The Problem of Evil

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Angrist

Isn't the definition of heathen anything that isn't your religion? So when christianity introduced teachings of other religions, those could be called heathen teachings.

Well most scholars believe that the oldest form of Christianity that is still in existence is Russian Orthodox, and their view of Christianity could not be more divergent from yours. They view the bible as a book of parables: story's based in truth but meant as guides for living your life. There is no literal translation. Now considering they do not view the bible as strict law, does that make their view heathen since it is not specific to the exact Word?