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The Death of Jesus and the Rise of the Christian Persecution Myth

There is an overpowering myth that Christianity was built on violent persecution but historian Candida Moss says that’s false history.

Candida Moss

Published Mar. 31 2013 4:45AM EDT

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Candida Moss

Candida Moss

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