History of biblical control

Scetch of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

Video: https://youtu.be/mkuxfKr7tX0

Concepts such as tithing, marriage, sexuality, prosperity gospel, and the control of women have long been shaped by those who claim to know the Word of God through holy texts and ongoing revelations. The power to control the word of God has long been a question riven with argument, presumption, and at some points extreme violence. From the earliest texts emerging in the second century CE through to emergence of Islam to the Protestant Reformation right up to the use of evangelical Christianity to buttress right wing ideology the power of scripture has been used to subdue, control, and funnel societies around the world in particular directions. Here I engage with the history of the word, examining why access and understanding of scripture has been historically controlled, and understanding the place of the word in the politics of control shaping the 21st century.

Henry Hudson suggests there is a wide disparity between the wealth of the Catholic church and the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth[1], which many latter day mega churches and sects such as the Mormons take up. Biblical control is more than simply directly the lives of the faithful, it is about control how society moves and operates, and thus the history of biblical control matters greatly for all societies under the shape of Christian dogma. Engaging with this needs to account…