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Chronography 354 CE and The Rise of Paganism Within Christianity
(Codex Vaticanus Barberini Latinas 2154 (=R1))
(The Valentinus Calendar)
The festive season is coming up fast, and I hope to celebrate with my wife, she will probably think of the Christian saviour, while I will be thinking of the true god of the Winter Solstice, Sol Invictus. Also, called the festival of Saturnalia, which is Chrismas to you believers.
Saturnalia
(By the beginning of December, writes Columella, the farmer should have finished his autumn planting (De Re Rustica, III.14). Now, with the approach of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar), Saturnus, the god of seed and sowing (Latin satus) was honoured with a festival. The Saturnalia officially was celebrated on December 17 (XVI Kal. Jan.) and, in Cicero’s time, lasted seven days (counting inclusively)—from December 17 to 23.)
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/saturnalia.html
Chronolography 354 CE
The Chronography 354 is famous for recording first-ever date of December 25th for the natus Christus in Betleem Iudeae VIII Kal. Ian./the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem eight days before January 1st/=December 25th.
Believe it or not, Sol took centre stage in the Chronography 354 for December part VI (6) for having his birthday on December 25th (Natalis Invicti), while Jesus, was relegated to part XII (12) the Martyrs Burials section within Codex Vaticanus Barberini Latinas 2154 (=R1). Was because the Roman empire was still Pagan till February 27th 380 CE. The Christians given the date of December 25th (eight days before the Kalendar Ianvarivs I/January 1—the Romans counted backwards Jan. 1st, Dec. 31st, Dec. 30th, Dec. 29th, Dec. 28th, Dec. 27th, Dec. 26th and December 25th or eight days before the Kal. 1 January). So the Christians too, like the Pagans could celebrate on the same day.[Chronography 354 CE] This came well after Constantine the great’s edict on March 7, 321 CE, where Constantine instructed that Christians and non-Christians, should be united in observing the “dies Solis” (day of the sun) “Sunday”—as the Roman day of rest. Which was ratified in 364 CE at the Council of Laodicea, the Roman Catholic Church fathers supported Sunday worship services and opposed to Christians Judaizing the Sabbath. At the Council of Laodicea, they published as a doctrine that the practice of staying at home and resting on the Sabbath was sinful.
https://sites.google.com/a/heartofthebible.com/www/know-your-history?overridemobile=true
Christian Bigotry
“Christians must not Judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord’s Day; and, if they can, rest then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be Judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.”—Canon XXIX Council of Laodicea 364 CE. [Christian Edwardson (revised in 2001), Facts of Faith, p.116, Published by TEACH Services, Inc.]
The Rise of Paganism in Christianity
What annoyed the Christian Bishops and rank and file members was that the hierarchy in Rome who were influenced by the emperors after 380 CE to recommend the new religion to the Pagans (in most case the Pagans became the majority in most churches). The Pagans were allowed to enter the Roman Church with their ornaments to which they were accustomed, in their own Temples. The scholar and cleric Newnam on the influx of Pagans into the early church wrote:
The use of temples, and these dedicated to particular saints and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holy days and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later date, perhaps the ecclesiastical chant, and the Kyrie Eleison, are all of pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoption into the Church….[John Henry (Cardinal) Newman, (1906 edition), Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, p. 373, Longmans & Co, London—New York and Bombay]
Those commentators who would like to see the copy partially complete Roman calendar of 354 CE aka Codex Vaticanus Barberini Latinas 2154 (=R1) However, you will have to scroll back and forth for each page.
https://www.roger-pearse.com/tertullian/fathers/chronography_of_354_06_calendar.htm and for information on the sections of the Calender and its history.
http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/chronography_of_354_00_eintro.htm
What do you say?
Keep safe!
Cofion
Jero Jones
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