Book Review, Heretics by Jonathan Wright.
The book's greatest contribution is a detailed list of all the heretics
that have existed throughout the history of Christianity. Wright also
makes a serious effort to try to not judge previous cultures by our own.
For instance, the idea of tolerance of all religious views, is a rather
recent cultural development.
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Welcome to the Biblicalist blog. Here we will talk about the Bible. Its origins. How it came together, how it has stayed together. We will also look at various books that have been written about the bible. While the Bible itself will be the main thrust of the blog, there will also be commentary on world and national events and I will try to present a biblical view on these matters.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
How the New Testament came to be
In the early days of Christianity there were a lot of ideas floating
around, and gradually books began appearing. Some of these books
eventually became part of what we know today as the New Testament.
There is a lot of speculation out there, as well as wildly false claims about how the New Testament came together.
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There is a lot of speculation out there, as well as wildly false claims about how the New Testament came together.
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