There is no doubt that the bible was manipulated by the early Church. It is not something that should be held as, well 'gospel'.
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If that's true - which is kind of hard to demonstrate as you'd have to show what it was manipulated from - then it would only apply to the New Testament. Unless by manipulated you mean "put together by", in which case it's kind of self-evident.
All the other stuff about suppressed gospels etc. is about as as scholarly as Dan Brown, and should be treated with the seriousness that you'd reserve for any other kind of conspiracy theory.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostIf that's true - which is kind of hard to demonstrate as you'd have to show what it was manipulated from - then it would only apply to the New TestamentPoliticians are wonderfull people, as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, like working for a living!Comment
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Originally posted by portseven View PostSo where then do the apocrypha fit in then? Who decided that they should be in or out of the main cannon and on who's authority did they make that decision? I am thinking here about books like Tobit, 1 and 2 Esdras, Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Mary, etc.Coffee's for closersComment
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All the other stuff about suppressed gospels etc. is about as as scholarly as Dan Brownbloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostSo I do have a capacity for rational discussion? I will take that as a compliment.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Religion is a personal choice that can be taken or left. I will always respect a person for taking a conscious decision of faith even if they do scream down a megaphone.Comment
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Originally posted by portseven View PostWhat is scripture?Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostIf that's true - which is kind of hard to demonstrate as you'd have to show what it was manipulated from - then it would only apply to the New Testament. Unless by manipulated you mean "put together by", in which case it's kind of self-evident.
All the other stuff about suppressed gospels etc. is about as as scholarly as Dan Brown, and should be treated with the seriousness that you'd reserve for any other kind of conspiracy theory.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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Originally posted by Gibbon View PostI think the authors of The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine may well differ from your opinion. The NT was a political instrument to try and combine the very differing early Christianities under one faith who then recognise the Emperor as Gods leader on Earth.Comment
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