It's also important to remember that just because a heresy is anathematized, it's hard for ideas to die out. Arianism was a pretty powerful force among the Germanic tribes who were Christianized and Constantine himself was baptized on his deathbed by an Arian. Orphila was a Bishop who spread Arianism to various Germanic tribes like the Goths and the Vandals. The last Arian king of Europe was Garibald who died in the 600s. In fact, the filioque controversy probably would have never happened had the Latin Church not gotten frustrated with the Arians and resorted to adding "and the Son" to the Creed.
The class Paul was a part of was the Roman Colonial class--Full Roman Citizens by right of being a citizen of a provincial city-state the Romans considered "highly civilized and respectable" (usually because they were wealthy and brown-nosed the Romans when they came a-knockin' instead of trying to resist) and therefore a good place for Romans in the provinces to settle and gentrify--which was the original meaning of a "Colony" as opposed to other forms of conquered territory. They we generally seen (depending on the wealth of their family, and Paul's family was RICH) on par with middle-class Romans from the City of Rome proper, or rich folks from the other Italian city-states, so not equals with patricians or knights, but equal with pretty much any other Plebeian and therefore entitled to the most of the benefits of Roman Law, such as the right to appeal your case to the Emperor himself (tho still rarely would actually get such an audience without a lot of bribes) and other high courts in Rome.
The whole thing reads a bit like a tech joke. There are 14 competing standards. Someone claims to have made a new, truly universal standard. There are 15 competing standards.
Going by your logic, wouldn't Abraham be the most "important" historical figure. Since Judaism was the progenetor of Christianity and Islam, two of the biggest and most influential religious faiths in human history, then any impact done by anyone tied to those faiths could be considered an after effect of Abraham and his teachings.
@@Dylyylaye, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are part of the Abrahamic Religion family like how Sikism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism are the Dharminc family. There are actually a couple more Religions in the Abrahamic family but no one really talks about them as they are much smaller then the big three.
The thing with heresies is that they are easily spotted and destroyed because they all in some way belittle the love of Christ and his sacrifice on the Cross. Also, a state without religion is a body without a soul ( ;
