[humanrebar]

> With Christianity in particular, seeing Jesus as someone who got this but had to explain it in terms of the framework of understanding of his day masked sense. It also shows how modern Christianity has moved far and away from this idea.

It's a poetic thought, but why should your personal take on Jesus's philosophy be given more weight than the Bible's?

[jwdunne]

Entirely in relation to my own experiences, which naturally hold more weight than the Bible.

I'm not trying to say that my personal view should be everybody's view or the canonical view. I'm just giving an example of how my view was shaped by certain experiences. I also highly value opinions on my experiences and views - it allows me to see things from alternate perspectives.

Sorry if I wasn't clear!

[humanrebar]

Yeah, that does clear things up a bit.

It sounds like you're interested in Christian philosophy about The Universe and Everything. It is believed that the apostle John wrote his gospel as an answer to questions revolving around the nature of Christ and His theology.

It's a little dense, but read up a bit on the concept of "logos" in Greek philosophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos

Then read John 1 (at least to verse 18), substituting "the Word" with "logos", as that was the word used in the original Greek: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1&version=...

It's clear reading John in the context of contemporary Greek philosophy that God is the point of everything, including everything in the universe. With all that in mind, the Biblical view is that if you want to know about the nature of the universe, ask Him. God likes to work in personal spiritual experiences and He might choose to talk to you through one. Also read through the Bible (again?), but not like you'd read a novel. Read through it like you're trying to find out about its Author... the way you'd try to understand Churchill or Lincoln by reading their writing and letters.

Keep at it!