Pre-Nicene Teaching on Jesus’ Incarnate Titles Grid – Nov. 2024

 

 

Legend for Cells

It1. Christ is the Firstborn Col 1:15; Heb 1:6

iIt1. Jesus is the Messiah

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

It2. Christ is the Second/Last Adam Rom 5:14-16

It12. Jesus a star rising out of Jacob

I = Implied this is true or opposite is false

It3. Jesus called Emmanuel/God with us. Isa 7:14

It13. Christ is the root of Jesse

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

It4. Jesus is our High Priest   Heb 2:17; 3:1; 4:14; 8

It14. Jesus is the descendent/seed of David. Rom 1:3

J = Mentioned as by Jesus, not John

It5. Jesus is our Physician/Doctor Lk 4:23; 5:31

It15. Jesus of Nazareth Mt 2:23;4:12-13;Mk 1:24;10:47;Lk2:39;4:14-16

Q = Quote of 1 or more verses

It6. Jesus is the Way   Jn 14:6

It16. Jesus is the Firstfruits

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

It7. Jesus is the Truth   Jn 14:6

It17 Jesus is a son of Abraham

½  = quote of ½ a verse  A = Allusion

It8. Jesus is our / the Life   Jn 1:4; 14:6

It18. Sign of Jonah/Jonas refers to Jesus.Mt12:39-41;Lk11:29

P = partial

It9. Jesus is the Bread or Bread of Life Jn 6:35

It19. Christ is the/our bridegroom Rev 21:9; (implied) Jn 3:29

- = no reference found

It10. Jesus is the Vine   Jn 15:1-17

It20. Christ is our Passover 1 Cor 5:7

X = Disagree     blank = not researched yet

Rows: blue=Bible manuscript, white=Christian writer, khaki=spurious, green=heresy, orange=schism, pink=strange writer, yellow=foreign missions, red=Christians persecuted, brown=Christians persecuting

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First Christians in Edessa, Osrhoene

60

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111

The Apostle Philip martyred in Hierapolis, Turkey

60

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111

First Christians in Armenia

c.60

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111

First Christians in England and Glastonbury church.

61

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111-112

The Dead Sea Scrolls (205 OT fragments, 667 non-OT)

150 B.C.-68

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Wadi Murabba’at Mur 2. Dt 10:1-3; 11:2-3; 12:25-26; 14:29; 15:1 or 2

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Masada. Gen 46:7-11; Lev 4:3-9; 8:31-11:40; Dt 33:17-21; 34:2-6 Ps 150:1b-6, and Ezek 35:11-15; 36:1-10, 13-14, 17-35; 37:1-14, 16, 23, 28; 38:1-4, 7-8 (with gaps)

169 B.C.-73 A.D.

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Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

64-95/96

est. 500K Christians. Labeled atheists & killed for refusing to worship emperor/idols

Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

16.75

96/98

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An estimated 500,000 or 800,000 Christians

by 100 A.D.

per Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126 or World Christian Trends AD 30-2200 AD p.18

Papias of Hierapolis, disciple of John

2

95-110

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“Presbyters” (Papias?)

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Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version)

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c.100-117

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Trajan persecutes Christians

 

107-117

Answered Pliny the Younger’s letter. Christians not hunted, but killed if found.

Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

4.75

c.60-120

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Apology of Aristides (Greek version)

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Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist)

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Epistle of Barnabas

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c.70-130

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Wadi Murabba’at Mur 2. Dt 10:1-3; 11:2-3; 12:25-26; 14:29; 15:1 or 2

c.132

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Hadrian persecutes Christians and Jews

 

118 & 134

Hadrian loved Greek culture, and he persecuted both Jewish and Christian people.

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

29

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Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

 

135

Christians persecuted in Israel because they would not join Bar Cochba’s revolt.

p52 Jn 18:31-33,37f-38 (5 verses)

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2 Clement (anonymous writer)

5.75

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p87 Phm 13-15,24-25

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p46 Chester Beatty II - (70%) Paul, Heb (1,680 verses)

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Akhmin Apocalypse of Peter (Greek)

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p104 Mt 21:34-37,43-45(?)

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p98 Revelation 1:13-2:1 (9 verses)

150?

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First churches in Morocco, Portugal, & south Germany

c.150

according to World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Polycarp to the Philippians

3.5

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Epistle to Diognetus (=Mathetes to Diognetus)

5.25

c.130-200

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Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P’s

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The Epistle of the Apostles. Against Cerinthus, Simon, and Gnostics. Canonical in the Ethiopic Orthodox Tawahedo Church

9.8

2nd century

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Leucius Charinus Acts of John

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Gospel of Mary (ms. p463 is 200-250 A.D.)

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Shepherd of Hermas

46.5

c.115-155

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Justin Martyr, philosopher, apologist

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Evarestus Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Marcion of Pontus, pupil of Cerdo/Cerdon. Apelles & Prepon from Marcion.

before 170-

Gnostics believed Creator was evil or foolish, rejected Old T., mixed in paganism.

Menander then Satorninos/Saturnilus (ascetic Gnostics)

c.150-4th cen.

Cerdo & Menander from Simon in Acts. Encratite Gnostics came from Saturnilus.

Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

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Tatian's Diatessaron

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Tatian, Encratite Gnostic later

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First Christians in Austria

174

according to World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Basilides & his pupil Isidorus, changed from Menander 's teaching

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Sethians/Borborites (libertine Gnostics)

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Hermetic Gnostics (no mention of Christ)

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Valentinians including Heracleon, Colorbasus, Marcus, & Ptolemy

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Other gnostics: Cainites, Carpocrates, Docetics, Peretae, Cerinthus, Dositheus, Monoimus, Hermogenes, Marcillinians, Melchisedecians, Nicolaus, Ophites, Secundus/Epiphanes

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p66 Bodmer II Papyri - 92% of John (817 verses)

c.125-175

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p4+p64+p67 Lk 1:58-59; etc. Mt 26:7-8,etc.(95 verses)

c.150-175

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p90 Jn 18:36-19:7 (11 verses)

c.175

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Athenagoras (apologist)

33.5

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Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons)

6.5

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

 

162/166-180

Stoic philosopher. Persecution, mainly in Gaul, ended when he died.

Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian)

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170-177

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Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis

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Hegesippus (chronicler)

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Rhodon (against Marcion and Apelles)

0.5

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Theophilus of Caesarea

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Theophilus of Antioch (to Autolycus)

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Ebionite Clementine Homilies (Law, Father, Son)

123.5

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Ebionite Letter of Peter to James

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Ebionite Letter of Clement to James

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Early Christians warning about Ebionites

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Irenaeus Proof of Apostolic Preaching

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c.160-202

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

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182-188

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Pantaenus of Alexandria traveled to India

189

Visited the Malankara church in India. They used the Gospel of Matthew in Hebrew.

Gospel of Peter (Serapion finally against it)

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Maximus of Jerusalem (wrote on origin of evil)

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Polycrates of Ephesus (Quartodecimian)

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Christians in Bactria, Hindu Kush, and Kurdistan

196

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p32 (=P. Rylands 5) Titus 1:1-15; 2:3-8 (21 verses)

150-200

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p103/p77 Mt 13:55-57; 14:3-5; 23:30-39 (10 verses)

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Gaius of Rome started the Alogi heresy

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Claimed the Gospel of John and Revelation were by Cerinthus, not John

p23 James 1:10-12, 15-18 (7 verses)

ca.200

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According to the Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126

Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs -died 180 A.D.

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Caius and the Muratorian Canon

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus)

c.200-257-

Patripassians believed the Father, Son, & Spirit were one person.

Zephyrinus & Callistus of Rome (adoptionists)

199-222

God came upon the human man Jesus. Callistus excommunicated Sabellius.

Persecution of Septimus Severus

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est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but did not repeal existing laws.

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

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Acts of Paul and Thecla (Tertullian said faked by a presbyter)

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Romans kill first known martyrs in Britain

209

Alban, Julius, and Aaron were formerly thought killed in 304/5 A.D.

Epitaph of Abercius of Hieropolis in Phrygia Salutaris

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Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

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Minucius Felix (The Octavius)

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Apollonius of Ephesus (against Montanists)

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Judah the Prince compiles the Jewish Mishnah

 

189-217

Oral traditions of the Pharisees were written down & became part of the Talmud

Clement of Alexandria Stromata

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Clement of Alexandria Exhort. to the Heathen

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Clement of Alexandria (remainder)

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Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church)

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

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Tertullian: On Monogamy, On Modesty

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p75 Lk 3:18-22; etc. Jn 1:1-11:45,etc. (1,166 verses)

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0189 Acts 5:3-21 (earliest N.T. parchment) (19 verses)

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p45 Chester Beatty I, 4 gospels + Acts (833 verses)

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p29 Acts 26:7-8,20 (3 verses)

200-225

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p30 1 Th 4:12-13,16-17, 5:3,8-10,12-18,25-28; 2 Th 1:1-2; 2:1,9-11 (25 verses)

early 3rd cent.

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Ebionite Recognitions of Clement (=Sinai Epitome)

134

211-231

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Bardaisan/Bardesan of Syria (heretical). Against Marcion & Valentinus.

11.5

154-224/232

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Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists)

2.75

c.232

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Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son)

2.25

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Theodotus of Byzantium (Jesus born only a man)

0.5

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Justin's Book of Baruch -Moses,Heracles,Christ

2.5

188-235

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Naaseni Gnostics & their Gospel of Thomas

3+6

188-235

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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

218

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Maximin Thrax persecutes Christians

235-238

First empire-wide persecution, but only of clergy. It stopped when he was killed.

Narrative of Zosimus

4.5

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Theodotus the probable Montanist

7.75

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Instructions of Commodianus

16

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Julius Africanus (undisputed writings)

9

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pseudo-Clement Two Epistles on Virginity

5.75+5

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Ebionite Protoevangelium of James

6

145-248

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Heraclas of Alexandria 1st to be called a pope

 

232-249

No Roman bishop called a pope until the Council of Arles I in 314 A.D., Next was 347 A.D.. Siricius c.384-399 was the first Roman bishop to call himself a pope.

p137 Mk 1:7-9,16-18 (6 verses)

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p13 Heb 2:14-5:5;10:8-22;10:29-11:13;etc. 114 verses

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p5 Jn 1:23-31,33-40; 16:14-20;20:11-17,19-20,22-25

early 3rd cent.

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Martyrdom of the Holy Martyrs

1.5

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p1 Mt 1:1-9,12,14-20 (17 verses)

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p22 Jn 15:25-16:2; 16:21-32 (17 verses)

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p91 Acts 2:30-37; 2:$6-47; 3:1-2

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p118 Rom 15:26-27,32-33; 16:1,4-7,11-12

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p119 Jn 1:21-28,33-38,42-44

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p121 Jn 19:17-19,25-26

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p129 1 Cor 7:36-39;8:10;9:3,14-17;9:27-10:6

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p131 Rom 9:18-21; 9:22-10:3

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p80 Jn 3:34 (1 verse)

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Nag Hamadi Apocalypse of Peter

2.5

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Hermias Satire on Greek Philosophers

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12.5

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0.75

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Bishop Stephen I of Rome Letter to Antioch

 

251

Asked why Novatian did not know there should be only one bishop in Rome

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825.15

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Origen’s Prayer, Exhortation to Martyrdom

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Severe persecution by Decius and Gallus

250-251 - 253

1st Christian schism. Could fallen Christians return or doomed forever –Novatian

First Christians monks and hermits

250-251

Peter the Hermit and others. Antony of Egypt (270-356 A.D.) was a bit later.

Novatian (his schism lasted over 200 years)

38.5

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Treatise Against Novatian

6.5

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Treatise on Rebaptism

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Cyprian of Carthage (against Novatian)

250.75 

c.246-258

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Roman church leaders (letters 2,29,30)

1+4.75

250-251

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