"We must understand that some of the early Christians in the decades after Jesus' death] saw the message of Jesus largely within the context of Judaism. Indeed, Christianity might have remained as a sect within Judaism . In this initial stage there was little or no thought of any dividing line between Christianity and Judaism."-"The Catholic Study Bible" (written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, ruling body of the American Roman Catholic Church) *****

When the world's largest Christian denomination acknowledges that early "Christianity" was merely a sect of the...

"We must understand that some of the early Christians in the decades after Jesus' death] saw the message of Jesus largely within the context of Judaism. Indeed, Christianity might have remained as a sect within Judaism . In this initial stage there was little or no thought of any dividing line between Christianity and Judaism."-"The Catholic Study Bible" (written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, ruling body of the American Roman Catholic Church) *****

When the world's largest Christian denomination acknowledges that early "Christianity" was merely a sect of the...