The Ship of Theseus* and the Church of Corinth: When "Alive" Doesn't Mean the Same Thing
They claim unbroken continuity with the Apostles. A closer look suggests the 1st-century church didn't survive—it evolved into something unrecognizable to its founders.
If you ask a priest in modern-day Thessaloniki if his church was founded by the Apostle Paul, he will point to a lineage stretching back 2,000 years and say, "Yes. We are that church."
On the surface,…
