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The following are additional topic areas related to Early Christianity. If there is a bracket number after the topic, that number indicates how many actual articles there are related to that subject. If the link for the topic is not live, it simply means the topic is a 'planned area' for future growth.

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These links are either to Web pages hosted on the FAIR Website, or to FAIR Papers. FAIR Papers are short articles about specific topics or questions, written by members of FAIR. These articles can be downloaded and read in PDF format and are intended to be distributed by e-mail or print for the general use of our patrons. (To read FAIR Papers you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. It can be downloaded free from the Adobe Web site.) Click on a title below to visit a FAIR Web page or to read the latest version of a FAIR Paper.

Barry R. Bickmore, "Mormonism in the Early Jewish Christian Milieu," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.) How do uniquely LDS beliefs compare to early Christian and Jewish beliefs?

Aaron Christensen, "Celsus and Modern Anti-Mormonism," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, 14 November 2002) This enlightening FAIR Paper discloses that the tactics of modern anti-Mormons are not new. Indeed, they were used by anti-Christians shortly after the Apostolic period.

Daniel C. Peterson, ""What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem?": Apostasy and Restoration in the Big Picture," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.)

Other Resources

The resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

"Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism," (July 2002) A huge list of scholarly articles online dealing with early Jewish and early Christian studies. It includes many papers by Margaret Barker, Hurtado, and others.

Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks, "Comparing LDS Beliefs With First�Century Christianity," (Provo, Utah: FARMS) Two scholars compare early Christianity with LDS beliefs on a number of points.

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