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The history of the Bible

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The Rise and Fall of Gnostic Texts

Conspiracy theories continue to have such a hold on the popular imagination. It appeals because it appears to show that Christianity is nonsense, I think. When there were such views, they were a very small number of people who held them. Gnostic texts in general are even more anti-bodder than New Testament books like Mary Magdalene seem to be.

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