• NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    This was a very common belief in the area at the time, occurring in Roman and Jewish mythology as well

    Only Greek, Roman, maybe Jewish. Not Christian.

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      Millennia of Christian art, multiple biblical passages, and phenomena like the ascension form the basis of my statement.

      Heaven is up.