Is that true?
Christian history and the Bible, fact-checked honestly
The internet is full of confident claims about the Bible and church history, some true, some false, many complicated. Here are honest answers, with the real history and the sources, including the places Christians got it wrong. Truth has nothing to fear.
Did Constantine choose the books of the Bible?FalseDid the Council of Nicaea invent the idea that Jesus is God?Mostly falseDid the Catholic Church add books to the Bible?It's complicatedDid the church suppress the lost gospels?Mostly falseWas Jesus born on December 25?FalseWere there three wise men?FalseWas Jesus married to Mary Magdalene?FalseWas Mary Magdalene a prostitute?FalseIs the word Trinity in the Bible?It's complicatedDid Christianity copy pagan myths like Horus or Mithras?Mostly falseIs 666 the number of the beast?It's complicatedDid medieval Christians believe the earth was flat?False