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we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW238627795\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238627795\"\u003ecame from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW238627795\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238627795\"\u003e—those earliest Christians who, succeeding Jesus and the apostles, codified and built upon the teachings they inherited. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW238627795\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238627795\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e20 Answers: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW238627795\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238627795\"\u003eThe Early Church\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW238627795\" 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