[ZX12R]

depends by what you mean by “fundamentalist”.

When everyone could get and read the bible, I wondered if that was when certain readers starting rejecting the teachings of official church scholarship and doctrine, and developing their own individual interpretations of scripture. I think today's fundamentalists mostly reject the entry of modernity, in all it's forms, into interpretation. You mentioned that people reading the bible was fairly recent, and I agree. I was just wondering if that is mostly when everyone started seeking their own individual understanding of the Christian Canon, or was it some other later set of events. I guess what I was asking is, when was the beginning of what lead to all the numerous denominations?

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

it wasn’t the beginning, but i think it’s fair to say it certainly contributed to the thousands of different sects who sprang to life in the last century or two.

false teachers will arise and lead many astray.....

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

it wasn’t the beginning, but i think it’s fair to say it certainly contributed to the thousands of different sects who sprang to life in the last century or two.

false teachers will arise and lead many astray.....