What Evidence Speaks Against the View That Numerous Alternative Forms

question 19

Multiple Choice

What evidence speaks against the view that numerous alternative forms of Christianity competed with one another before an orthodox form was ever established?

• A) They emerged later (second through fourth centuries).
• B) They invaded from outside the community.
• C) They were influenced by Greek philosophical schools.
• D) They depended on and reacted to earlier Christian documents.
• E) All of the above

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