Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early by Barry Robert Bickmore

By Barry Robert Bickmore

This booklet meticulously examines the earliest teachings of Christianity and the way a few of these teachings have been transformed, deserted, or forgotten within the centuries following the demise of the Apostles. via exploring the writings of early Christian leaders, Dr. Bickmore is ready to get better these early teachings whereas illustrating the importance they performed within the theology and Christology of the pristine Christian Church. most significantly for Latter-day Saints, Dr. Bickmore demonstrates that lots of forgotten early Christian teachings have been restored in the course of the prophet Joseph Smith.

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