The Impact of Hellenism on Christianity at the Dawn of History and Up to the Present Day

• Main Author: Piotr Liszka
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne 2017-03-01
• Series: Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny
• Subjects: hellenizm; chrześcijaństwo; początek; dzieje; oddziaływanie; kultura; Pismo Święte; podobieństwo; oryginalność
• Online Access: https://rbl.ptt.net.pl/index.php/RBL/article/view/283

The impact of Hellenism on Christianity has been present right from the start up to the present day, and it will certainly remain so till the end of the world. It poses a threat, since the phenomenon is all-encompassing, difficult to pinpoint, and hence hard to deal with. Not everything in this cultural amalgamation is bad, however. The danger arises when cultures are mixed, which leads up to the contention that everything is good and what we call evil may, as it is argued, be regarded as good when coupled with the good as a complementary element. Hellenism poses a threat to Christianity. Some of its elements may only be useful when Christian principles are not compromised, and when full orthodoxy is preserved.