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Roger Pearse
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Patristics, texts & transmissions, ancient history.

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Genuine?
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Julius I?

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Dubious claims: Pope Julius I decided that Jesus was born on 25 December?
Christmas comes round every year, and every year somebody will tell us that Pope Julius I (337-352 AD) in 350, or 352, or 320 - the supposed date varies - decided that Jesus was born on 25 December.  ...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Ferrini... 🤬
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Images of the manuscript, a scroll over 14ft long in Manichaean script, are available at idp.bl.uk/collection/1...
Collection object "Or.8212/178" • Manichaean manuscript, Xwastwanift
manuscript, ink on paper
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November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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It's getting harder to do simple stuff, I feel.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Mainly about politics, I fear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM