Earliest Surviving Christian Bible

[El_Squid]

Ah, yes. All-in-all a very brutal time period. Always so when it involves fanatics of any stripe. Nothing fuels the fires of evil as does the certainty of being "in the right". I include political, economic and any belief system, actually, as the old saw declares, "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions".

Speaking of which, the Boondock Saints: All Saints Day is nearing its theatrical release. I await this movie with equal parts joyful expectation and chilling dread, as the first one was such a fun, ridiculously over-the-top violent comedy that a sequel just begs to be disappointing.

[houseisland]

Wikipedia: City of God

"Despite Christianity's designation as the official religion of the [Roman] empire, Augustine [of Hippo] declared its message to be spiritual rather than political. Christianity, he argued, should be concerned with the mystical, heavenly city the New Jerusalem — rather than with Earthly politics."


English Text: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf102.iv.html

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It is my pure and virtuous heart that
gives me the strength of ten!