Jesus of Nazareth, Whose Messianic Message Captivated Thousands, Dies at About 33
Why didn't he quickly drift into the same irrelevance as his predecessors? What happened next made all the difference.
Why didn't he quickly drift into the same irrelevance as his predecessors? What happened next made all the difference.
The conversion of Constantine to Christianity...
ReplyDeleteThat was nearly three hundred years later, so no :-).
DeleteWho is Constantine?
Deletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
DeleteIt's been nearly 200 years since Mormonism was founded. Why didn't Joseph Smith quickly drift into irrelevance? Is that not in the same category?
DeleteA good question. I think he's not in the same category: he was never seen as the Messiah, so his death did not greatly undermine the basis of Mormonism.
DeleteHe was resurrected to become the Life-Giving Spirit! 1 Corinthians 15:45
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