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Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by bingbagbo(m): 6:59am On Aug 09, 2011 |
.WERE they christians? |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by Jenifa1: 7:02am On Aug 09, 2011 |
what do you mean by "ancient africans" what time period/frame are you talking about? |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by Rgp92: 7:11am On Aug 09, 2011 |
Ethiopia was one of the first country in the world to adopt Christianity |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 7:15am On Aug 09, 2011 |
bin gbagbo: Yes, the Egyptians did have access , so did the peoples in Northern Sudan, and of course Ethiopia did as well. In fact, most of these places were Christian countries before many European nations. http://rumkatkilise.org/nubia.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Makuria Christian nubia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJfbtupcGbs Christianity in Ethiopia. Part of the new testament written in mid century in the Nubian language. |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 7:18am On Aug 09, 2011 |
However, the rest of African became Christian much later unforunately. I always felt my people should had been the ones to had converted other Africans rather than Europeans. It would had been better that way. |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by Rgp92: 7:33am On Aug 09, 2011 |
ababda: Remember that we have been muslim so long it as existed. Islam Christian same thing. Both are for brainwashing! |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 7:34am On Aug 09, 2011 |
Few artwork of Bishops and Queens during the Christian Period in NOrthern Sudan, the kingdoms of Faras, and Makuria.
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Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 7:37am On Aug 09, 2011 |
Rgp92: In the nile valley countries was quite different, people became Christians by their own will. It is a big difference, In fact most of the nile countries were Christian before Britian, France and Spain. |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 7:41am On Aug 09, 2011 |
Queen Martha during the 9th century AD.
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Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 7:55am On Aug 09, 2011 |
Old Nubian Writing during the Christian Period. The writing script has elements of Greek, Coptic and of course the ancient writing of Meroe as well.
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Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 8:05am On Aug 09, 2011 |
Ethiopia Christian Art.
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Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by pleep(m): 2:32am On Aug 10, 2011 |
^Those are some Interesting pictures,I think the early African Christians are Often underrated in history books. I agree with what you said earlier about conversion. That would have been a much better way for the religion to spread in Africa. Without the westernization and destruction of culture. |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by tpia5: 4:35am On Aug 10, 2011 |
christianity was in north africa until the arab conquest in 700 AD. an ethiopian eunuch is mentioned in the bible as an early african convert to christianity. simon of cyrene was african. btw, back then there was mostly the torah, not the bible as we know it today. |
Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 5:13am On Aug 10, 2011 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Mural Painting found in Monastery in Dongola Northern Sudan, this is around the 8th century AD. http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/c/cross_of_timotheos.aspx and this is from the British Museum.
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Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 5:31am On Aug 10, 2011 |
Christian painting of the bishop Marianos of faras with the virgin mary of christ is dated 9th or 10 century AD. This was the christian kingdom of faras northern sudan. The other bishop the website did mention his name.
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Re: Did Ancient Africans Have AÇcess To The Bible? by ababda: 6:01am On Aug 10, 2011 |
Modern Day Coptic Northern Sudanese Priest Rev Farag, who also serve in the ruling party in Northern Sudan. There are 3 million people in Northern Sudan that follow the Orthodox faith. These people are primarily Egyptians and NOrthern Sudanese of varies backgrounds .
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