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Early Christianity
The first centuries of the Church: its sects, its debates and its scriptures.
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Written in Peter’s name: 5 things a Catholic Bible says about 2 Peter
The Catholic bishops’ own Bible says 2 Peter was likely written in Peter’s name by a later author. 5 admissions. Read them.
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Is Islam the only religion that says the Bible was altered? 8 answers
Samaritans, Justin Martyr, Celsus, Marcion and the Manichaeans all said scripture was altered before Islam. 8 answers. Read on.
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Did early Christians believe Yahweh was evil? 7 revelations from Gnosticism and Marcion
Gnosticism and Yahweh: Marcion, Yaldabaoth and the Demiurge, and who, if anyone, made the creator Satan. Read them.
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Did early Christians charge others with corrupting scripture? 7 points, graded
Justin on the Jews, Celsus on the Christians, and the Christians on Marcion. 7 points on who charged whom, and on what evidence. Read on.
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Does the Islamic dilemma have a Christian twin? 7 points, graded
The New Testament affirms the Hebrew Bible and departs from it. 7 points on what that shows, and what it cannot show. Read on.
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Was Paul an apostle? 6 questions about his claim to speak for Jesus
Paul never met Jesus and said so. 6 questions about a vision, three conflicting accounts of it, and the apostles who did not accept him. Read them.
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Paul and the Law: 6 verses that sit badly with Matthew 5:17
Did Paul abolish the Law, or only explain it? 6 of his own verses set beside Jesus in Matthew 5. Read them and judge.