Wasn't Early Christianity Basically Unified? Why Fret About Occasional Diversity?

November 21, 2023 00:06:26
Wasn't Early Christianity Basically Unified? Why Fret About Occasional Diversity?
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Wasn't Early Christianity Basically Unified? Why Fret About Occasional Diversity?

Nov 21 2023 | 00:06:26

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Bart judges how well Bauer's thesis holds up in light of manuscript discoveries since the 1930s.

Read by John Paul Middlesworth.

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