>Yeah there saint called Papias of Hierapolis>He lived during the apostolic age (c. 60 - c. 130)>Papias wrote a book on tons of oral history of the formation of the Bible and the early church>He's the reason we know who first wrote the Gospel of Mark>He personally met John the Evangelist and some of Philips daughters>People had his work up until like the 1300s>Only fragments of a valuable source on the apostolic age are kept while the rest are lost>Nobody is concerned about this>Nobody is trying to look for this
>>18533486The solace is that the Bible is an inerrant witness, and of an earlier age than any other Christian literature.
>>18533486most of what they have locked up at the Vatican would be considered racist and contrary to their new mission of destroying everyone Jesus died to save
>>18533493proof?
Gee I wonder what could have possibly happened between then and now which caused his work to disappear?Maybe some combination of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the total destruction of monastic libraries in France during the revolution which uniquely obliterated the entire medieval history of southern France, the sack of Rome in the 16th century, etc etc the list goes on.If I don't miss my guess, the fragments that survived are mostly verbatim quotations by later commentators.Yes? Many such cases.>>18533493The Vatican archives had to be rebuilt by drawing on international resources after the sack of Rome by the HRE because the archive which previously existed was almost totally destroyed.Basically what they have now represents not the sum total of what was collected since the church was established in that city, but rather what they were able to scrape together after they lost everything.People make a big deal about Rome not being able to document their bishop rolls past the 16th century.But they never, ever, mention exactly why that is.
>>18533642>The Vatican archives had to be rebuilt by drawing on international resources after the sack of Rome by the HREI can't believe Martin Luther did this...
>>18533677Well, he didn't actually. But he did have the arrogance to take personal credit for it.Among other things which his pride informed.You know, his commentary on this event shouldn't be that hard to find if you're interested.
>>18533642>Maybe some combination of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the total destruction of monastic libraries in France during the revolution which uniquely obliterated the entire medieval history of southern France, the sack of Rome in the 16th century, etc etc the list goes on.Last known person to cite Saint Papias was George Hamartolos, a Byzantine Monk under emperor Michael III which would put the work at 840 at the earliest.
>>18533715>Well, he didn't actually.>But he did have the arrogance to take personal credit for it.You can never hate Martin Luther enough.
>>18533715>>18534683Be careful. Martin Luther might be hiding under your bed.
>>18534691Thank you for reminding me to check under my bed for heretics =)
>>18533642>>18533715The reformation was inevitable given the corruption and nepotism of the church. If Luther didn’t do it, someone else would have eventually
>>18533642Why didn't Mary protect their archives?
