None of Japan's world history textbooks mention the Battle of Pharsalus, Rome's greatest battle, but at the same time, no textbook does not mention the Council of Nikea.
It seems that the meeting that confirmed the Christian doctrine was more important to the Japanese textbook editor than the fate of Rome itself.
The ruler of the world is now said to be "WASP".
It is an acronym for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
These are the rulers of Britain and the United States, and Japan, which lost World War II, is naturally under its influence.
"World history" is, in a sense, the history of Christianity.
Among the countries called developed countries, there is no country that is not a Christian state. If Japan is a developed country, it would be unreasonable to make Japan a developed country, which has no choice but to perish.
The story goes awry, but none of the leaders of today's developed nations are not under the influence of Christianity.
And in its Christian history, nothing would be as important as the Council of Nicaea, or the Council of Nicaea, which was held in 325 AD.
This time, I would like to explain in an easy-to-understand manner why the Council of Nicaea is so important.
Meeting held by the Roman emperor
From a Christian point of view, it can be said that the history of Rome continued to be persecuted until the Edict of Milan in 313.
Christ is a word meaning the savior in Judaism, and Christianity is a religion with Jesus as the savior.
Such Jesus was born in the Roman Empire.
There are various theories about his birth, but there is no doubt that he was executed during the time of the first emperor Augustus and during the time of the second emperor Tiberius.
The Roman Empire basically allowed freedom of religion.
So, until the time of the military emperor, with some exceptions like Emperor Nero, there was basically no persecution by the state, but at the civilian level it was quite persecuted.
It was Emperor Diocletian who persecuted it at the national level. He promoted the ruled dominates by the monopoly monarchy as an emperor =god, but the existence of a Christian who only recognizes the god YHVH as a god was only an obstacle.
However, when Diocletian retired, an internal conflict arose, and in the process Constantine issued the Edict of Milan to guarantee religious freedom.
At that time, it was still in the middle of a civil war, but Emperor Constantine, who controlled the civil war, created the new city of Constantinople, without building a temple dedicated to the Roman gods, and created many churches for Christians. ..
The joy of Christians would not have been half-hearted. After all, it is said that the last great persecution was 303 years, so it was possible to obtain literal citizenship in less than 20 years.
And that wasn't the end.
Emperor Constantine told me that he would take the initiative in holding a Christian conference!
The "public" of the Council of Nicaea means a ghost meeting held by the emperor.
This was unheard of and ridiculous.
After all, as mentioned earlier, the Roman emperor had to worship the Roman gods such as Jupiter and Mars as the Pontifex maximus, and had to remove the ritual.
Emperor Constantine is often referred to as the man who destroyed Rome and created the Middle Ages, including the construction of the new city of Constantinople.
His mother is a devout Christian, and he himself has been baptized on the verge of her death.
What was discussed and what was decided at the Council of Nicaea?
The subject of the Council of Nicaea is "Is Jesus Christ a God or a Man?"
No matter what you think, no Christian thinks so. It was burned at the stake in some times as a heretic.
why?
That's because it was decided at the Council of Nicaea.
Almost 300 years have already passed since Jesus died. After that, the interpretation will change.
The Archbishop of Alexandria, Athanasius, says that Jesus is God and that God, the Spirit, and Jesus are the same Trinity . Insisted.
On the other hand, Arius, who was once a priest of Alexandria, claimed that Jesus was not God but a human being, and that he was a prophet who transmitted the word of God.
This theory is that there was no resurrection of Jesus. He is a person, so he will not be resurrected.
As an aside, a Christian I know has been wondering if he will be a Christian for five years. Because his wife was a devout Christian. He said that the resurrection of Jesus was a historically proven fact. I didn't understand the meaning.
But that's because I don't accept Jesus. If you accept it, you will understand it. To be honest, I was scared. I felt indescribable fear.
What is history, what is fact, what is reason? I had to think about that.
For Christians, the words of priests, ministers, and popes are so absolute.
The dead will not be resurrected. It's sad, but it's a fact that everyone knows.
However, a dead person will be resurrected if he is a god even if he is not resurrected. No wonder that.
In other words, that's what it is. It was this Council of Nicaea that was decided.
Athanasius Victory
Emperor Constantine adopted Athanasius's theory.
From this moment Jesus became a god. That's what the Roman emperor, the world's most powerful man, admitted. There is no more authority.
The heretical Arians were banished from the Roman Empire, and the banished Arius began to preach to the Germanic people, which led to the later Christianization of the Germanic people, the current rulers of England, Germany, and the United States. It will have a great influence on the formation of layers.
Religious reform later spread in England and Germany. This is a counter-translation to the Catholic Church centered on the Pope, but it can be said that the foundation had already sprouted around here. Britain creates a national church, and Protestantism develops in Germany. And it was transmitted to the country of America.
"Rome ruled the world three times. The first by military power, the second by law, and the third by Christianity."
It can be said that it was the Roman Empire that actually created the present world.
And the third rule, Christian rule, began with the Council of Nicaea!