Bible-contradictions Quote by D.M. Murdock
““For centuries after obtaining power during the reign of Constantine, Christians went on a censorship rampage that led to the virtual illiteracy of the ancient Western world and ensured that their secret would be hidden from the masses. The scholars of other schools/sects evidently did not easily give up their arguments against the historicizing of a very ancient mythological creature. We have lost the exact arguments of these learned dissenters because Christians destroyed any traces of their works. Nonetheless, the Christians preserved the contentions of their detractors through their own refutations. For example, early Church Father Tertullian (c. 160-220 CE), an 'ex-Pagan' and a presbyter at Carthage, ironically admitted the true origins of the Christ story and other such myths by stating in refutation of his critics, 'You say we worship the sun; so do you. Interestingly, a previously strident believer and defender of the faith, Tertullian later renounced orthodox Christianity after becoming a Montanist.””
About This Quote
Source Historical analysis: Early Christian censorship, 4th–5th century CE
Early Christian authorities suppressed alternative mythic narratives, leading to loss of dissenting scholarship and a skewed historical record.
In simple terms: Censorship erased rival myths.
Key Takeaway
Beware of one‑sided histories.
Themes
censorship
historical bias
mythology
Mood
cautious
critical
Type
historical
analytical
When to use this quote
- academic research
- textual criticism
- public education
- museum curation
Key Concepts
power dynamics
knowledge control
Questions to Reflect On
- What voices have been silenced?
- How can we reconstruct lost narratives?
A Different Perspective
Complete reconstruction is impossible due to lost sources.
