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Justin’s Knowledge of Paul Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from the following blog articles: * The Letters of Paul in Justin Martyr (Part 1) * The Letters of Paul in Justin Martyr (Part 2) * Paul and Justin: Conclusions and Bibliography The Letters of Paul in Justin Martyr (Part 1) History, Theology This post is part of an
Mary’s Blessedness Revisited Paid Members Public
By Father Chris Kappes “Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28) in light of Luke 1:29: “And when she heard the word, she was troubled” Introduction A classic place to start for puzzles concerning Mary is the seemingly disparaging and
Irenaeus on Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians Paid Members Public
Here’s what St. Irenaeus wrote in respect to the letter that St. Polycarp had written to the Church at Philippi: 4. But Polycarp also was not only instructed by apostles, and conversed with many who had seen Christ, but was also, by apostles in Asia, appointed bishop of the
The Trinity in Neofiti Revisited Paid Members Public
I quote from the English translation of Targum Neofiti 1: Genesis (The Aramaic Bible 1A), translated with Apparatus and Notes by Martin McNamara, M.S.C, and published by The Liturgical Press in 1992. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER 1 1. From the beginning1 with wisdoma the Memra2 of
Protestant Historian, Early Church & Baruch Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Philip Schaff: ANF06. Fathers of the Third Century: Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius, and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius. It is taken from Methodius’ Banquet of the Ten Virgins; or Concerning Chastity. The noted Protestant historian Schaff acknowledged that the 2nd-3rd century
Jesus Christ: God’s Word/Wisdom Incarnate Paid Members Public
In this post I will show how the inspired [N]ew [T]estament authors employed the depiction of both Wisdom and Word found throughout the [O]ld [T]estament writings to describe the work and Person of Christ. I will demonstrate that Jesus is portrayed as the embodiment and personification
Irenaeus, Jesus’ Age & Apostolic Tradition Paid Members Public
I cite a section from St. Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses (“Against Heresies”), where he explicitly states that the elders/bishops personally received and were taught a tradition from the Apostles such as John that our Lord was older than thirty, and was in fact in his forties when his earthly ministry
A NT Text Critic on John 1:18 & 1 Tim. 3:16 Paid Members Public
In this postI will citefrom Tommy Wasserman’s, “Misquoting Manuscripts? The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture Revisited,” in The Making of Christianity: Conflicts, Contacts, and Constructions: Essays in Honor of Bengt Holmberg, ConBNT 47, edited by Magnus Zetterholm and Samuel Byrskog, and published by Eisenbrauns Winona Lake, IN, 2012, pp. 341-345.