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MaggieOH
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It was Constantine’s fault. That is why the real possessors of the “manuscripts” took them by stealth and disappeared so that they could not be discovered and destroyed. These first Christians underwent great hardship at the hands of those apostates in Rome. These secret manuscripts were passed on from one generation to another and through the Paulicians, Waldensians, Bogomils and the Albigenses before being picked up by Bucer and becoming the Textus Receptus. The real Christians had remained in hiding until the time that Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door in WittenbergMy argument infers a continuity for which there is evidence for. If you would like me to post the evidence I will.
You likewise would have to prove a discontinuity. You would have to show where and when this “apostasy” took place, for it contradicts all of Church history.
Also, Ignatius of Antioch was appointed by John the last Apostle. He know Polycarp and lived most his life in the Apostolic Age. He bridges the gap between the Apostolic and post-Apostolic ages.
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