The Puritans in Early America - Parallels with Rome

[Dragunov3019]

I'm not saying your wrong, (because this is the first I have heard on the matter) but why is rome relevant in the religious properties of early america?

[TheHumanFiction]

@Dragunov3019 Well this video is just one part of a long series on parallels between Rome and the United States. I think I linked the text version in the video description. So, perhaps it comes off sort of weird if you just see the one video, but it's all part of a larger unifying theme

[blaq7427]

Jesus' reference to "a city on a hill" has nothing to do with Rome.

[TheHumanFiction]

@blaq7427 Considering that the clergy who translated the original Greek or Hebrew into English would all have been fluent in Latin (the language of the Church), and quite a few were familiar with ancient Roman texts, I do not think it's unreasonable to say that, at the very least, the translators may have been influenced by Rome's famous epithet. As I said in he video, it's just speculation, but do you have any real evidence to the contrary?

[blaq7427]

@TheHumanFiction If you read all of what Jesus said you can clearly see he isnt talking about Rome. He is talking about letting your "light " shine . In other words Christians are not supposed to hide their faith but rather let it be seen and be known in order to effect change in society. Jesus used the analogy of "the city on a hill" because a city on a hill cant be hidden it an be seen for miles so likewise a Christian's "light" shouldn't be hidden but should be seen.

[TheHumanFiction]

@blaq7427 I never said that the literal meaning of the Biblical passage was a reference to Rome. I'm talking about why he (or translators) would have phrased his words in that way, when this would undoubtedly bring memories of Rome to mind. A few decades before was the Masada Massacre, in which Jews were cut down to the last man by Romans. Today, Israeli army draftees STILL swear a "Never Again" oath, so I can only imagine what the reaction would have been in those times.

[blaq7427]

@TheHumanFiction You think that there is always a secret meaning behind everything .Jesus was not referring to Rome. If you read all of what he was saying in that passage you should be able to see that,but why do when you can keep feeding your delusions instead ?

[blaq7427]

@TheHumanFiction You think that there is always a secret meaning behind everything .Jesus was not referring to Rome. If you read all of what he was saying in that passage you should be able to see that,but why do when you can keep feeding your delusions instead ?

[TheHumanFiction]

@blaq7427 In any case, I understand why a religious person would resist these ideas. It seems that you have an instinctual resistance to these ideas, as the Abrahamic religious tend to inspire in people, because you haven't really addressed by arguments.