Western Origins of Yijing?

[Cobie]

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Christians, were called "of the Way” (Acts 9:2)

[τῆς Ὁδοῦ https://biblehub.com/text/acts/9-2.htm]

 

 

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[心神 ~]

13 hours ago, Cobie said:

 

Early Christians, were called "the Way” (Acts 9:2)

 

 

Well, followers of the Way.

 

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Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

 

Acts 9:2

 

Apparently in Greek, Acts 9:2 uses the noun ὁδός (hodos), “way / road / path,” with the article: τινας ὄντας τῆς ὁδοῦ. Literally: “any being of the Way.”

 

Unrelated to the OP, this story pretty strongly indicates that Saul is a false prophet.

 

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23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time. 26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

 

Matthew 24:23-26 (Jesus speaking)

 

Saul claims he met Jesus in the wilderness, declares himself the 13 apostle, and begins to preach "the Gospel." His conversion story is clearly built on the same skeleton as Balaam and the donkey, in Numbers 22: a religious man on the road, sure he’s doing God’s work, actually moving against what God wants, blocked by a divine encounter, confronted with “why are you doing this to me?” and then forced into a new path. Initially, Balaam speaks real oracles from God, but later becomes greedy and dangerous, leading others astray. 

 

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21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. 22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road.

 

24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides. 25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. So he beat the donkey again.

 

26 Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”

 

Numbers 22:21-28

 

[Cobie]

 

22 minutes ago, 心神 ~ said:

Well, followers of the Way. ...

 

Thanks for spotting that, I have edited it.  

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Cobie

[Nungali]

On 12/10/2025 at 11:11 AM, Taomeow said:

Yes, geography is in the eye of the beholder.  ...

 

 

We have a coastal town  further south , right on the coast,  out on a type of peninsular  called  ' South West Rocks ' 

 

 

 

 

sometimes I visit and a few times I have asked , ''What is South West Rocks, south west of ? ''   Most look blank, or laugh or dont understand the question  ?