Celtic (Druidic) TrinityAt the time Joseph arrived in Britain, the inhabitants were known as Kelts (now mostly written as Celts). Their name is derived from the Cimmerians, a people group who travelled from around the Caspian Sea where they appeared in the 7th century BC. Interestingly this is the same area the Israelites were taken to in exile under the Assyrians. The Welsh people today are still known as Cymry (from Cimmerian). Perhaps not surprisingly then, the geographical areas where the Celts settled in Europe on their journeys west (that have survived to this day) are called, among others, the Iberian Peninsula, Hibernia and the Hebrides. All derived, it seems, from the name Hebrew.
Anyway, the Celts had their own priesthood called the Druids. Their headquarters, were in England, probably at Stonehenge, and students came from France and Spain to study there. They believed in a form of the Trinity, one aspect of which was called Esus (!). This may explain why there is no record of a Druidic persecution of the early Christian missionaries. They simply saw Jesus, the Son of God, as a fulfillment of their own faith. This is remarkable and is unique among all the pagan faiths. Later, Rome was to sanction the sword to enforce the 'Christianisation' of pagan peoples in Europe. The Druids, on the other hand, accepted freely (though of course faster in some areas than in others). They also, like the ancient Hebrews, had no graved images or idols, and they believed in the immortality of life.
The Romans, when they invaded, tried to stamp out the Druidic faith - as well as early Christianity - by propagating that the Druids indulged in human sacrifices etc. This seems to be more based on the need to get Rome to support the war in Britain than on historical fact. None of the early Christians report this practice or speak against it. They appear not to be aware of it at all.
Anyway, the Celts had their own priesthood called the Druids. Their headquarters, were in England, probably at Stonehenge, and students came from France and Spain to study there. They believed in a form of the Trinity, one aspect of which was called Esus (!). This may explain why there is no record of a Druidic persecution of the early Christian missionaries. They simply saw Jesus, the Son of God, as a fulfillment of their own faith. This is remarkable and is unique among all the pagan faiths. Later, Rome was to sanction the sword to enforce the 'Christianisation' of pagan peoples in Europe. The Druids, on the other hand, accepted freely (though of course faster in some areas than in others). They also, like the ancient Hebrews, had no graved images or idols, and they believed in the immortality of life.
The Romans, when they invaded, tried to stamp out the Druidic faith - as well as early Christianity - by propagating that the Druids indulged in human sacrifices etc. This seems to be more based on the need to get Rome to support the war in Britain than on historical fact. None of the early Christians report this practice or speak against it. They appear not to be aware of it at all.
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