Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 37 Heading Towards the Rising Sun
The story of Noah's Ark has never been exclusive to Christianity. According to Garys, it may have originated from the flood myth shared by multiple civilizations in ancient times.

The story closest to Noah's Ark may be Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh, who, as the eighth king in Mesopotamian mythology, accepted God's grace and built the Ark of Life.

The process and results are, if not exactly the same as the well-known Noah's Ark, at least they are 80% similar.

When it was extended to the line of Abraham, the story of the Ark was recorded in the Book of Genesis, which is the first of the five books of the Hebrew Bible, the core classic of Judaism.

After the rise of Christianity, it was transformed into the first volume of the Old Testament.

When Islam emerged, it was mentioned repeatedly in the Koran.

However, in the Quranic version of Noah's Ark, Noah is called Noah.

To be honest, in Gellis's opinion, the Ark of Noah in the Quran is a bit like the result of rendering failure and transmission packet loss.

It is as if when the Prophet Muhammad heard the story of Genesis, he did not listen very carefully, or he did not listen to the whole story from the beginning, so that when he told the story to his believers later, he could only give a general idea.

For example, the Prophet Muhammad did not specify whether there were one pair or seven pairs for each species that entered the Ark, nor did he specify how long the flood lasted. Even when Noah made the final covenant with God the Father, the rainbow was used as a symbol in Genesis, but it is not mentioned in the Quran.

Considering the climate of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, Gairis even had a guess: could it be that the Prophet Muhammad had never seen a rainbow and had no knowledge of rainbows?

Not to mention, the story of Noah's Ark is reflected in various religions.

Just based on Garys's remarks, it had a great impact on the man who had experienced physical torture.

This shock was not to the point of bowing down, but the way he looked at Garys became a little strange, and the emotion in his eyes changed from gratitude to a kind of pity and reluctance.

Normally, this kind of look can be interpreted as "looking at a fool" or "this person is somewhat ill", but it is impossible for this man to really reveal such thoughts, so it is very distorted.

Yes, you are my savior, you saved all of us, and you also took over the Ahmed family, but you made a joke about Allah, which makes you seem a little bit different in the brain. Would a serious person say that he had just talked to Allah a few days ago?
What is your relationship with Allah?

The last person who could talk to Allah was the Prophet Muhammad! The Prophet Muhammad!

Just from the look in his eyes, Gailis made a rough judgement and understood what was in the man's mind, and he was not in a hurry to correct him.

"I respect the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and know that he is not the father of any of you, but he is indeed the Messenger of Allah and has said that he is the seal of the prophets. I understand that Allah knows everything, and the wisdom of the Heavenly Father is unfathomable and eternal in heaven."

"You have doubts in your hearts, you don't believe me, and you think I am arrogant, but I am worthy of your contempt, because the Father gave me miracles, not to make you believe in me, but to let you know what the future holds."

When Gillis left, he was walking towards the rising sun, the sunlight shining on his face and leaving a long shadow behind him.

He held his head high with every step, as if he was fearless. The people squatting on the ground eating bread only felt that his figure was inexplicably tall, and there seemed to be a deeper meaning in his words, but it was difficult to understand for a while.

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After a night of processing, except for the six people who were rescued, twelve people survived in Ahmed's mansion.

As for the arrangements for these twelve people, Gailis asked Simon to take people to keep a close watch on them, and then interrogate and investigate them to find out whether they had any blood debts on their hands.

If the crime is not punishable by death, after we contact John in Scarr Village, we will send him there first to dig the soil.

But if someone is killed, then there will be some consequences.

Secondly, Gailis found the tax account book he had been longing for. Just as he had estimated before, the information recorded in it was like a treasure to him now.

The tax book is just a noun, and it is not necessarily a certain book. When it is reflected in Ahmed’s mansion, there are many books recording different information, which need to be compared in order to be understood.

The tax books in Ahmed's hand symbolize his rights, which include a total of 6 villages and 1 town. What surprised Gairis was that Skar Village actually belonged to Ahmed's tax-farming area.

Garys thought about the geographical distribution of the vicinity in his mind, and then realized that the straight-line distance between the town of Alhadi and the village of Skar should not be far.

The main information recorded in these tax books is the population, number of households, identity of the head of household, location of residence, beliefs, and detailed field maps of each village. This makes it convenient to collect taxes of different names in a targeted manner and calculate the gains and losses.

Having this information is of great significance to Gellis' subsequent development. He can use these tax books to formulate better development plans and save the time needed for rural surveys.

Then, there is the paper, which is extremely hard to find in the rural areas of Jerusalem. In Ahmed's house, at least one "roll" can be found, which is about five or six hundred sheets.

Five or six hundred sheets of paper would only be the size of a few books if lost in the future, but for Garys, this meant a good start, as he could finally organize his thoughts on paper.

Picking up the quill, Gellis wrote the first sentence on a piece of paper...

For Gérice, scripture debate was never his goal. Even if he really became a well-known theological master in the Middle Ages, what would it matter? Could scripture debate change the current situation of material society?
Gailisco had no intention of patching up the existing Christianity. All he needed was to make good use of those scriptures that were beneficial to him so as to facilitate the promotion of the new system. He had to always understand that scripture debate was only a means and not an end.

Just like Muentzer, who was later listed as a pioneer by Engels.

The difference between Minzer and him is that Minzer's ideas were limited by the productivity of the time and were difficult to realize.

But Garys knows how to push the times forward at a fast pace, and his short-term goals are more down-to-earth, not castles in the air.

　Chapter 2 is over and a new week has begun. I hope everyone can give me a monthly ticket! Keep reading!
　　
　
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