A Spectacular Martyrdom and an Intriguing Textual Change

January 30, 2023 0:00:00
A Spectacular Martyrdom and an Intriguing Textual Change
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A Spectacular Martyrdom and an Intriguing Textual Change

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Dr. Ehrman argues that a scribe may have had reason to remove a miraculous detail from the account of Polycarp's death. Read by John Paul Middlesworth

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