🤯🤯🤯🤯 I love how you break these parts of history down into easy to watch videos. Great information and visual presentation! I enjoy your videos on these subjects. Thank you for your creations!
Mr. Amit, thank you, as always, for the enlightening video! I am a student of the teachings of Jesus, and always interested in learning about the geography, as well. In this video, I marveled at the stunning artwork depicting scenes and landscapes! Or even the re-created scenes with actors. It was all a visual feast, and I am so grateful for your effort, and the efforts of all involved! Thank you!
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I really tried to bring a strong geographical component into the video and show how it ties to other places, so I'm glad you noticed. I'm also happy that you thought it was a visual feast. I love Early Christian art, like those frescos inside the cave. I hope this video makes its way to more people like yourself.
@@denisehorner8448 Haha thanks. I'm not Christian so I haven't heard these words being pronounced too many times, if ever. I appreciate the corrections.
Beautifully written and very nicely edited video! There is one thing that can be updated though: the icon showing Nestorius at around 4:30 is actually an icon of Spyridon, a saint of the Orthodox Church. Nestorius was rejected by the church as he was seen as a heretic and therefore no ‘real’ icons exist of him.
@@Street-Gems His name is on the icon. Can you not read Greek? I would be surprised considering your interest in the ancient world and your amazing videos.
@@atherdain4913 Oh damn that's embarrassing. No I don't know ancient Greek, and therefore I didn't notice his name on the icon. Thanks for correcting me. Have you seen the movie Agora? The character of Cyril is one bad guy. Wouldn't surprise me if he was actually like that in real life.
@@Street-Gems Learning Greek script is very easy. You should manage in two days. Modern and ancient Greek have the same letters. Nothing changed but some of the phonetics. But yet again, i am shoked that you cannot read it considering your interest in the ancient world. Yes, i have seen Agora, i like and disliked it. It's an interesting movie in the sense that it tries to frame late antique religious transition period atmosphere but it is ofc completely unhistoric and negatively frames Christians. That's at least my opinion.
@@atherdain4913 I hope shocked in a good way. My degree was in ancient history and archaeology. But I only did my bachelor's, and I wasn't trained in Greek, just some Latin. Oh I guess learning the script would be easy. But the whole language would take years.
Thank you. Yes I know, a few others have corrected me. I can only somewhat understand Greek letters, so it was an honest mistake. I googled Nestorius and that image came up, so I took it. I will be more careful next time. I need to learn how to read Greek. It shouldn't be that hard. Since you're Greek, I really want you to watch my upcoming video on the Parthenon, so keep an eye for it.
the picture you present as that of Nestorius is actually an icon of Saint Spyridon, who would have balked at Nestorius' doctrine. Nonetheless, thanks for the video.
Ephesus was one of the biggest cities with the Imperial Cult. It was administered by priests the Commune Asiae, through which the Romans from Titus til at least Hadrian were disseminating Christianity to counteract jewish rebels and create a universal slave religion. The "apostle John" is the satirical version of the jewish rebel leader John of Giscala who was sentenced to house arrest in Rome and the Decapolis, helping to write the "gospels".
6:52 Id like to point out, no St. Paul and St. John did not live at the same time in Ephesus. Heres a qoute by St. Irenaus of Lyons: *The church of Ephesus, founded by Paul, with John continuing with them until the times of Trajan.* -Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 3, Section 4) This also consistent as Paul went to Rome (Acts and Clement), and John continued the evangelism of Paul.
Dacian here . I must comment that the map of the Roman Empire at minute 1:07 must also include Dacia and that area to be coloured purple-ish because it was conquered after Trajan's wars in 105-106 BC and 101-103 BC . And St Andrew Travelled to Dacia via Tomis port area to my knowledge .
Hey how are you? I haven't forgotten about your request for Akka. I just have other video ideas I'm trying to work through that are more feasible at the moment. But I promise I will make that video eventually, because I love that place.
Very good on many levels, but at 3:54 you used an image of St. Spyridon of Tremithus (4th cen.) instead of Nestorius. As far as I’m aware there are no existing portraits of Nestorius from his time.
@@Street-Gems Sorry to beat a dead horse in that case! Otherwise, it’s an excellent video. I will only add the language of “2 natures, 1 person” developed in the subsequent Ecumenical councils. The flashpoint of the Council of Ephesus was whether the Virgin Mary could be called the “Mother of God”. Nestorius asserted that the Logos of God in John 1 was a separate subject from the human Jesus. St. Cyril taught that “Logos” or “Christ” could refer to either the divine or human nature because they referred to the same person (hypostasis). The fact that the council took place in the Church of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus was thus very significant.
@@tdz3469 So hosting the council at that church was chosen on purpose because Mary was being debated? But surely there were many churches dedicated to Mary throughout the Mediterranean. Perhaps they chose Ephesus because it was sort of between Constantinople and Alexandria?
Hi again, Jordon Street Gems. With your detail and fall out concerning the Christian Churches after the Council of Ephesus, I was surprised that you didn't mention that, Mary was assumed, body and soul, into heaven. She was born without Original Sin, so as to make her the perfect vessel of God. It all makes sense.
@@Street-Gems Well said, Jordan. But, then consider that your placing Mary's burial place in Jerusalem is only another tradition, not based on historical evidence. All in all, I am enjoying all of your posts. Nice work; and a lot of hard work! I'm impressed.
@@michaelinminn Yes agree, the burial at Jerusalem is also a tradition, and I made sure to state that too, that it's a competing tradition. I'm glad you're enjoying my videos.
literally every single person of European ancestory has a direct relative that did. more accurately every single person alive has some sort of direct lineage to Mary. look up 'genetic isopoint'. the genetic isopoint of Europeans was some point in the 10th century AD. in case you dont care to look it up, here is the definition of a genetic isopoint- the most recent point in a given population's past such that each individual alive at that point either has no living descendants, or is the ancestor of every individual alive in the present
I don’t believe that the Assyrian church is Nestorian in doctrine, they flirted with it early on, and still honour Nestorius, but I think their doctrine is more in line with everyone else
@@logicaredux5205 Yeah interesting, and like I said in the video, it's a tradition that he was buried there in the first place, so who knows. But they believed it enough to construct a massive basilica.
@@Street-Gems As an example, if there is a site in the Holy land that has an existing church built upon the remains of a Crusader church which is itself on top of a Byzantine church… it’s got nearly 20 centuries of attestation.
Considering they make a point about Jesus lineage through Joseph to Adam and then say 'The son of God' after saying Adam. The christian line of thought that lost might have been correct. Especially since it could be true anyway. Because God is described with a human body in the bible. And human bodies produce the seed of life. Having those atributes never to atleast have one son wouldnt make sense.
I am fairly late to the comment section, but I want to note that saying, the burial place of Mary, is a false idea entirely. The Virgin Mary, the mother of God, Jesus Christ was taken up into heaven, she was never touched by death. Note, Jesus rose into heaven (with his own "Godly" powers) and Mary was taken up into heaven my God.
@@cadian101st Just reading through these old comments to see what you were referring to. I wouldn't say the fall of one is the rise of the other is linked in one event like the Edict of Milan. Yeah 130 years difference or so. But there must be an explanation in more general terms that links the fall of Rome as an empire with the rise of Christianity. Perhaps the crisis of the 3rd century and others spurred more people to seek spiritual explanations for their troubles, or maybe Christianity undermined the Roman state religion and therefore the total authority of Rome, so people didn't buy into the system anymore. There must be broader explanations that link the two.
🤯🤯🤯🤯 I love how you break these parts of history down into easy to watch videos. Great information and visual presentation! I enjoy your videos on these subjects. Thank you for your creations!
Thank you Sam. Hopefully you'll be there yourself this year.
I agree. And unbiased too.
Just found you and I’m four videos in 👍 think I’ll go through a few more tonight
Haha amazing. That's a lot of history to binge on. I wish I could get them out more often.
Bro your channel is sooo good. Found it today, watched them all, and look forward to more. Subscribed. Thanks for what you do!
Thanks man! Glad to have you subscribe!
Really respect your clear distinction between historical evidence and speculative tradition. Your presentations never fail to impress.
Thanks Dr. Reason :)
Great video. Content, narration, background music just right, the editing. Well done.
Thank you so much. I love these appreciative comments.
Mr. Amit, thank you, as always, for the enlightening video! I am a student of the teachings of Jesus, and always interested in learning about the geography, as well. In this video, I marveled at the stunning artwork depicting scenes and landscapes! Or even the re-created scenes with actors. It was all a visual feast, and I am so grateful for your effort, and the efforts of all involved! Thank you!
Hi! Thank you for your comment! I really tried to bring a strong geographical component into the video and show how it ties to other places, so I'm glad you noticed. I'm also happy that you thought it was a visual feast. I love Early Christian art, like those frescos inside the cave. I hope this video makes its way to more people like yourself.
@@Street-GemsHi, I'm not picking, but apostle is pronounced a-pos-sal, no 't.' Thanks for your great videos! 😊
@Street-Gems Just like the word apostle does not pronounce the 't', neither does epistle. It's like the word castle. Cassel, not cas-tel. 😊
@@denisehorner8448 Haha thanks. I'm not Christian so I haven't heard these words being pronounced too many times, if ever. I appreciate the corrections.
Danke!
Thank you Walter
cool videos. simple, packed in info and great visualisation
Thanks!
At 4.20, the picture is wrong. It shows Saint Spyridon, not Nestorius.
Amazing videos! Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!
Beautifully crafted, inspiring as always, fascinating in its content. Thank you !
Thank you!
Beautifully written and very nicely edited video! There is one thing that can be updated though: the icon showing Nestorius at around 4:30 is actually an icon of Spyridon, a saint of the Orthodox Church. Nestorius was rejected by the church as he was seen as a heretic and therefore no ‘real’ icons exist of him.
Interesting. I google image searched and that's what I got. How do you have such deep knowledge of early Christian history?
@@Street-Gems His name is on the icon. Can you not read Greek? I would be surprised considering your interest in the ancient world and your amazing videos.
@@atherdain4913 Oh damn that's embarrassing. No I don't know ancient Greek, and therefore I didn't notice his name on the icon. Thanks for correcting me. Have you seen the movie Agora? The character of Cyril is one bad guy. Wouldn't surprise me if he was actually like that in real life.
@@Street-Gems Learning Greek script is very easy. You should manage in two days. Modern and ancient Greek have the same letters. Nothing changed but some of the phonetics. But yet again, i am shoked that you cannot read it considering your interest in the ancient world.
Yes, i have seen Agora, i like and disliked it. It's an interesting movie in the sense that it tries to frame late antique religious transition period atmosphere but it is ofc completely unhistoric and negatively frames Christians. That's at least my opinion.
@@atherdain4913 I hope shocked in a good way. My degree was in ancient history and archaeology. But I only did my bachelor's, and I wasn't trained in Greek, just some Latin. Oh I guess learning the script would be easy. But the whole language would take years.
Excellent production and content. Thank you!
This is the 2nd of your videos that I've watched today, both excellent. Subscribed.
Thank you Steven. Welcome to my channel.
Beautiful video!!!
Nice work!
Τhe icon of Nestorius you showed is actually of st. Spyridon of Trimithus.
Thank you. Yes I know, a few others have corrected me. I can only somewhat understand Greek letters, so it was an honest mistake. I googled Nestorius and that image came up, so I took it. I will be more careful next time. I need to learn how to read Greek. It shouldn't be that hard.
Since you're Greek, I really want you to watch my upcoming video on the Parthenon, so keep an eye for it.
Just found your channel, love it and keep it up¡
Thank you! Glad you found me ☺
Thank you for making all of these incredibly well-made videos! You have a serious talent and I'm now hooked :D
What a lovely comment. Thank you so much. I have a really good video coming out on the Parthenon.
the picture you present as that of Nestorius is actually an icon of Saint Spyridon, who would have balked at Nestorius' doctrine. Nonetheless, thanks for the video.
Yeah someone already corrected me on that. I made a mistake. I'm glad you still enjoyed it though.
Ephesus was one of the biggest cities with the Imperial Cult. It was administered by priests the Commune Asiae, through which the Romans from Titus til at least Hadrian were disseminating Christianity to counteract jewish rebels and create a universal slave religion.
The "apostle John" is the satirical version of the jewish rebel leader John of Giscala who was sentenced to house arrest in Rome and the Decapolis, helping to write the "gospels".
Thank you,J .most educational .❤
I can just imagine how great it would be to sit in the theater in Ephesus and see that wonderful view of the bustling city and port!!
Totally!
Thanks for video!
You should do a video about the essenes
That's a really good idea!
Incredible work :)
6:52
Id like to point out, no St. Paul and St. John did not live at the same time in Ephesus. Heres a qoute by St. Irenaus of Lyons:
*The church of Ephesus, founded by Paul, with John continuing with them until the times of Trajan.*
-Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 3, Section 4)
This also consistent as Paul went to Rome (Acts and Clement), and John continued the evangelism of Paul.
Can you explain that quote?
Dacian here . I must comment that the map of the Roman Empire at minute 1:07 must also include Dacia and that area to be coloured purple-ish because it was conquered after Trajan's wars in 105-106 BC and 101-103 BC . And St Andrew Travelled to Dacia via Tomis port area to my knowledge .
Yeah I used a generic map, but in that spot I speak about the birth of Christianity, which happened before the Dacian wars.
Great video mate 👍!
Thanks!
Wonderful content!
Giant Roman lake, nice way to think of it
Hey how are you? I haven't forgotten about your request for Akka. I just have other video ideas I'm trying to work through that are more feasible at the moment. But I promise I will make that video eventually, because I love that place.
Very good on many levels, but at 3:54 you used an image of St. Spyridon of Tremithus (4th cen.) instead of Nestorius. As far as I’m aware there are no existing portraits of Nestorius from his time.
Yeah I know. You're the 3rd person who pointed this out. It was an honest mistake. I had no idea!
@@Street-Gems Sorry to beat a dead horse in that case! Otherwise, it’s an excellent video. I will only add the language of “2 natures, 1 person” developed in the subsequent Ecumenical councils. The flashpoint of the Council of Ephesus was whether the Virgin Mary could be called the “Mother of God”. Nestorius asserted that the Logos of God in John 1 was a separate subject from the human Jesus. St. Cyril taught that “Logos” or “Christ” could refer to either the divine or human nature because they referred to the same person (hypostasis). The fact that the council took place in the Church of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus was thus very significant.
@@tdz3469 So hosting the council at that church was chosen on purpose because Mary was being debated? But surely there were many churches dedicated to Mary throughout the Mediterranean. Perhaps they chose Ephesus because it was sort of between Constantinople and Alexandria?
Hi again, Jordon Street Gems.
With your detail and fall out concerning the Christian Churches after the Council of Ephesus,
I was surprised that you didn't mention that, Mary was assumed, body and soul, into heaven.
She was born without Original Sin, so as to make her the perfect vessel of God.
It all makes sense.
I try to stick to just historical things on my videos Michael, that's why I stated it's only a tradition that John and Mary were in Ephesus.
@@Street-Gems Well said, Jordan.
But, then consider that your placing Mary's burial place in Jerusalem
is only another tradition, not based on historical evidence.
All in all, I am enjoying all of your posts. Nice work; and a lot of hard work!
I'm impressed.
@@michaelinminn Yes agree, the burial at Jerusalem is also a tradition, and I made sure to state that too, that it's a competing tradition.
I'm glad you're enjoying my videos.
Imagine if somehow you had a direct relative that met Mary.
literally every single person of European ancestory has a direct relative that did. more accurately every single person alive has some sort of direct lineage to Mary. look up 'genetic isopoint'. the genetic isopoint of Europeans was some point in the 10th century AD. in case you dont care to look it up, here is the definition of a genetic isopoint- the most recent point in a given population's past such that each individual alive at that point either has no living descendants, or is the ancestor of every individual alive in the present
The icon of Nestorius you show, is of St Spyridon.
Yeah it's a mistake. Someone pointed it out later. I googled images of Nestorius and that's what I got. Honest mistake.
@@Street-Gems
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Music too loud.
Great video! Has anyone located the remains of the 1st century Jewish synagogue or the School of Tyrannus?
No I don't think so. At least not to my knowledge.
Excellent piece .
Fyi -apossel
epissel
-Correct Pronunciations in English .
Yeah others have pointed out my mistake. I legit didn't know that when making the video. I barely ever used these words before. But now I know.
there is a physical description of Paul in The Acts of Paul and Tecla
Interesting. I didn't know that. But physical descriptions often don't make it that much easier to visualize how someone would look.
@@Street-Gems true
I don’t believe that the Assyrian church is Nestorian in doctrine, they flirted with it early on, and still honour Nestorius, but I think their doctrine is more in line with everyone else
Interesting ok. So you think the Assyrian church is more in line with the Orthodox tradition?
They dig at all to see if johns bones are there ?
I actually read somewhere that they did dig and didn't find anything. Must have been disappointing.
Quite frankly, his remains may have been broken up and sold for relics. This had become a very lucrative trade by the time of the Middle Ages.
@@logicaredux5205 Yeah interesting, and like I said in the video, it's a tradition that he was buried there in the first place, so who knows. But they believed it enough to construct a massive basilica.
@@Street-Gems That is a massive plus in archeology. I think it is a strong probability St. John was buried there.
@@Street-Gems As an example, if there is a site in the Holy land that has an existing church built upon the remains of a Crusader church which is itself on top of a Byzantine church… it’s got nearly 20 centuries of attestation.
I have photos, 35mm negatives of this place in 1987
Of Ephesus in general?
@Street-Gems yes. I traveled there when I was 17
@@triskeliand Nice. Must have been an amazing experience.
Considering they make a point about Jesus lineage through Joseph to Adam and then say 'The son of God' after saying Adam. The christian line of thought that lost might have been correct. Especially since it could be true anyway. Because God is described with a human body in the bible. And human bodies produce the seed of life. Having those atributes never to atleast have one son wouldnt make sense.
I am fairly late to the comment section, but I want to note that saying, the burial place of Mary, is a false idea entirely. The Virgin Mary, the mother of God, Jesus Christ was taken up into heaven, she was never touched by death.
Note, Jesus rose into heaven (with his own "Godly" powers) and Mary was taken up into heaven my God.
it's interesting that Christianity developed during the Pax Romana, but when Christianity took power, the Pax ended 🤔😐😳🤣👉
Yes the Pax ended circa 180 AD, and Christianity started picking up a lot of momentum in the 4th and 5th centuries.
Let's be real, the writing was long on the wall for the end of Rome.
@@chadparsons50 Everything has an end
There is like 120 years between the end of the Pax Romana and the legalization of Christianity in the empire, but nice effort trying to link the two
@@cadian101st Just reading through these old comments to see what you were referring to. I wouldn't say the fall of one is the rise of the other is linked in one event like the Edict of Milan. Yeah 130 years difference or so. But there must be an explanation in more general terms that links the fall of Rome as an empire with the rise of Christianity. Perhaps the crisis of the 3rd century and others spurred more people to seek spiritual explanations for their troubles, or maybe Christianity undermined the Roman state religion and therefore the total authority of Rome, so people didn't buy into the system anymore. There must be broader explanations that link the two.
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@@Street-Gemsshould have known it’s not your fault