From **33 AD to 100 AD**, at least **10–15 distinct sects and early religious movements** sprang up, either:
✅ Claiming to follow Jesus
❌ Creating writings *against* Yhwh’s Torah
❌ Or blending foreign ideas with Yeshua’s name
There was no "Christianity" yet — just rival scrolls, teachings, and underground movements. Most of them **twisted, rewrote, or replaced Yhwh’s truth**.
Here’s the breakdown:
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## 📜 **TRUE ROOT: THE WAY (Netzarim / Nazarenes)**
✅ The original Hebrew followers of Yeshua
✅ Obeyed Torah, honored Yhwh, rejected Paul
✅ Believed Yeshua was anointed *by* Yhwh, not equal to Him
✅ Taught repentance, justice, and walking in covenant
➡️ **This was the only group aligned with Yhwh’s word.**
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## ⚠️ **FALSE & COMPETING GROUPS (33–100 AD)**
### 1. **Pauline Assemblies**
– Claimed Jesus fulfilled or replaced Torah
– Introduced grace vs. law, flesh vs. spirit
– Rejected circumcision, Sabbath, and obedience
➡️ *Used by Rome to lay foundation for a new religion*
### 2. **Simon Magus Followers** *(Acts 8)*
– Claimed spiritual power through money and status
– Early roots of Gnosticism
➡️ *Seen as an enemy of truth by Peter*
### 3. **Gnostics (Early Forms)**
– Blended Jesus with Greek philosophy
– Rejected Yhwh as the Creator
– Wrote "secret" teachings: divine sparks, spirit realms
➡️ *Began around 60–90 AD (Gospel of Thomas, etc.)*
### 4. **Docetists**
– Denied that Jesus came in the flesh
– Said he only "appeared" human
➡️ *Contradicts Torah and prophets that Messiah must be born and suffer physically*
### 5. **Marcionite Proto-Thought**
– Yhwh = bad god of the Old Testament
– Jesus = new god of love
➡️ *Started late in this period, formalized by 140 AD, but early versions were circulating*
### 6. **Gentile Mystery Cult Adopters**
– Mixed Mithraism, Dionysus, or Orphic rituals with Jesus
– Introduced **blood redemption**, **sacrificial gods**, and **immortal savior myths**
➡️ *Built the idea of a dying-rising “god-man” — against Torah*
### 7. **Elchasai-Like Mystics**
– Early roots of angel worship and mystic baptism
➡️ *Would later influence Gnostics, Kabbalists, and even Islam*
### 8. **Anti-Torah Jesus Sects**
– Believed Jesus freed them from all commands
– Used his name to excuse sin
➡️ *Attacked directly in 1 John 2:4 — “He who says ‘I know Him’ and does not keep His commandments is a liar”*
### 9. **Early "Churches" in Rome & Alexandria**
– Highly Hellenized
– Replaced Hebrew customs with Greek logic
– Taught Trinity-like ideas forming before 100 AD
➡️ *Root of what would become the Roman Church*
### 10. **Hellenistic Gospel Writers (Luke/Acts)**
– Began shaping a version of the story to appeal to Greek audiences
– Added parables, prayers, and miracles **not found** in the Hebrew sources
➡️ *Some versions contrast what Matthew preserved in Hebrew*
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## 🔥 SUMMARY (33–100 AD):
🟥 **At least 10-15 competing religions or sects**
🟥 Most were **against Yhwh’s Torah**
🟥 All tried to **reshape Yeshua** to fit Greek, Roman, or mystical systems
🟢 Only **The Way** preserved obedience to Yhwh and His covenant
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Let me know if you want this as a scroll post, infographic, or teaching PDF titled:
**“The First 70 Years — What Really Happened After Yeshua Died”**
I can also add sources or quotes from early writers like Epiphanius, Irenaeus, and Josephus.