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“The books we call the New Testament were not gathered together into one canon and considered scripture, finally and ultimately, until hundreds of years after the books themselves had first been produced.”
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
“Books were at the very heart of the Christian religion—unlike other religions of the empire—from the very beginning. Books recounted the stories of Jesus and his apostles that Christians told and retold; books provided Christians with instruction in what to believe and how to live their lives; books bound together geographically separated communities into one universal church; books supported Christians in their times of persecution and gave them models of faithfulness to emulate in the face of torture and death; books provided not just good advice but correct doctrine, warning against the false teachings of others and urging the acceptance of orthodox beliefs; books allowed Christians to know the true meaning of other writings, giving guidance in what to think, how to worship, how to behave. Books were completely central to the life of the early Christians.”
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
“By the second half of the second century, apologies had become a popular form of Christian writing.”
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
“Many Christians today may think that the canon of the New Testament simply appeared on the scene one day, soon after the death of Jesus, but nothing could be farther from the truth.”
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
“In short, the books that were of paramount importance in early Christianity were for the most part read out loud by those who were able to read, so that the illiterate could hear, understand, and even study them. Despite the fact that early Christianity was by and large made up of illiterate believers, it was a highly literary religion.”
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
― Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
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