The Black church: Its roots are deep

From: The Philadelphia Tribune | Date: February 7, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Kwame Ansah
Philadelphia Tribune, The
02-07-1995
The Black church: Its roots are deep.

By Kwame Ansah

Special to the Tribune

PART II

The oral tradition of early (1st -- 3rd centuries) Christianity was gradually replaced by composed narratives, the earliest of which was probably the Gospel of Mark. Even Roman Catholic church records reflect the Ethiopian Church was firmly established as early as early 330 A.D. This was long before Greek and Italian Monks began translating the bible into Latin from Greek which had diffused much of the original Hebrew writings and oral teachings with the teachings ...

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