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CONTENTS Xlll

16. EARLY HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY: A BRIEF LOOK 265
1. Did Jesus Exist? 265
i. References toJesus in Non-Christian Books from
the First Century 266
ii. The Historical Christ in Christian Circles 266
iii. Christ and His Mother-Tongue 268
iv. Christ: the Moral Attributes of God? 268
2.Jesus' Disciples 269
i. Some Remarks on the Twelve Disciples 272
3.Jesus and his Message: Repent, for the Kingdom of
Heaven is at Hand 272
i. Jesus and the Scope of his Message 273
ii. Christian Creeds 273
iii. The Implications of the Term 'Christian' in the
Early Days 275
4. The Persecution of Early Christians 276
5. Practices and Belief in Early Christianity and its
Aftermath 277
6. Conclusions 278
17. THE NEW TESTAMENT: ITS ANONYMOUS AUTHORSHIP AND
CORRUPTION 279
1. The Lost Gospel Q - A Challenge 279
2. The Authorship of the Present Four Gospels 280
3. Are the Gospels Inspired? 281
4. Transmission of the New Testament 282
i. The Creation of Different Text Types 283
ii. Dates of Recensions 284
5. Textual Corruption 285
i. Variant Readings in the New Testament 285
ii. Scribal Alterations 288
6. The Erasmus Bible and the CommaJohanneum 290
7. Contemporary Corruption of the Text 291
8. Early Manuscripts Negates the Prevalent Christian Doctrines 295
9. Conclusion 298