Jesus’ Failed Prophecy About His Return

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And Copernicus didn't "revive" the knowledge of Alexandria

Lol! In what way he didn't revive the knowledge of Alexandria when he clearly attributed the heliocentric theory to Aristarchus who lived most of his life in Alexandria! Aristarchus entirety of work was lost in a great fire that destroyed the library in Alexandria.

I see what you mean. Yes, I agree we can use the word "revive" about heliocentrism. The theory was known in ancient times and generally rejected because people thought geocentrism explained things better. Do you think that Copernicus et.al. wouldn't have figured out heliocentrism if Aristarchus hadn't written? 

Do you have any evidence that Aristarchus' work was lost due to the fire in Alexandria? The link you give doesn't say that, exactly, and a lot of books were lost in other ways. Was the fire you mention the one caused by Julius Caesar, or another one? 

And most of the European rediscovery of ancient world came during the renaissance after the fall of Constantinople when some of the ancient books were brought to Europe.

Here are some other rediscoveries 

http://www.nautis.com/the-library-of-ale...knowledge/

That's right. There were ancient books in Constantinople and elsewhere, not only Alexandria. 

That's a good link, thank you for that. The "lost knowledge" that it lists isn't only related to Alexandria. Many of the thinkers it lists, whose knowledge was forgotten, lived long after the library. Some of it was completely forgotten, and some just didn't get transmitted widely. Some of it was in China, so it's understandable that people in the West didn't get it right away. 

So it's an interesting list, and does nothing to argue that Christians attacking the library of Alexandria were responsible for the loss of knowledge. As I said before, the library was already gone. This is not to say that I am in favor of Christians attacking Neoplatonic temples, whether they do or do not contain books. I am against attacking people. 

The link you give also attributes the burning of the Library to the Romans, before Christ lived. "It functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC when it was burned to the ground." That may be a bit simplified, but it seems to absolve the Alexandrian Christians of blame.