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[–] 4 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

But it was collected and disseminated by a bunch of dudes in the 300s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea

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  • [–] 15 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

    Nicae canonized the subset of Gospels they considered legitimate and excised the Gospels they considered heretical.

    But the earliest surviving written gospel is dated to AD 125, with speculation (based on adjacent writings) dating new testament documents back to AD 60.

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  • [–] 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    I appreciate that link. I also like and recognize that you accept that "early Christians" is a misnomer and they were actually a sect of Judaism. They called themselves Jews as well.

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  • [–] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    you accept that “early Christians” is a misnomer and they were actually a sect of Judaism

    I don't think this internally contradictory. No more than asserting that "early Mormons" were a sect of Christianity, and therefore not real Mormons somehow.

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