Printing
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Despite the early appearance of printing in China, the cumbersome ideographic writing system limited knowledge dissemination among the learned classes. 79:8.7
Master's teaching concerning prayer was misinterpreted due to the lack of exact words remembered, leading to centuries of misunderstanding and faith wrecking beliefs about prayer as a form of magic. 180:2.4
Before the printing press, progress was slow, but now human society is plunging forward under the force of accumulated momentum. (81:6.9,44)
Perpetuating truth prior to the art of printing was difficult, as new doctrines often became absorbed into existing beliefs and myths. 93:7.4 122:8.7
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Error regarding “prayer” 180:2.4 — Jn 14:13-14; Jn 15:7,16b.
- There was no star in Bethlehem 122:8.7 — Mt 2:2,7,9-10.