Jiang claims purgatory was not common before Dante but became much more common in Christian theology after the Divine Comedy.
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Christian Theology
Jiang argues that Dante restructures Christian theology by placing Mary, not Jesus, at the center, because a mortal woman giving birth to God becomes the deeper miracle.
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Jiang argues that Dante restructures Christian theology by placing Mary, not Jesus, at the center, because a mortal woman giving birth to God becomes the deeper miracle.
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"...But after Dante, purgatory became a much more common concept in Christian theology. All right. Also, what, if you actually read the Divine Comedy,..."
"...Mary. What is amazing about divine harmony is how Dante restructures Christian theology. Remember, in Christian theology, Jesus is the epicenter. But in Dante's..."
"...what does this mean? Okay, so the word rapture comes from Christian theology. Okay, so the idea is that, there's a war in the..."
"...you're sick. Okay. Well, that makes no, well then, according to Christian theology then the baby would burn in hell. That's, doesn't make any..."
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The Divine Comedy does not defeat Virgil by denouncing him.
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