By page 92 Moss has recounted the activities of the Bollandists who were 17th century scholars who waded through centuries of church bullshit about various saints and martyrs and dismissed the vast majority of them as BULLSHIT. "Once scholars had stripped away the pious frauds, entertaining forgeries and well-intentioned legends, they were left with only a small handful of martyrdom stories from before 250 that they judged to be historically reliable." Moss reports that they identified only 6
such stories as passing even a 17th century smell-test. These are:
1- Martyrdom of Polycarp
2- Acts of Ptolemy and Lucius
3- Acts of Justin and Companions
4- Martyrs of Lyons
5, Acts of Scillitan Martyrs
6. Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
It now appears that she will proceed to demolish even these 6 cherished xtian horror stories.
More to come.
such stories as passing even a 17th century smell-test. These are:
1- Martyrdom of Polycarp
2- Acts of Ptolemy and Lucius
3- Acts of Justin and Companions
4- Martyrs of Lyons
5, Acts of Scillitan Martyrs
6. Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
It now appears that she will proceed to demolish even these 6 cherished xtian horror stories.
More to come.