church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
St. Augustine on John 17:3 & Predestination Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from St. Augustine’s Tractates on the Gospel of John where he discusses our Lord’s statement to the Father being the only true God, and where he also explains our Lord’s words in v. 5 as referring to God having predestined
TATIAN ON THE HOLY TRINITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the works of Tatian who was a second century AD Assyrian Christian apologist and a disciple of St. Justin Martyr. Tatian taught that God is an immaterial Spirit, and that Christ is the Logos (Word) who always subsisted within God and then
Syriac Sinaiticus’ Gospel Variants Paid Members Public
The Syriac Sinaiticus codex is a 4th century AD manuscript, which contains the oldest translations of the Gospels into the Syriac language: The Syriac Sinaiticus, a late 4th century codex also known also as the Sinaitic Palimpsest or the Codex Syriacus, contains a translation of the four canonical gospels of
Hilary: God is the Trinity Paid Members Public
Here I cite from St. Hilary of Poitier’s work On the Trinity, Book VII, where this holy saint affirms that the term God refers the divine Persons who share the same name and nature. All emphasis will be mine. 31. We see how the living Son of the living
Epiphanius’ Refutation of the Arians Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 79, 368-374. Epiphanius refutes the Arian misuse of Acts 2:36 and Mark
Epiphanius on Jesus as the Divine Angel Paid Members Public
The extracts in this post are taken from the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 79, pp. 362-66. Epiphanius affirms that Jesus is the divine Angel who appeared
Gregory Palamas: One God Is the Trinity Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting specific excerpts from St. Gregory Palamas’ work on the Filioque to show that this theologian taught and affirmed that the monarchial Trinity is the one true God. All emphasis will be mine. But, O God of all, Thou who alone art the Bestower
Epiphanius’ Refutation of the Arians Paid Members Public
In this post I quote the English rendering of The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis Books II and III. De Fide (Second, revised Edition), translated by Frank Williams [Brill, Leiden-Boston 2013], Volume 79, pp. 377-388. Epiphanius does a phenomenal job of refuting the Arian objections against the Holy