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Ikaros · 01-23-2006, 05:56 AM

Post timed out... CTRL-C is my friend.

Brown's "revelation" about pagan influence in Christian history isn't itself original, but reflective of a recent resurgence of a particular school of thought (say, over the last 30 years). The whole ball of wax, from ecumencism to the Templars, is part of a well established tradition of interpretation that is every bit as historically selective as Brown. That's much of my perspective: I don't particularly hate Brown so much as I hate the long line of which Brown is the most recent regent. Hell, he should have made a clean job of it and stamped "Gnostikos" on the cover.

01-23-2006, 05:56 AM	#37
Ikaros Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The wood your mother warned you about Posts: 14	Post timed out... CTRL-C is my friend. Brown's "revelation" about pagan influence in Christian history isn't itself original, but reflective of a recent resurgence of a particular school of thought (say, over the last 30 years). The whole ball of wax, from ecumencism to the Templars, is part of a well established tradition of interpretation that is every bit as historically selective as Brown. That's much of my perspective: I don't particularly hate Brown so much as I hate the long line of which Brown is the most recent regent. Hell, he should have made a clean job of it and stamped "Gnostikos" on the cover.