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The blogger makes three points:
- Celsus is under the impression that “orthodoxy” preceded heresy. Heresy originated out of selfish desires of Christians.
- Celsus implies that there was no diversity among the first Christians, but Origen insists that diversity has been a part of Christianity from its earliest days.
- There are many sects of Christians known to Celsus.
via Does Celsus Give Evidence of Early “Orthodox” Primacy? | Earliest Christianity.
But you have to read more to find out why.
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Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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