by candidlynuts 4 Replies latest jw friends
cnn is re-airing a program tonight called after jesus- the first christians..
i enjoyed the program, i seen it last night.. interesting stories that i personally hadnt heard some of them before.
check your local listings for times. i think its called CNN presents: After Jesus- the first christians.
I saw part of the show, the last half. It was interesting how they brought out that the early Christians had no central control and met in small groups in homes. They also didn't have titles or positions. The passing of the bread and wine was part of meals and certainly not a yearly celebration.
Then they talked a little about how the books of the bible were chosen. They said if someone wanted to keep a sacred writing from getting into circulation, they just prevented it from being copied. Who knows how many writings of that time are just lost, that could maybe help fill in some details for us. They also went into how the organized church history started.
They are showing another show about early Christianity tonight at 7 pm central time-check your listings. And they are supposed to repeat the first one, but I don't know when.
I believe this is the same show which aired on PBS a few years ago, lots of interviews with scholars, etc. It should be available for purchase on the PBS or NOVA website.
If you want an interesting discussion of some of the writings of the early christians that survived, read Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels. What an eye-opener on how varied they were - so different from the WTS's take on it.
I also saw the CNN piece. Pretty good.
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