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That night, Constantine ordered his guards to gather all the scriptures that spoke
of the Oneness of Allah and burn them, and to make sure that the only scriptures
remaining were those of the Paul and his followers. Needless to say, the guards
were much too afraid to disobey Constantine and so they carried out the order.
The next morning when the religious authorities gathered, the fear of the
Nazarenes was realized. None of their scriptures were left on the table! Arius
protested and accused Constantine of deceit, but it was no good -- the damage
had been done." "Didn't they have other real scriptures, like we have real copies
of the Koran?" asked Sarah. "Oh, Sarah, there were a few, but you see in those
days everything had to be written down by hand, and that took a very long time,
so you can see there weren't many of them," said Jabel."
"Arius and the rest of the Nazarenes left the conference in disgust. However,
Constantine realized they knew their scriptures very well and that he could not
allow them to return home where they would continue to preach, so he arranged
to have them all murdered. He also decreed that anyone found in possession of
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of the Oneness of Allah and burn them, and to make sure that the only scriptures
remaining were those of the Paul and his followers. Needless to say, the guards
were much too afraid to disobey Constantine and so they carried out the order.
The next morning when the religious authorities gathered, the fear of the
Nazarenes was realized. None of their scriptures were left on the table! Arius
protested and accused Constantine of deceit, but it was no good -- the damage
had been done." "Didn't they have other real scriptures, like we have real copies
of the Koran?" asked Sarah. "Oh, Sarah, there were a few, but you see in those
days everything had to be written down by hand, and that took a very long time,
so you can see there weren't many of them," said Jabel."
"Arius and the rest of the Nazarenes left the conference in disgust. However,
Constantine realized they knew their scriptures very well and that he could not
allow them to return home where they would continue to preach, so he arranged
to have them all murdered. He also decreed that anyone found in possession of
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