Is the Bible Really Full and Complete?
Christianity believes that the bible is the complete and ineffable word of god. Yet how can that be since it was put together by men in the 3rd century A.D? The Bible while has many God-inspired events is not the complete word. At
this time I would like to say to many Christians that I consider myself a Christian and that I am not a Muslim. If you feel offended by any of this please stop reading. If you decide to comment do not tell me about damnation and things of the like!
I. Early Christianity and Roman Empire
In the beginning Christianity was nothing more than a sect of Jewish followers, called Jewish Christians. For awhile this sect was the predominate way of becoming a Christian. The Nazarenes, holding to orthodoxy except in their adherence to Jewish law, were not deemed heretical until the dominance of orthodoxy in the fourth century. The Ebionite's may have been a splinter group of Nazarenes, with disagreements over Christology and leadership. After the condemnation of the Nazarenes, "Ebionite" was often used as a general pejorative for all related "heresies". Jewish Christians than became Ebonite's that affirmed there Jewish heritage and the Jewish laws but followed the teachings of Christ.
Than, Paul of Tarsus became the main way to convert Gentiles to Christianity. Overtime this caused a rift as Christianity became largely a Gentile religion and was possibly "pagan-ized" as it expanded throughout the Pagan Roman Empire. After the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70 A.D. the Christian Church moved and a center for Judaism became no more. Scholars such as Dr. Tabor state that Essenes and early Christians had a number of similar beliefs. The Essenes practiced baptism, believed in a New Covenant, were messianic and believed themselves a remnant of the faithful preparing the way for the reign of God's glory.
I. Early Christianity and Roman Empire
In the beginning Christianity was nothing more than a sect of Jewish followers, called Jewish Christians. For awhile this sect was the predominate way of becoming a Christian. The Nazarenes, holding to orthodoxy except in their adherence to Jewish law, were not deemed heretical until the dominance of orthodoxy in the fourth century. The Ebionite's may have been a splinter group of Nazarenes, with disagreements over Christology and leadership. After the condemnation of the Nazarenes, "Ebionite" was often used as a general pejorative for all related "heresies". Jewish Christians than became Ebonite's that affirmed there Jewish heritage and the Jewish laws but followed the teachings of Christ.
Than, Paul of Tarsus became the main way to convert Gentiles to Christianity. Overtime this caused a rift as Christianity became largely a Gentile religion and was possibly "pagan-ized" as it expanded throughout the Pagan Roman Empire. After the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70 A.D. the Christian Church moved and a center for Judaism became no more. Scholars such as Dr. Tabor state that Essenes and early Christians had a number of similar beliefs. The Essenes practiced baptism, believed in a New Covenant, were messianic and believed themselves a remnant of the faithful preparing the way for the reign of God's glory.
Related information
- The Bible was not written by Christ
- Parts of hundreds of Gospels where put into the Bible
- These missing parts are deemed heretical because, they go against the church but not against Christ!
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