church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
JEROME, TRADTION & APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION Paid Members Public
Here’s what St. Jerome wrote to the Luciferians in respect to the authority of unwritten traditions and apostolic succession in proving and preserving Christian doctrines and the correct meaning of Scripture. All emphasis will be mine: 8. L. Thirsty men in their dreams eagerly gulp down the water of
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION & TRADITION Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from a Church father and two early Christian writers, all of whom affirm that it is the sacred unwritten tradition found in the churches that go back the Apostles which preserve the correct meaning and application of the Scriptures and the Faith. All emphasis
IRENAEUS, CLEMENT & JESUS AS THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
I will cite from two great saints of the Church, Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, who both taught that it was Christ in his prehuman existence that appeared throughout the OT as the divine Angel of God. All emphasis will be mine. Irenaeus of Lyons The Holy Ghost, throughout the
HILARY ON JESUS BEING THE ANGEL Paid Members Public
In this lengthy post, I quote the words of another great saint, Hilary of Poitiers, from his writing On the Holy Trinity, Book IV. This holy saint not only argued that Jesus is that very divine Angel that appeared throughout the OT, but even quoted texts such as Genesis 1,
CHRISTIANS ON CHRIST’S OT APPEARANCES Paid Members Public
In this post I reference some early and later medieval fathers, saints, theologians, etc., who take the view that the God whom the patriarchs and prophets such as Abraham and Moses was the Lord Jesus Christ in his prehuman existence. Some of these writers also taught that Christ is the
ST. AMBROSE ON JESUS AS GOD’S ANGEL Paid Members Public
The following is taken from St. Ambrose’s Exposition of the Faith, Book I. This holy servant of Christ sets out to prove that Jesus is the divine Angel of God who appeared to Abraham, Moses and Nebuchadnezzar. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 13. Discussion of the Divine Generation
IGNATIUS’S SHORTER & LONGER EPISTLE TO POLYCARP Paid Members Public
The translation used here is taken from: To Polycarp – Roberts-Donaldson English Translation (Shorter and Longer Recensions). It contains the shorter (Syriac) and longer recensions of St. Ignatius’ letter to St. Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna. The post quotes the shorter recension first. All emphasis will be mine. Shorter and Longer
IGNATIUS’ SHORTER & LONGER LETTERS TO ROME Paid Members Public
The following is taken from: Romans – Roberts-Donaldson English Translation (Shorter and Longer Recensions). It contains the shorter (Syriac) and longer recensions of St. Ignatius’ letter to the Romans. The post quotes the shorter recension first. All emphasis will be mine. Shorter and Longer Versions Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus,