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> [Before Christianity became the Roman Empire's official religion in the 4th Century, 'mystery religions,' organized around a central canon of secret knowledge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-paglen/before-christianity-became-the-roman-empire-s-official-religion-in/)

[Trevor Paglen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-paglen/)

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> [“An investigation of the origin of Christianity in the Roman world shows that cooperative unions for poverty, sickness, and burial sprang up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/an-investigation-of-the-origin-of-christianity-in-the-roman-world/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [Galen's observations reflect one of the distinctive features of early Christianity. Roman-era religion was mainly about ritual actions vis-à-vis the gods, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-hurtado/galen-s-observations-reflect-one-of-the-distinctive-features-of-early/)

[Larry Hurtado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-hurtado/)

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