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Baptist - a sect of Judaism called “Christian”

Baptist, not to be confused with the Baptist of today 

Dr. John Harbaugh

17 September 2007

 
For a background for the beginning of the Christian Church, we have largely relied upon tradition and false denominational doctrines.  Even the word “church” is falsely defined.

"Church" which is clearly defined as an "assembly", a "calling together" is somehow mystified –I won’t go into that in this paper.
 
For the purpose of the upcoming topic, THE MIXING OF CHRISTIANITY, first its incarnation as a sect of  Judaism and its later extraction and merger with Paganism -We need to discuss the concept of the "Sanhedrin" and the two major Jewish Denominations.
 
Be sure, that throughout its history there has always been a Christian Church (like the Hebrew) that did not mix with Paganism, although the larger portion did. 

Lets discuss the Hebrew Church, and dispel some of the traditional Sunday School and impotent seminary teaching about the makeup of the Church Hierarchy. 

The word "Sanhedrin" does not appear in scripture in English, but the concept does.  The Greek "sunedrion", soon-ed'-reed-on; the Jewish Sanhedrim is translated as "council" in the King James Bible.
 
We have been taught that the Sanhedrin (derived from the word seventy) was comprised by the "Seventy" and they (the seventy) were the "Pharisees of the Pharisees".
 
The word Sanhedrin does not come from the word seventy, neither is it comprised of Pharisees.  Be sure that some of the Council were in fact Pharisees, the greater part of the council and the High Priest were actually Sadducees.  Shocking, isn't it?
 
(Acts 5:17 KJV) "Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,"
 
(Acts 23:6-8 KJV) "But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and
resurrection of the dead I am called in question. {7} And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. {8} For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both."
 
Again.... " ..... For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both."  These were the two major Hebrew sects that survived into the Christian era.  There were also the Baptist and possibly the Zadokites, whom some suppose the Escenes were descendants of,  of whom was  raised John The Baptist.  

The Baptist, became known as the "sect of the Nazarenes" and were called "Christian", but were still a sect of the Hebrew religion.
 
(Acts 24:5-6 KJV) "For we have found this man (Paul) a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: {6} Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our
law."

(Acts 28:21-22 KJV) "And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee. {22} But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against."
 
(Acts 26:28 KJV) "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuades me to be a Christian."
 
(Acts 11:26 KJV) "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch.  And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."
 
(Galatians 3:28-29 KJV) "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. {29} And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
 
So who were the New Testament "Seventy"?  Certainly not the leaders of the synagogue,  and certainly not the council.   More importantly not even members of the Synagogue.
 
(Luke 10:1 KJV) "After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come."
 
(Luke 10:17 KJV) "And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name."
 
Sorry, for what you were taught in Sunday School, or have taught in Sunday School.
 
(2 Timothy 2:15-16 KJV) "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. {16} But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness."
 
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