Thanks.

Thaaaaank you 😀😀😀 was just about to ask

Thank you!

Same here! He’s the truth!

He'll probably get to that later.

In my experience, I have only ever heard of the introduction of Christianity to west/Central Africans via slavery as a way to “prove” that Christianity is a “white mans religion”. Not until I learned about Christianity in Northern Africa that I learned this is not necessarily the case. Christianity civilized even white pagan nations. So how is it just a white mans religion

Here is the PowerPoint Dr. Bantu was referencing: www.jude3project.org/s/Bisrat-Podcast-North-Africa.pdf

Ethiopians were not practicing Christianity until Saint Frumentius introduced the Ethiopians to Jesus. Whenever you see a Saint at the beginning of someone's name, you know you are dealing with a European Religious Institution... In fact when St. Frumentius visited Alexandria Egypt, St. Athanasius ordained Frumentius bishop and told him to initiate the cultural adaptation of Greek Christianity’s biblical-liturgical texts to Ethiopic symbols and language. There is no Christianity in any African nation without a European missionary or colonizer telling the Africans to start their Christian Institution.

@@DJ-uc8mk Are you familiar with the Ethiopian eunuch?

​@@DJ-uc8mkSomeone is ignoring the Gospel here. Christianity might had come to Ethopia, according to you, in the 4th century.... which was nothing but the European view of the Faith. However according to our Bible the Christian Faith was introduced to Ethiopians in the 1st century. Philip de evangelist baptized the 1st Ethiopian in the 1st century.

Here is the PowerPoint Dr. Bantu was referencing: www.jude3project.org/s/Bisrat-Podcast-North-Africa.pdf

@@Jude3Project Thanks.

Here is the PowerPoint Dr. Bantu was referencing: www.jude3project.org/s/Bisrat-Podcast-North-Africa.pdf

It would be great to follow the slides.

Here is the PowerPoint Dr. Bantu was referencing: www.jude3project.org/s/Bisrat-Podcast-North-Africa.pdf

@@Jude3Project Thank you. Peace and blessings 🙏

"Both were Jews? See this is the problem. The eunuch and Queen where not Jews. And let me explain why. The book of Acts is about the spread of the gospel and the progression from Jews to non Jews and the Apostles radically having their theology changed because they were conservative. Even "poor" Peter had to have his ideology changed by a vision given to him by Jesus. Many cite Revelation 2:9 and 3:9 per some Jews not being authentic. But somehow high hurdle Peters vision from the same Jesus as it relates to non Jews, commonly called Gentiles to obtain Salvation since God is "no respecter of persons" Acts 10:34. Show it reveals many having present day biases and imposes those biases on the text. The will of God is "all be saved" 1st Timothy 2:1-5, and that is by faith in Jesus. I dare anyone to go to someone outside their race and preach God's Love through Jesus and see what happens! That is if they know Him and His Christ. Philip went to the Ethiopian. Acts 8th chapter. Why the distinction? Was it necessary? Yes it was and probably for us today to show the Grace of God to all!

It says that Athanasius commissioned Frumentius to initiate the cultural adaptation of Greek Christianity's biblical -liturgical texts to Ethiopic symbols and language and this is when Ethiopia became a Christian nation

@@DJ-uc8mk The translation from Greek text to Ge'ez is the same as the manuscript translation from Greek to English. Oral evangelism and preaching proceeded the written text. What you are saying is like there were no Christians before the Gospels were written down, which is illogical.

@@imanimalaika7734 I didn't say anything. I just repeated what the information was. I didnt know how Athanasius made Frumentius a bishop. So i just looked it up and thats what it said. Oral traditions always come before the institution.. But after St. Frumentius was told to start the adaptation of Greek Christianity's biblical-liturgical texts to Ethiopic symbols and language, Christianity became an institution in Ethiopia. After that is when you get the literature and the drawings of Jesus and the building of their Christian Churches. It seems like Athanasius and Frumentius had a bigger influence on Christianity in Ethiopia than Mark which is very interesting to me. I wonder why Ethiopia did not adopted Christianity after their interaction with Mark but waited 300 years later after dealing with Athanasius and Frumentius. It seems that after Mark dealt with the Ethiopians, the Ethiopians kept practicing Judaism and Paganism by worshiping some snake

@@DJ-uc8mk All I ask is that you think critically about what you read. Writers usually have a bias that is reflected in their work. What you found is a good example of that - it just does not make sense. Unfortunately, we cannot take everything we read at face value. Half-truths are more believable since most people will not take the time to think about what they read.

@@imanimalaika7734 I agree with you when you say one should read things with a critical mind. And i do agree that some writers might have biased.. But i think readers have biases too.. For example. A believer may tell me to read with a critical mind and we all know that writers are capable of being biased.. But does a believer apply that same critical mind when they read stories about talking animals and 900 year old men. Surely if a believer can believe the book of genesis as historical literature with zero historical evidence - One can believe that Frumentius was told to push Greek Christianity's biblical-liturgical texts to Ethiopian people. It seems like we critical when we read things that we dont agree with.. And we apply faith when we read things that really dont make any sense. I personally feel that literature makes the claim and the claim is verified in the field. I can look in the field and see the Greek dominance and strong influence in the Christian faith.. I can see that the oldest completed old testament that we have is in Greek.. I can see that the gospels were first written in Greek. So when i read that Frumentius was told to adopt the Greek Christianity's biblical-liturgical texts for the Ethiopians, I can accept that. But when i apply that critical mind to the book of genesis, i am told not to lean on my own reasoning and to read with faith. Question for you: You say that it does not make sense.. What part of Frumentius being told to adapt the Greek Christianity's biblical-liturgical texts doesn't make sense? Im sure you have an angle that i am overlooking...

Here is the PowerPoint Dr. Bantu was referencing: www.jude3project.org/s/Bisrat-Podcast-North-Africa.pdf

How?

@@soulonland6190 The trinity is a construct of pagan ideas. It is not steeped in the natural Jewish faith. The African fathers blended their polytheism into their new faith. They neglected the Jewish culture and scholarship of that time. Just look at the councils, there was no Jewish representation there. That is glaring....

@@thomasbrisbane7122 So how do you explain the work of Alan Segal, Benjamin Sommer and Peter Schafer?

@@soulonland6190 Great scholarship great books. What is your point here?

@@soulonland6190 I'm sorry. What I should say is if anyone believes in the trinity, whether Jewish or not, they are deceived. It is worse for a Jewish person. There is no way a jew who understands Torah could or would believe in a 3 person god.