05-30-2009, 10:21 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-ramana+May 30 2009, 08:02 AM-->QUOTE(ramana @ May 30 2009, 08:02 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Can someone who knows the various denominations identify those which are closest to Islam?
I have this hunch that Islam is based on non-Nicean denominations who were left out and all those conquered areas were welcoming these folks as their own guys. Thats the only explanation to the sudden collapse of all those kingdoms and empires to Islam.
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More likely ebionites(Jesus only a prophet) and arians(Jesus only a human).Surely there was christian groups outside of roman-imperial reach.Arabia was only superficialy christianised during Mohamed.
Groups that lost easely in front of islam was buddhist-like gnostics and paulicians and also zoroastrians(zoroastrianism was very dependent on the state and king;when king fallout so does zoroastrians;it was the second time when failed and for the same reason).
Christianity was too "greek" for orientals taste in both art and doctrine.At the first century there was a great anti-greek resistence among west-asians which we can see it in the refutation of greek art and architecture for exemple.Christianity is a hellenistic(greek-oriental) hibrid but islam is way more oriental in art and doctrine.
I have this hunch that Islam is based on non-Nicean denominations who were left out and all those conquered areas were welcoming these folks as their own guys. Thats the only explanation to the sudden collapse of all those kingdoms and empires to Islam.
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More likely ebionites(Jesus only a prophet) and arians(Jesus only a human).Surely there was christian groups outside of roman-imperial reach.Arabia was only superficialy christianised during Mohamed.
Groups that lost easely in front of islam was buddhist-like gnostics and paulicians and also zoroastrians(zoroastrianism was very dependent on the state and king;when king fallout so does zoroastrians;it was the second time when failed and for the same reason).
Christianity was too "greek" for orientals taste in both art and doctrine.At the first century there was a great anti-greek resistence among west-asians which we can see it in the refutation of greek art and architecture for exemple.Christianity is a hellenistic(greek-oriental) hibrid but islam is way more oriental in art and doctrine.