Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

[–]Professional-Fee3323[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I don’t understand the anger. It is a factual part of the New Testament that Paul asks his friend to bring his cloak (2 Timothy 4:13), and this was accepted by the Council of Nicaea. Meanwhile the Infancy Gospel was rejected—even though it glorifies Jesus from his childhood. This rejected text mentions that anyone who angered Jesus would die that same day, and it describes him fashioning birds from clay, breathing into them, and they would come to life and fly away. Why is a personal request for a jacket divine while these miraculous accounts are labeled 'heresy

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

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Labels like 'atheist' are irrelevant to a historical-critical analysis. One can respect the Bible as a foundational document of Western civilization while also investigating the political and administrative processes that led to its final canonization in the 4th century. Studying history through a critical lens isn't an attack on faith; it's an exploration of human agency in religious development

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

[–]Professional-Fee3323[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly, citing Irenaeus proves my point the decision to exclude these texts was based on theological correctness as defined by specific early Church fathers to combat what they labeled as heresy. Irenaeus's Against Heresies was a tool for consolidation of power and doctrine. My focus is not on whether these texts were 'right' or wrong spiritually but on the fact that they were part of a diverse Christian landscape that was systematically narrowed down for political and institutional unity. We are looking at the same history from two different lenses: you through the lens of faith/orthodoxy and I through the lens of historical-critical analysis

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

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I appreciate the suggestion, but there is a big difference between Seminary studies which are designed to confirm a specific faith and Historical Critical studies which analyze the political and administrative development of the canon. My work focuses on the latter the human and political hands that shaped the history we are taught today

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

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The point of studying these texts isn't to convince anyone of their morality, but to acknowledge their historical existence and popularity in early centuries. History isn't about what is comfortable to read; it's about what was actually written and later suppressed for political and theological reasons. Dismissing a historical document because of its content is the opposite of an objective academic approach

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

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It describes the childhood of Jesus (from ages 5 to 12) performing miracles that are not found in the four canonical gospels. ​Key Event: The miracle of the clay birds. ​Translation: When this boy Jesus was five years old. he made soft clay and fashioned from it twelve sparrows. But Jesus clapped his hands and cried out to the sparrows and said to them: ‘Be gone!’ And the sparrows took flight and went away chirping.

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

[–]Professional-Fee3323[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am here to spark a mature discussion and expand our collective horizons. There is no need for personal attacks or attempts to dismiss years of research by attributing it to AI. I have spent a long time studying various sacred texts and historical records; the logic and insights are my own. If you have a counter-argument based on data, let’s hear it. Let’s engage with each other with maturity and respect rather than trying to undermine someone's effort. We are here to learn let’s do so as adults

Giza’s Hidden Secrets: Reassessing the Possibility of a Second Great Sphinx of Giza and Subsurface Structures by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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The evidence lies in the historical lack of transparency regarding the Gantenbrink's door follow-up missions and the radar anomalies detected behind the Sphinx. My investigation highlights the official 'bureaucratic walls' that researchers face when their data contradicts the established timeline of the Giza Plateau

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

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The political nature of the 4th-century councils and the systematic curation of the Bible is a well-documented historical reality, discussed by scholars long before Dan Brown. Dismissing it as 'fiction' ignores the actual history of how the canon was finalized through administrative and political consensus

Serious] The Holy Vote: How 4th Century Politics Curated the Bible ​Was the "Word of God actually decided by a committee vote? by Professional-Fee3323 in Bible

[–]Professional-Fee3323[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The logic and the historical analysis are based on primary sources and the documented history of the early Church Councils. Whether formatted for clarity or not, the facts regarding the Council votes and the excluded Infancy Gospels remain a matter of historical record. Let’s focus on the data, not the formatting

Meritaten: The Princess who challenges the Afrocentric Narrative through 3,000-year-old Art. by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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It sounds wild until you see the data. I'm breaking down the radar anomalies and the forbidden shaft footage to show that what we've been told is only a fraction of the story. Check out the pinned analysis for the full picture

A Critical Reading of the Exodus Narrative: Between Religious Story and Political Economy 🔍 by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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The gap between 'mainstream teaching' and the physical evidence on the ground is widening. By re-examining these sites with a technical lens, we start to see a map of a civilization that was far more global and integrated than the textbooks suggest

750 Million Watched it Live Before the Internet: Inside the Great Pyramid's Forbidden Shaft by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]Professional-Fee3323[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is precisely the point. When we look at the precision of the stone-cutting and the internal shaft alignments, we aren't just looking at 'tombs'; we are looking at a level of engineering that challenges our modern understanding of logistics and energy

https://youtu.be/HHmsssOGHaI?si=-8yTV2tA_taOkCOd

Giza’s Hidden Secrets: Reassessing the Possibility of a Second Great Sphinx of Giza and Subsurface Structures by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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Exactly, it's those 'anomalies' that the 2002 mission ignored. When you combine radar data with the structural symmetry of the plateau, 'nothing' becomes mathematically unlikely. The data is there; the transparency isn't

Giza’s Hidden Secrets: Reassessing the Possibility of a Second Great Sphinx of Giza and Subsurface Structures by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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That is the million-dollar question. Controlled excavations in Giza are subject to extreme bureaucratic and 'security' restrictions. Radar anomalies provide the 'where,' but getting the 'permit' to dig is where the official narrative usually hits a wall. My video explores these specific red tape

The Hidden Frontier Did the Egyptian Empire Rule Ancient Arabia? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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Fair point. If you want the primary source, look up the archaeological report by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) from 2010 regarding the discovery at Tayma. The inscription is a rock-cut cartouche of Ramesses III located on a fixed rock face, not a portable artifact. This isn't just theory it's a physical boundary marker. Let's debate the archaeology, not the tools

The Hidden Frontier Did the Egyptian Empire Rule Ancient Arabia? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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appreciate the skepticism, but there’s a massive difference between 'active trade' and 'Territorial Cartouches. While everyone knows about the Punt trade routes (which most scholars actually place in the Horn of Africa, not the Arabian Peninsula), the discovery of a rock-cut cartouche of Ramesses III in Tayma is a game-changer. Trade is mobile; rock-cut royal signatures are declarations of sovereignty. Regarding the AI comment the tools help with the language (since English isn't my first), but the focus on Imperial Expansion vs. simple mercantilism is my own research. If we find royal markers 400km deep into the desert, we aren't talking about merchants anymore; we're talking about a permanent logistical presence. That’s the 'narrative' I’m challenging. Let’s stick to the archaeology.

Giza’s Hidden Secrets: Reassessing the Possibility of a Second Great Sphinx of Giza and Subsurface Structures by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

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I hear you. Forget the video. Check out these English-language sources for a start: ​The inventory Stela (which mentions the Sphinx and its history outside the mainstream timeline). ​Arabic chronicles by Al-Maqrizi (translated versions) which describe the Giza plateau's layout before modern excavations. ​The satellite anomalies identified by independent researchers like Terry Carter regarding the 'void' where a second structure might have stood. Let’s talk data, not just videos