'. I know this sounds like an over simplif...
