Christian Forums is an online community for Christians around the world to find fellowship with other Christians. Trace the origin of Christianity, exploring how the early Jewish Jesus movement evolved into a Gentile faith, from the conversion of Cornelius to the divide seen in the Didache and Epistle of Barnabas. Discover the truth behind the so-called “lost gospels.” Biblical scholar Tony Burke reveals how Christian apocrypha—noncanonical texts about Jesus and his followers—were never truly lost or suppressed, but continuously written, copied, and sometimes created throughout Christian history by both ‘heretic’ and normative Christianity.

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How did nearly 200 years of Christian Crusades shape the Holy City’s architecture, from the Church of St. Anne to the rebuilt Church of the Holy Sepulchre? Discover the history of the Christian Crusades and their lasting impact on Jerusalem. When did Christianity begin to spread?

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Explore new archaeological discoveries of the earliest churches—from Jerusalem to Laodicea—that reveal how the faith grew. During excavations on Sir Bani Yas Island in the UAE, archaeologists made a find that sheds a light on the early Christian community. Note: The “Protestant” figures from the Religious Landscape Studies may differ slightly from previously published reports because they include Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christian Scientists so as to make the “Protestant” category as similar as possible to the aggregated political surveys. In the Religious Landscape Study reports, Jehovah’s Witnesses are categorized as a separate ... Controversial Christian Theology New Discussion and debate about unorthodox Christian theology Threads 15.5K Messages 983.3K HELL Mark Quayle