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What people say about the Bible and church history, checked against Scripture and the historical record.
A 1910 dictionary traces the myth back to 18th-century Germany; chaining books was the library's insurance.
In AD 112 a Roman governor reported that Christians sang to Christ as to a god.
A Barna survey showed that 75% of respondents believed that phrase was biblical; the trail leads to an almanac.