The same happens with all cultures, and with all religions. Whether we are interested in oral tradition in earliest Christianity, or modern expressions of Christianity, it is always good to have reminders from other comparable yet distinct instances that there is no pure, unadulterated, static preservation of the past. Even when things are written or carved in stone, our cultures and perceptions change around the texts and artifacts, and so even when they don\u2019t change, we do, and thus our understanding of those elements of cultural and religious heritage change.<\/p>\n
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