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Wheat and weeds, Part 4
To be even more explicit: 1.About Epiphanius, the Panarion, and heresiology When scholars study Epiphanius, they do not rely on Wikipedia. They use the critical editions and commentaries published by Brill, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and similar academic houses. The standard English translation of the Panarion is by Frank Williams, published by Brill. Williams’ introduction explains in detail that Epiphanius is a polemical writer whose descriptions of heretical groups must be read with caution.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.about 3 hours ago in Confessions
Wheat and weeds, Part 3
Extra points i thought to bring to your attention: When I said modern scholarship on heresiology and the Panarion is clear that Epiphanius is polemical, I’m thinking of people like Frank Williams, who produced the standard English translation of the Panarion for Brill, with a long introduction explaining Epiphanius’ methods and biases; of Averil Cameron, who has written extensively on late antique Christian polemic; and of David Brakke, whose work on Gnosticism and heresiology (for example “The Gnostics” and his studies on Athanasius and Egyptian monasticism) shows how heresiologists constructed enemies rhetorically. These are the kinds of names you’d see in university syllabi, not just on Wikipedia.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.about 4 hours ago in Confessions
Wheat and weeds, Part 2
Why Epiphanius looks “clean” online but sounds extreme in the video Epiphanius lived in the 4th century, long after Jesus, long after Paul, and long after the earliest Christian communities. By his time, Christianity had become institutionalized, and the Church was trying to define orthodoxy and eliminate competing interpretations.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.about 4 hours ago in Confessions
Wheat and weeds
The conversation from a podcast, i saw last week, explores how some of the earliest Christian writings and alternative traditions paint a very different picture of God and Jesus than what later mainstream Christianity adopted. The host and guest discuss how certain ancient groups, especially Gnostic thinkers, believed the creator figure in the Old Testament was not the ultimate divine source but a flawed or even harmful being. In their view, Jesus appears not as the obedient son of this creator but as a messenger from a higher, hidden reality who comes to free humanity from ignorance.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.about 4 hours ago in Confessions
Situationship Boundaries Help Prevent Confusion In Casual Romantic Connections
Modern dating has been characterized by the rise of situations where relationships are formed between friendship and committed relationships which are termed as situationships. The dynamics may be emotional closeness, similar experiences, even physical intimacy, but do not have definite labels or expectations. Although this may be a liberating aspect, it also brings in ambiguity. In the absence of defined roles, a person can find it difficult to determine the kind of relationship and end up being confused about the intentions, limits, and emotional commitment in the long run.
By Robert Smithabout 6 hours ago in Confessions
Dating Psychology Explains Why Mixed Signals Create Emotional Attachment Quickly
Mixed signals in dating include a scenario where the actions and words of the individual lack consistency making it hard to determine what the individual intends. As an illustration, an individual can be interested by sending messages or showing affection and then leave or grow distant without any reason. This contradiction makes the other party confused on where he or she has to be. The problem of mixed signals is becoming more prevalent in the contemporary dating world in which communication over the Internet is so easily manipulated, stalled, or downplayed that no one holds a clear responsibility of being accountable or emotionally responsible.
By Robert Smithabout 7 hours ago in Confessions
The Anonymous Artist Reversing the Order of Abstraction
In an art landscape saturated with gesture, spontaneity, and post-rationalized meaning, a quietly emerging anonymous artist is taking a markedly different approach. His work, rooted in biomorphic abstract expressionism, begins not with form—but with language.
By Thelma Goldenabout 7 hours ago in Art
Some 3 TOP annoying things! . Content Warning.
! SOME 3 TOP annoying things!? . Annoyance 1: Attractive people, of any gender, who lecture on shallowness! "Oh no!”
By Ross E Fortune Lombardiabout 7 hours ago in Humor