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Matthias Grunewald, the Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece, 1512-16, Musee Unterlinden, Colmar
Matthias Grunewald, the Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece, 1512-16, Musee Unterlinden, Colmarjoergens.mi derivative work: Hic et nunc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Christians who said Jesus didn't suffer

There were early Christians who believed Jesus didn't actually suffer on the cross.

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  1. There were early Christians who believed Jesus didn't actually suffer on the cross.
  2. THE IDEA IS CALLED DOCETISM
  3. THE PROBLEM WAS JESUS'S BODY
  4. SOME SEPARATED JESUS FROM THE DIVINE CHRIST
  5. OTHER CHRISTIANS HATED THIS IDEA
  6. YOU CAN SEE THE ARGUMENT IN VERY EARLY CHRISTIANITY
  7. CHRISTIANITY COULD HAVE DEVELOPED VERY DIFFERENTLY
  8. WHY THIS ARGUMENT SHAPED THE CREEDS

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