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The Bible and earlier Christians
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RE: The Bible and earlier Christians
(July 16, 2014 at 5:00 pm)Minimalist Wrote: "Matthew" is a made up name which was attached to an anonymous book of bullshit.

"Facts." They are nasty things.

The main characters, especially in the New Testament, have easy to pronounce "English" names while all of the minor characters have more traditional Middle East names. The English guys were very thoughtful to have done that.
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The Bible and earlier Christians - by DeistPaladin - July 15, 2014 at 2:58 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Chad32 - July 15, 2014 at 3:32 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 15, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Minimalist - July 15, 2014 at 7:33 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Tonus - July 16, 2014 at 6:09 am
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by DeistPaladin - July 16, 2014 at 9:44 am
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Chad32 - July 16, 2014 at 9:34 am
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by John V - July 16, 2014 at 4:55 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by DeistPaladin - July 16, 2014 at 5:17 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Jenny A - July 16, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Minimalist - July 16, 2014 at 5:00 pm
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 17, 2014 at 12:40 am
RE: The Bible and earlier Christians - by ThomM - July 16, 2014 at 7:02 pm

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