Neil has pretty much nailed it. The imperative to make scriptures, Church doctrine, and the opinions of the Fathers appear to represent a seamless unity led, in the words of J.Y.B. Hood, to “The spectacle of some of the greatest minds in European history devoting their lives to the systematic misrepresentation of ancient texts”, which he calls “Truly one of the wonders of intellectual history”.
prrdh over 1 year ago
And unlike medicine, you don’t have to be licensed.
AndrewSihler over 1 year ago
Neil has pretty much nailed it. The imperative to make scriptures, Church doctrine, and the opinions of the Fathers appear to represent a seamless unity led, in the words of J.Y.B. Hood, to “The spectacle of some of the greatest minds in European history devoting their lives to the systematic misrepresentation of ancient texts”, which he calls “Truly one of the wonders of intellectual history”.