Is this some sort of remnant of evangelical puritan protestant ideology?

I don't understaun this.

If you ask me, it'd make as much sense as Orthodox and Christians.... or Shia and Muslim...

I know not all Christians are Catholics but for feck's sake...

They're all Christians to me....

Edit:

It's a U.S thing but this is the sort of things I hear...

https://www.gotquestions.org/Catholic-Christian.html

I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?

I now know more distinctions (apparently Catholicism requires duty and salvation is process, unlike Protestantism?) but I still think they're of a similar branch (Christianity) so I just wonder the social factor

  • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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    9 months ago

    This is true about El.

    I don't remember if YHWH is associated with Assyrian culture though.

    But if anyone is interested, I recommend reading Mark S. Smith's The Early History of God. It's very dry and dense, but extremely informative.

    • Gabu@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      I didn't mean to imply a relation between YHWH and Assyria, but rather link the Assyrian culture of appending god names to important figures' names and the Canaanite culture of appending "-el" to indicate allegiance.