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Was
Christianity new? Was Christianity unique?
Lets talk about prophecy.
Foretelling the future
was a basic element of ancient Pagan religion. You already know
this -- that's what the Oracle at Delphi was all about. That's what
the Roman priests did when they "took the augers' before battle.
Suetonius tells about
the Roman emperor Augustus' close relationship with Apollo,
the god of prophecy. With Apollo's help the emperor knew beforehand
the outcome of all of his wars. (Suetonius Lives of the
Caesars: Augustus 96).
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