John the Evangelist
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John the Evangelist
Cosmas describes the Bogomils as rejecting the Old Testament and Church sacraments; the only prayer they used was the Lord’s Prayer. They did not venerate icons or relics, while the cross was denounced as the instrument of Christ’s torture. The Church itself was seen as being in league with the devil, whom the Bogomils regarded as not only the crea
... See moreSean Martin • The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages
Amongst the Bogomils whose names have survived are Jeremiah (thought by some to be the pseudonym of Bogomil himself), who wrote the widely circulated tract The Legend of the Cross,
Sean Martin • The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages
Mark 16:9-20 has been called a later addition to the Gospel of Mark by most New Testament scholars in the past century. The main reason for doubting the authenticity of the ending is that it does not appear in some of the oldest existing witnesses, and it is reported to be absent from many others in ancient times by early writers of the Church. Mor... See more