Ancient Greece and Christianity

Greek culture is an important factor affecting Christianity, and its main contributions include: influencing the philosophical spirit of seeking roots of many religions at that time, an attractive culture, encouraging people to pursue beauty and goodness; The most important thing is the common language Greek, which is also a communication language widely used by Romans. Religiously, it also influenced people at that time. The Romans transplanted Greek gods or goddesses into their own cultural system and renamed them their own gods. Therefore, the Greek god Zeus is equivalent to the Roman god Jupiter; The Greek goddess Eddie is equivalent to the Roman goddess Diana. When Paul preached in Asia, when he persuaded the local people to get rid of the ignorance of idolatry, it directly threatened the local business of making silver niches in themis, and caused a sensation in the whole city under the call of Demetrius, a silversmith, and his colleagues. It can be seen that for many people, religion is just a tool to make a living, and their primary concern is economic interests, not the relationship between individuals and God. [ 12]