Interesting page, learned a lot i didnt know

[HyeJinx1984]

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it was politically motivated... the truth is most of the religious establishments in the world, at least originally, were politically motivated. However this is irrelevant, the fact of the matter is that Armenia was the first Christian nation.

[Yeznik]

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it was politically motivated... the truth is most of the religious establishments in the world, at least originally, were politically motivated. However this is irrelevant, the fact of the matter is that Armenia was the first Christian nation.

Hyjinx jan, why in the world would Armenia, when being neighbored by all pagan nations at that time, would choose to be Christian? This is polictical suicide. If you have a chance, I suggest reading Agathangelos, this "anonymous" Greek historian wrote the account of the conversion of Armenia.

[garegin]

armenia paid dearly for its faith. thats wat i know.
i BTW, do u think Illuminator cared about politics when he preached. i know that kings and stuff. but the people who spread it wouldnt give a broken penny about political alliances and such.

[HyeJinx1984]

fine fine. I do know that the creation of the alphabet and translation of the bible was politically motivated, my Teacher who has a PhD in Armenian history told me so. Also, "politically motivated" isn't necessarily a bad thing... for example, the alphabet was created largely in part to create a much more nationalistic group of Armenians by giving them something unique and that only that had, making them even more protective of themselves as a nation (or something to that affect, I can get the specific reason later)... I consider that "political" but at the same time God bless those in power for doing it.

[garegin]

as anon said. "this post puts back the gay in alegator".
if politicly movivated means "in interests" than yes, i can pretty can that alphabet was invented for "national interests".

[bell-the-cat]

Re: the quote (from where?) in post No 10. Armenia did NOT convert to Christianity in 301AD. I'm surprised that anyone can be so ignorant about Armenian history to still believe that old myth.

[bell-the-cat]

I read the "suggestion" regarding Armenia not being the first Christian nation in the world. The author of the site has a phd in philosophy NOT history. Therefore, what he is stating is just a poorly formed opinion.

The author of the site is stating no opinions, but is just presenting the opinions he has found in various widely available books on Armenian history written in English. Those books' authors would have have got their facts from various other more obscure books, specialist periodicals, and source materials.

[TJ]

he only cites one author and one book for that statement, not "various widely available books on Armenian history written in English." get your facts straight

[garegin]

dude, we didnt make this up. greek and roman sources suggest this event first happened in armenia. the subgenuis historian had to look up in books written by accountants not pseudo-intellectual gasbags. the guy probably learn about teh constitution from metlock and religion from Davinci Code.

[Yeznik]

Re: the quote (from where?) in post No 10. Armenia did NOT convert to Christianity in 301AD. I'm surprised that anyone can be so ignorant about Armenian history to still believe that old myth.

According to history the Armenia converted between the time 287 - 301 AD. Now, this only means that the Armenians accepted Christianity as the national religion. There were Armenian Christians from the time Christ, read the story of King Abgar and the Church historian Tertullian. Again, YOU are stating it to be a myth, and you have not provided and FACTS to show otherwise.