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Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
Explore the development of the first-century Christian church and the emergence of second-century apostasy. Understand the historical and theological shifts that occurred during this time.
Explore the biblical perspective on apostasy and learn to recognize its signs.
Within just a few short decades after the death of the apostle John, divisions were already evident among the early Christians. About 187 AD Irenaeus listed twenty varieties of Christianity; about 384 AD Epiphanius counted eighty.
