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Originally Posted by Believer
I sense that it upsets you that all sources don't agree with what you want them to say. The facts are there, you can't accept them or not. I only offer what I find in the many different studies from many different authors. The Nelson's Dictionary of Christianity does mention the "The Key of Truth." It states, "They influenced some Radical Reformers in the sixteenth century and a copy of their doctrinal manual, The Key of Truth, was circulating in Russian Armenia in the nineteenth century.
I plan on going to the library today and checking more sources. I'm afraid that the verdict will remain the same. But, if I do find anything else I will post it.
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Not "all sources" agree with the sources you cited either. The Wiki article, that was later altered, suggested that the Paulicians were monarchian. Also, just a few posts ago there was another website that indicated the Paulicians were monarchian. It seems that the accusation of "dualism" is a misrepresentation... the Paulicians anathematized Mani, the leader of the Manicheans dualist sect. They did not embrace his dualistic teaching. The "Key of Truth" specifically identifies the Paulicians as monarchian, AND shows that they baptized in Jesus name. The effort to paint the Paulicians as a fringe heretical group by biased historicities are not sufficient.
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