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According to archives released by the Vatican library, the original Greek source material used by St. Jerome to translate the apostle Paul's epistles into the Latin Vulgate Bible were obtained from the Marcionite Church in the 4th century. But it bears little resemblance to what's in your bible today. In this episode we journey back in the past to get the scoop on a still-evolving story of strange bedfellows, creative editing and a mysterious release from the Vatican library.
Vatican/Marcion Documents (original):
https://digi.vatlib.it/mss/detail/214664
Vatican/Marcion Documents (sorted and annotated):
https://www.theveryfirstbible.org/vatican.html
Marcionite Church press release following Vatican library discovery:
https://www.prlog.org/12829026-first-bible-vindicated-after-vatican-release-shows-epistles-based-on-marcionite-scripture.html
St. Jerome and history of translations and 'creative interpretations':
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome
The First New Testament: Marcion’s Scriptural Canon by Jason D. BeDuhn:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/553692/pdf
The Very First Bible (free ebook):
https://www.theveryfirstbible.org/Ebook.html
FBN News Channel:
https://www.news.firstbiblenetwork.com
Galatians chapter two tells us we need to make a choice between gospels - between bibles. Peter is to preach to the 'circumcised' while Paul is to preach his gospel to 'the nations.' Which did you choose?
The bible isn't the only thing that changed in the 4th century and in this episode we look at the genesis of the cross as a symbol and explore a new way to reconnect with the Pre-Nicene Christians and learn the meaning behind the first Christian symbol, the Chi Rho.
Links mentioned during the episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho
https://symbolsarchive.com/chi-rho-symbol-history-meaning/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim)
https://www.theveryfirstbible.org
https://www.marcionitechurch.org
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"The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not." Sound confusing? It's a verse from the first Christian bible of 144 A.D. and after visits with friends and family this holiday season, you'll know exactly what it means. FBN breaks it down for you in today's episode.
Episode links:
https://www.theveryfirstbible.org
https://www.marcionitechurch.org
https://www.firstbiblenetwork.com
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