来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第2集 第2集》

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  Now, the big question is who did it and why did they do it?
  主要的问题就是谁做的 为什么这么做
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  Basically, some councils in the early church,
  根本上说 早期教会的宗教会议
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  councils that would be called by the Emperor,
  那些会议都是皇帝召集的
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  for example, by Constantine or his successors.
  比如 康士坦丁和他的继任者
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  Sometimes they would get so tired of churches --
  有时候他们对教会甚感头疼
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  you know how Christians squabble all the time.
  因为基督教徒整天吵嘴
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  You know, when I was a kid growing up in Texas,
  我小时候在德克萨斯的时候
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  one of our sayings was
  有句俗语是这么说的
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  Let's make like a Baptist church and split."
  闹分裂就像浸礼会
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  So, you know, Christians are always squabbling.
  基督徒整天吵吵闹闹
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  So the emperors would try to call together councils
  所以皇帝就试图召开宗教会议
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  to get them to agree on things.
  让他们在某些问题上达成一致