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### **340-350 AD - Greek Philosophy Wars**

**The Arian vs. Nicene "Controversy":**
- **Council of Antioch (341):** Eastern bishops reject some Nicene formulations
- **Empire splits:** **Greek Platonic philosophy** vs. **different Greek philosophy**
- **Political weapon:** Each emperor backs different **pagan philosophical factions**
- **The pattern emerges:** Greek philosophy disguised as "Christianity" becomes **tool for imperial power struggles**

**🚨 What This Really Was:**
- **NOT:** Biblical truth vs. error
- **REALITY:** **Greek philosophy A** vs. **Greek philosophy B**

**Both "Christian" Sides Were:**
- ✅ **Greek philosophical systems** (Platonic concepts of divine nature)
- ✅ **Anti-Hebrew** (rejected Torah, Sabbath, YHWH's name)
- ✅ **Pro-Roman** (served imperial interests)
- ✅ **Pagan** (sun worship, goddess worship, multiple gods)

**Missing from BOTH sides:**
- ❌ **Hebrew Scripture** as authority
- ❌ **YHWH's name**
- ❌ **Torah observance**
- ❌ **Sabbath keeping**
- ❌ **Yeshua's actual Hebrew teachings**

**The Real Christianity?** Already **dead and buried** - these were just **competing pagan philosophies** fighting over which Greek theory would control the Roman Empire.

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