Carolina QuotesEven though Jesus may be the only miracleworking Son of God that people know about today, there were lots of people like this in the ancient world.
Bart D. Ehrman Carolinian
Source
Ch. 1: 'Divine Humans in Ancient Greece and Rome'
- work
- How Jesus Became God (2014)
- year
- 2014
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“Even though Jesus may be the only miracleworking Son of God …” Bart D. Ehrman. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-9E33264530. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/9e33264530
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