Thursday, February 11, 2010
There is Apparently One Person Who Doesn't Think that My Theory About the Circle of Commodus is Crazy
My theory about the inner circle of Commodus has quickly found a prominent supporter - David Xavier Kenny - that collector of ancient Roman artifacts and the possessor of that ring which ties the inner circle of Commodus to Christianity (read about my discovery here). I received two more emails from David - this time after he went over my site and read all my posts on the topic. The first confirms that he will find some time to invite me over to take a look at his entire collection (there is more apparently!):
I have more with artifacts on Commodus - You are right - There were two primary mystery relegions at work at that time, the Christians being one of them. Although I have only had a glance at your work I think that it is outstanding! I took pics in high res for the Teaching Co video, but they are on a disc in storage - To be honest I was not very happy with those pics, but they liked them, so - As you can see with the pics the lead and mecuary content in the ring distorts - The absolute best is in person with a projector with a zoom - Will try to figure something out in the next week or two!
A second email reconfirms that the artifacts he has amassed from the Commodian period confirms my hypothesis:
Will reply tomorrow - But real quick - We are on the same page! Additionally: The ring was made by a distinct master craftsman of that period - He had used techniques that had only arrived from the east during the time of Hadrian - These jewelry items may have been perceived as more precious then gold and may have only been commissioned by in the loop Patricians. From what I can gather the jewelry smiths were Anatolian, but of a resurrection metal smith cult that had strong ties to Egypt!
The point is that I am on the path to demolish the whole business about 'Roman primacy.' The more discerning readers can see the case building. The problem - as always - is that traditional New Testament and Patristic scholars can just examine manuscripts. That's where they see 'the truth' is. As such we have all been just swimming around in a fishbowl which prevents us from getting at 'real truth' - i.e. actual historical evidence from the REALITY of earliest Christianity.
My throne is one such piece in the puzzle but these Commodian artifacts I believe ARE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. They clear the way for the ULTIMATE revelation of truth.
I have more with artifacts on Commodus - You are right - There were two primary mystery relegions at work at that time, the Christians being one of them. Although I have only had a glance at your work I think that it is outstanding! I took pics in high res for the Teaching Co video, but they are on a disc in storage - To be honest I was not very happy with those pics, but they liked them, so - As you can see with the pics the lead and mecuary content in the ring distorts - The absolute best is in person with a projector with a zoom - Will try to figure something out in the next week or two!
A second email reconfirms that the artifacts he has amassed from the Commodian period confirms my hypothesis:
Will reply tomorrow - But real quick - We are on the same page! Additionally: The ring was made by a distinct master craftsman of that period - He had used techniques that had only arrived from the east during the time of Hadrian - These jewelry items may have been perceived as more precious then gold and may have only been commissioned by in the loop Patricians. From what I can gather the jewelry smiths were Anatolian, but of a resurrection metal smith cult that had strong ties to Egypt!
The point is that I am on the path to demolish the whole business about 'Roman primacy.' The more discerning readers can see the case building. The problem - as always - is that traditional New Testament and Patristic scholars can just examine manuscripts. That's where they see 'the truth' is. As such we have all been just swimming around in a fishbowl which prevents us from getting at 'real truth' - i.e. actual historical evidence from the REALITY of earliest Christianity.
My throne is one such piece in the puzzle but these Commodian artifacts I believe ARE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. They clear the way for the ULTIMATE revelation of truth.
Email stephan.h.huller@gmail.com with comments or questions.