Did Anyone Teach the Immaculate Conception Before St. Augustine?

Are Marian doctrines like the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption late inventions, or do they have earlier roots? We explore pre-Augustinian thought, why some doctrines develop differently, and how Marian beliefs compare to teachings like eternal security and sola fide.

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Questions Covered: 

• 12:41 - I know the Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity of Jesus. Is it his Resurrected body? 
• 16:30 - Do we have any prior to Augustine who taught the concept of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption? Why is the argument of time work for eternal security and sola fide, but not Marian doctrines? 
• 47:30 - Have you read “Jesus Wept”?