922 views
·
Last viewed: 1 day ago
Uploaded: 08 Aug 2018 (8 years ago) · Shared: 12 Aug 2018
Duration: 1:05
Uploaded: 08 Aug 2018 (8 years ago) · Shared: 12 Aug 2018
Duration: 1:05
Video Description
In this enlightening video, Michael Kruger delves into the historical events where the Roman Empire orchestrated the destruction of Christian texts and manuscripts through systematic book burnings. This compelling discussion sheds light on the early history of Christianity, exploring the challenges faced by early Christian communities. By examining these events, viewers gain a deeper understanding of the preservation of sacred texts and the importance of safeguarding religious heritage. This video offers valuable insights for followers of all faiths, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, highlighting the universal theme of protecting spiritual and cultural legacies.
Explore More
Michael Kruger Book Burning Manuscript RomanSearch Google Search Explore Topics
Who is Michael Kruger? (MEMBER OF michaeljkruger.com)Michael Kruger is the President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Kruger's work focuses on the Canon of the New Testament, particularly how the Christian church has historically understood which books belong in the Bible.
What is Book Burning?Book burning is the ritual destruction by fire of books or other written materials, usually carried out in a public context. The burning of books represents an element of censorship and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question. In some cases, the destroyed works are irreplaceable and their burning constitutes a severe loss to cultural heritage. Examples include the burning of books and burying of scholars under China's Qin Dynasty (213-210 BCE), the burning of the Library of Alexandria (c. 49), and the obliteration of the Library of Baghdad (1258).
What is Manuscript?A manuscript was, traditionally, any document written by hand. Once practical typewriters became available, typewritten as opposed to being mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way.
What is Roman?In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization. From the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire. The civilization began as an Italic settlement in the Italian peninsula, dating from the 8th century BC, that grew into the city of Rome and which subsequently gave its name to the empire over which it ruled and to the widespread civilisation the empire developed. The Roman empire expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world, though still ruled from the city, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population) and covering 5.0 million square kilometres at its height in AD 117.
