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• But as we trace the history of the Gospel and early Christianity spreading east, it is always a history of Aramaic and the Aramaic New Testament spreading east. We are therefore forced to come to the conclusion that the Aramaic New Testament is the earliest and most reliable form of the text… That might be a new concept for many in the west, but in the east - well, in the east, the Aramaic New Testament is all they have ever known!
• And so, with that introduction, let’s retrace our steps and look at the “official story” of how Christianity spread - that is, how the Gospel spread, by the disciples, after the death of Jesus.