Chapter 245 "The Gospel of Barnabas"
"Well, Mr. Archbishop, the issue you mentioned can actually be discussed after [Communion] is completed. There is no need to be so firm..."
Arnold started chatting, not wanting to get too deep into the issue of "The Acts of Barnabas."
Although he has become a cardinal at a young age, he has risen rapidly in the Catholic system.
But when it comes to the question of which books the Bible contains, he is still not qualified to intervene.
It can be said that as a messenger, he was unable to give a clear answer to the Cyprus Church on this issue.
Any promise he makes may be overturned by Rome.
The matter of the Bible is not big or small.
I don’t say it’s big, but that’s because these days, the number of Bibles in existence is actually very small.
Even most priests and priests cannot collect a complete set.
Since most Bibles these days are handwritten on parchment, it is normal to have errors, omissions, or various inconsistencies.
Anyway, for the Catholic Church, maintaining the existence of the organization is actually more important than the absolute correctness of doctrine.
To say it is not trivial is because it is a political issue.
Don't worry about whether you made mistakes when copying the Bible by hand. What if because of the Holy See's own decision, you really got an extra volume of the Bible.
Then some local churches who dislike the Holy See use this as an excuse to say that the Holy See has become a heretic and the Pope is a false pope. What should I do? !
Although this is unlikely to happen, what if it happens? What if?
Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the eventuality, if something happens.
The Holy See is 100% going to push him out as a scapegoat.
"Ahem..."
Arnold coughed twice and did not want to continue discussing this issue.
Anthony planned to pursue the victory: "I don't know if you are free now. Let me take a while to introduce to you our great apostle Mr. Barnabas, as well as his letters and thoughts!"
Arnold saw Anthony's tendency to talk a lot and felt that he was just asking for trouble by coming to see Anthony today.
The content in "The Acts of Barnabas" is actually quite subversive within the Christian system.
For example, the core idea is that the writings that make up the Hebrew Bible are the Old Testament that later became the Christian Bible. From the time of its creation, it was written for Christians, not for Israelites (and therefore for Jews).
It explains how the Jews misinterpreted their scriptures and how they were tempted by the devil.
It basically means that the Jews broke their agreement with God from the very beginning.
The theological thinking in this is particularly original for Christianity.
If the Holy See recognizes that the Acts of Barnabas is part of the Bible, then the Church of Cyprus, even if it achieves "communion", will have an extremely special status and right to speak in the Catholic system.
Because Anthony tried to preach to the Catholic envoys, this move.
Arnold didn't care about his purpose and just found a reason to leave.
It's true that it's a bit untouchable.
Of course, what Arnold didn't know was that if he was ungrateful, he really did an in-depth discussion on the issue of "The Acts of Barnabas."
Then Anthony will have to play a more decisive card.
That is, the Gospel of Barnabas.
Anthony couldn't help but grin when he thought of the "Gospel of Barnabas" thing. The Gospel of Barnabas was given by Gareth, which is different from the Acts of Barnabas and has a certain degree of authority.
"The Gospel of Barnabas" If this book was not written by Gareth, it can almost be determined that it is a complete apocrypha...
After all, the book "The Gospel of Barnabas" that Garris took out directly claimed that the prophet after Jesus was named Muhammad.
There is a saying that when Anthony saw "The Gospel of Barnabas", he had to admit that he was a little defensive.
Of course, what Anthony didn't know was that in later history, the "Gospel of Barnabas" was indeed born. Garris learned from that book and hastily wrote an apocryphal book for Anthony to attack the Holy See. Thereby delaying the progress of [Integration].
In that book, the coming of the Holy Prophet was explicitly mentioned, and it was also said that Jesus was not the Messiah, but just a "prophet of salvation."
And his redemption was limited to the Israelites and did not include the Gentiles.
There is a passage in Chapter 42 of the Gospel of Barnabas:
【Jesus confessed and told the truth: I am not the Messiah】
There is this content in Chapter 97:
[A priest asked: What is the name of the coming Messiah? Jesus answered: His holy name is Muhammad. 】
Quite a few Muslims are very happy and entertained by the discovery of this book.
Of course, in the "Gospel of Barnabas" written by Garris, Jesus is still recognized as the Messiah, but it is also said that the Prophet was a prophet.
This is a link in Garris's grand plan and one of the important links in seeking religious unity.
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December 25, 1188, Cyprus Island, Port of Paphos.
After a 2,500-kilometer sea journey.
The German Crusaders finally set foot on the Levant.
This journey has been miserable.
In a sense, this was the first time in the history of the Crusades that an army of tens of thousands of people traveled to the Holy Land via sea.
And the main force among them is basically German.
He belongs to a guy who has never been on a ship or traveled by sea in his life.
Even Frederick the Red Beard himself, in a sense, vomited all the way through.
When I got off the boat, my whole body was shaky, and I felt like the ground was shaking when I stepped onto the pier.
After he turned his head and glanced at the galley he was riding on, he couldn't help feeling a little chilly.
The kind smiles shown by the Venetians on the side could not help but be mixed with sarcasm in his eyes.
In the Eastern Mediterranean in December, it was a rare sunny day, with blue sky and fresh sea breeze.
But he, "Red Beard" Frederick, really didn't want to take a boat anymore.
Of course, Frederick did not know that when he set foot on the island of Cyprus alive, he had actually changed his destiny - at least he did not drown in the water.
When he was young, Frederick had joined an army organized by his uncle and participated in the Second Crusade, so this was actually his second time setting foot on the Levant.
This time, he was greeted with flowers and cheers.
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