This time we no longer look at the text objectively. Let's look at what an early Christian church looked like.

这次我们不再客观地看文本。我们来看看一个早期基督教会的样子。

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Instead of looking at the documents from the outside, let's look at what would an early Christian church look like if you were just to stumble upon them? A little imagination.

这次我们不再客观地看文本，我们来看看一个早期基督教会的样子,如果你无意间进了教会，想象一下。

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Just over 20 years ago, Baldo discovered the foundations of an early Christian church in the undergrowth near his home.

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