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It won't be long now before we meet, my dear Sophie. I thought you would return to the major's cabin--that's why I left all the cards from Hilde's father there. That was the only way they could be delivered to her. Don't worry about how she will get them. A lot can happen before June 15.
We have seen how the Hellenistic philosophers recycled the ideas of earlier philosophers. Some even attempted to turn their predecessors1 into religious prophets. Plotinus came close to acclaiming2 Plato as the savior of humanity.
But as we know, another savior was born during the period we have just been discussing--and that happened outside the Greco-Roman area. I refer to Jesus of Nazareth. In this chapter we will see how Christianity gradually began to permeate4 the Greco-Roman world--more or less the same way that Hilde's world has gradually begun to permeate ours.
Jesus was a jew, and the Jews belong to Semitic culture. The Greeks and the Romans belong to Indo-European culture. European civilization has its roots in both cultures. But before we take a closer look at the way Christianity influenced Greco-Roman culture, we must examine these roots.
THE INDO-EUROPEANS
By Indo-European we mean all the nations and cultures that use Indo-European languages. This covers all European nations except those whose inhabitants speak one of the Finno-Ugrian languages (Lapp, Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian) or Basque. In addition, most Indian and Iranian languages belong to the Indo-European family of languages.
About 4,000 years ago, the primitive5 Indo-Europeans lived in areas bordering on the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. From there, waves of these Indo-European tribes began to wander southeast into Iran and India, southwest to Greece, Italy, and Spain, westward6 through Central Europe to France and Britain, northwestward to Scandinavia and northward7 to Eastern Europe and Russia. Wherever they went, the Indo-Europeans assimilated with the local culture, although Indo-European languages and Indo-European religion came to play a
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Christian
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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mythology
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terminology
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celestial
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recurring
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犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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affinity
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n.亲和力,密切关系 | |
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immortal
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adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
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chaos
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likeness
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relentless
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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philosophic
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adj.哲学的,贤明的 | |
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mythical
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adj.神话的;虚构的;想像的 | |
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Buddhism
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n.佛教(教义) | |
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v.使(某人/某事)充满或激起(感情等)( imbue的过去式和过去分词 );使充满;灌输;激发(强烈感情或品质等) | |
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philosophical
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deity
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seclusion
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secluded
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salvation
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n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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testament
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Christians
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n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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mosques
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清真寺; 伊斯兰教寺院,清真寺; 清真寺,伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 ) | |
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tragic
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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ascendancy
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n.统治权,支配力量 | |
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shrine
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n.圣地,神龛,庙;v.将...置于神龛内,把...奉为神圣 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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pictorial
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adj.绘画的;图片的;n.画报 | |
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redeemed
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adj. 可赎回的,可救赎的 动词redeem的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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redeem
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v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等) | |
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covenant
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n.盟约,契约;v.订盟约 | |
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captivity
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n.囚禁;被俘;束缚 | |
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catastrophe
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n.大灾难,大祸 | |
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wrath
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n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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deteriorated
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恶化,变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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caliber
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n.能力;水准 | |
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yoke
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n.轭;支配;v.给...上轭,连接,使成配偶 | |
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longing
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n.(for)渴望 | |
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acclaimed
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adj.受人欢迎的 | |
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distinguished
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adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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trumpets
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喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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compassion
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n.同情,怜悯 | |
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retaliate
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v.报复,反击 | |
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corrupt
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v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的 | |
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subversive
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adj.颠覆性的,破坏性的;n.破坏份子,危险份子 | |
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v.(指钱,财产等)浪费,乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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humble
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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repent
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v.悔悟,悔改,忏悔,后悔 | |
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repents
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对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的第三人称单数 ) | |
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virtue
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pointed
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ethical
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boundless
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radical
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unconditional
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mighty
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incensed
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forfeit
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vt.丧失;n.罚金,罚款,没收物 | |
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condemned
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v.补偿,赎(罪)( atone的过去式和过去分词 );补偿,弥补,赎回 | |
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immortality
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missionary
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doctrine
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beheld
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