Sorry, how does Cromwell fit with "doesn't suit a particular narrative"? Where did he make any claims relevant to that?

I can't believe you think the first followers of Jesus which probably didn't even number 100 people worshipped the same way you do.

So weird that even after I denied this explicitly, you continue to repeat the claim. Either you're not a very good reader or you're dishonest. Which is it?

And I repeat:

You said that they "swing incense" just like we do in Catholicism in a Roman Temple. Great - let's see evidence of that in the ancient sources! The best you could do is a quick google and found a website that's no more credible than you are.

Super weird for someone who's done the research and claimed Mary Beard says the same thing to not be able to cite a single academic source.