Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Book Review: Heretics

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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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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