Proto-orthodox Church as a Victorious party

Athanasius (4th century AD) was a powerful bishop and a great advocate of orthodoxy.

In the last post, I talked about the various Gnostic groups which illustrates how much diversity the early Christian world experienced. Amid different Read more

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Gnostics: The Truth Behind the Secret “Christian” Communities

Nag Hammadi codices discovered in 1945

In one of my earlier posts, I started to talk about the diversity of early Christianity. As it turns out, Christianity was a diverse phenomenon in the ancient world. There were different groups Read more

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Lost Voices of Christianity: Ebionites (Christians who wanted to be Jews)

In one of the earlier posts, I gave short introductory remarks about the diversity of early Christianity. As I explained, in the first several centuries (especially, during the 2nd and 3rd centuries), Christianity was a diverse phenomenon. A Read more

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Lost Voices of Christianity: Diversity of the Early Christian World (Introduction)

There are more than 2 billion Christians in the world today. It is by far the most influential religion in the last 2000 years. However, it is a diverse religion with thousands of streams and forms. Catholic Church, Orthodox Read more

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