(Additional update from the leader "Black Advanced Fat Catfish") (I don't know why I can't write the title...)
"This title is so strange." Jeanna thought for a long time, but she always felt that something was wrong.
"It's not surprising. Although there are various gods in Seris, those gods are closer to ours. They are various patron saints and so on. They are very regional and functional." Guo Kang said.
"And when it comes to the setting of positions and levels in heaven, they are more perfect. Emperor Serris's jurisdiction over gods at all levels is also very orderly - after all, it was moved there according to the secular court. There is currently no civilization that has A more complete bureaucracy than the court of Seris.”
"You can think of their religion as a polytheistic religion in the process of developing into a monotheistic religion. It is only halfway through development, and the integration of politics and religion at the top level has been completed. There is no need to strictly restrict the folk gods. That's it. "
"Then you mean that Rome should do the same and try to promote the legitimacy of 'Son of the Father'?" Theodora and Jeanne looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then asked Guo Kang.
"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "This is the long-standing tradition of the Seris civilization. The surrounding small countries do not call it by its name, but call it 'Celestial Dynasty'. Think about it, what does this mean."
"That is to say, this country itself is divine." It didn't take Theodora long to understand the meaning.
"Yes, that's why I said that his situation is similar to Rome's, and he can definitely learn from it directly." Guo Kang nodded.
"On this religious issue, I specifically asked people who know something about it. It is said that in the early years, St. Augustine proposed that there are two cities in the world: one is the secular city where mortals live. Because it is in the human world, it is also called the 'city on earth'. '; A city of God that is run by Heavenly Father himself and is located on Heavenly Father's holy mountain, so it is also called the 'city on the top of the mountain'."
"This secular city should be Rome, which had just been captured by the barbarians at that time; and the city of God is heaven, which is the ideal place in the theory of worshiping God."
"At that time, the final fall of Rome, known as the 'Eternal City', gave everyone a great shock. People could not understand why this happened. Augustine comforted everyone, saying that although Rome on earth fell because of its fall, heaven would The perfect version of Rome will indeed exist forever. Therefore, the two are inherently related."
"The influence of Rome is so great." Meltem said with emotion.
"Actually, it's normal." Guo Kang said: "The next time the Great Lama Wang, our Patriarch, performs spells to ward off evil spirits, I can take you to see it. The Taoist rituals and spells used were all from the Han Dynasty at that time. Imperial documents."
"The Taoists who were dissatisfied with the decadence and decadence of the Han Dynasty eventually built a mythical perfect Han Dynasty and remained in religion; the God worshipers who were dissatisfied with the decadence and decadence of Rome eventually built a mythical perfect Rome. , stay in religion." He sighed: "Look, civilizations are so similar."
"Then let's copy this too?" Theodora asked knowingly.
"Of course, these are the lessons learned at great cost by our predecessors. Why not refer to them? Wouldn't that be a shame to our ancestors?" Guo Kang said without hesitation.
"Since we are Romans who believe in God-worshipping religion, we should believe that heaven is an extraordinary Rome. And conversely, a perfect Rome is the kingdom of heaven on earth - you see, we can also call it 'Celestial Kingdom'. "
"This argument is so interesting." Meltem urged: "Any more?"
"Also, this is the Emperor - this is the highest title that the Seris people have used for thousands of years. I have just said what he means." Guo Kang said, "Moreover, I also asked my grandfather, Mr. Huang, and he said In the first year of "Spring and Autumn", the Emperor of Zhou was clearly called the 'King of Heaven'."
"You see, we now have the King of Heaven." He wrote on the paper: "And the King of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, so there is also the father of the King of Heaven - that is, the Father of Heaven." As he said, he drew on "King of Heaven" again Made a circle.
"But the God-Worship Cult also says that Yishu is also the son of Heavenly Father." He drew a second circle under "Heavenly Father": "Then the relationship between these three is obvious."
"It turns out that this is where the 'Brother Tian' mentioned in the God Worship Cult came from." Meltem seemed to have understood.
"Yes. And that's why I dare to say that our God-Worship Cult is the most mature and theoretically developed among the many orthodox sects." Guo Kang put away his pen and said: "We used Siris's 'Emperor' 'The model can directly borrow the most advanced and complete teachings to integrate divine authority."
"So, our worship of God is the best foundation for religious reform." He asserted.
"Ah..." Jeanne looked dumbfounded.
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Guo Kang put down the paper in his hand and continued: "Look, if we follow the 'Two Cities' model, our Rome and heaven are corresponding; according to the 'Emperor' model, our leader He is Brother Tian’s younger brother; according to the doctrine of the ‘Trinity’, Brother Tian has the same leadership over heaven as Heavenly Father. What if we analyze these together?”
"Stop blending in." Theodora quickly reminded him: "You exaggerate Rome too much. I think Miss Jeanne can't stand it anymore."
"How can this be called bragging? Just listen to what I have to say." Guo Kang said unconvinced: "When combined, doesn't it mean that heaven and Rome are brotherly countries, and we, Rome, are younger brothers."
"Kingdom of brothers, do you think it is a good term?" He asked: "Furthermore, according to the Trinity, heaven is also the kingdom of the Father. Then this is even worse. We have become a country of fathers and sons, and the Roman emperor has become a son-emperor. !”
"This is already very high." Meltem pointed out: "You just said that the Peach Blossom Stone Emperor is called the 'Emperor'. Then aren't they all son-emperors?"
"You can't say that." Guo Kang quickly stopped her: "You kid, why do you like talking nonsense so much?"
"Ugh——" Meltem looked very dissatisfied with his double standards, but Guo Kang grabbed another piece of fruit and stuffed it into her mouth, temporarily silencing her.
"In short, there are still some problems in this place." Guo Kang drew twice on his notebook and continued: "Now the conditions are limited, and our civilization construction is still relatively backward. We can only temporarily control the side of heaven, called Brother Tian, Take care of the Greeks' opinions and prevent them from going crazy again."
"But how can we in Rome always treat others as younger brothers? So sooner or later this situation will change. Logically speaking, the upright emperor should be the elder brother."
"I think we should publicize in this direction." He decided: "I will tell Lama Wang later to see if we can also canonize Zhou Gongdan. Of course, in this way, King Wen and King Wu will also have to be canonized. ”
"There are many people involved in the process you just mentioned." Theodora reminded: "Are they all involved?"
"It's not impossible." Guo Kang scratched his head: "Di Xin's title of Second Class Second Class may have been lost, so let's add it back to him. Find some Greek theologians who are more domineering and seal it as well. Let me think about it. Who else……"
"Forget it, I'm not a professional after all, don't turn around and make people laugh." Lifting his pen, Guo Kang began to mutter again: "It's better to ask more professionals. Let's go back and make a canonization list and ask everyone for their opinions. , make your decision again.”
(End of chapter)
