This is a smart and helpful way to think of the relationship between paganism and Christianity. I love your point about how saying Christianity has pagan roots presupposes paganism came first. Obviously as Christians we don't believe that's the case. The relationship is actually the inverse: paganism has Christian roots. Great insights.
Thanks, I appreciate that. When that idea clicked in my head it really changed the way i looked at a lot of those types of claims. No reason to just give them the title of original because they claim so.
This is a smart and helpful way to think of the relationship between paganism and Christianity. I love your point about how saying Christianity has pagan roots presupposes paganism came first. Obviously as Christians we don't believe that's the case. The relationship is actually the inverse: paganism has Christian roots. Great insights.
Thanks, I appreciate that. When that idea clicked in my head it really changed the way i looked at a lot of those types of claims. No reason to just give them the title of original because they claim so.