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3. Unless the passage was written at a time when there were both,

Thu May 28, 2015, 05:44 PM

May 2015

and then the circumstances at the time were projected back into the past. It would not be the only instance of that happening in the Bible.

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I love these kinds of debates, goldent May 2015 #1

There were neither Christians nor missionaries at the time. rug May 2015 #2

Unless the passage was written at a time when there were both, Htom Sirveaux May 2015 #3