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I make sense of today by drawing on past wisdom. In particular, I write on philosophy, religion, and culture. What sets this Substack apart is its unique emphasis on citing, reading, and discussing sources directly rather than relying on second or third-hand accounts.
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What Happened to the Family of Jesus?
The family of Jesus served as key leaders in earliest Christianity until the second century. While their influence waned as Christianity expanded from Jerusalem, the relatives of Jesus, known as desposynoi, remained an important group within early Christianity until at least 250 AD. We have a surprising amount of historical information in both the New T…
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