I have been reading and studying Gregg Allison’s book; Historical Theology. A very complete historical view of theology, what happened after Jesus ascended and the spriti decended upon us. Ifind certain aspect fascinating for example.

1. Luther and Calvin both refused to believe that the church wasmightier than the Word of God, hence they started a reformation of basic thought processes about Christianity and how the churches ultimately were run.

2.Rene Descartes: yes—thank you for the cartesian coordinate system, but really? you doubted that Moses wrote the Pentateuch? What I find fascinating here is that the keepers of the scrolls were in charge of keeping them not only safe, but in order. it is here, that it is highly believed that things got messed up. When Descartes was viewing the scrolls, he was even told they they might not be in order, but tried to refute the writtings anyways.

3. the trials of the earliest church were “murder”. Things were so bad, that people called hysterical, freaks, and lunatics—to be nice. Let’s face it, the new custom was to continue being a follower of Christ, even and moreover when he ascended and left this earth for his Father’s right side.