Dewayne Bryant: The Myth of Alternative Christianities in the Early Church
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A claim made by some critics is that there was no “true” faith in the earliest days of the church. Instead, there were many different versions of Christianity. Gnostics and others declared “heretical” were essentially wronged by those who sought to impose their views on everyone else. This is a myth as popular as it is false.
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