church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
CATHOLIC SOURCES ON REV. 12 & THE ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite various Catholic authorities to illustrate the Catholic interpretation of Revelation, especially as it relates to the Assumption of the Blessed Mother. All emphasis will be mine. Verse 1 A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet. By this woman, interpreters
REFORMERS ON THE ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
Jan Huss on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary “… and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord.” (Quoting Sirach 24) “Although the words of this epistle primarily relate to the uncreated Wisdom, they also secondarily relate to the glorious Virgin
REFORMERS ON REVELATION 12 Paid Members Public
Francois Lambert (A.D. 1528 ), Commentary on Revelation 12 “If Christ is her son, it is true that Mary is a portion of this woman, that is, of the most noble Church. “For to devour the son means to remove the true faith in his name. And indeed, Satan literally
ANCIENT WITNESSES TO MARY’S ASSUMPTION Paid Members Public
Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Ephrem the Syrian “I am about to enter into His living Paradise, and in the place in which Eve succumbed, I shall glorify Him. For of all created women, He was most pleased with me, and He willed that I should be
ANCIENT COMMENTARIES ON REVELATION 12 Paid Members Public
Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Testament of Joseph, Chapter II 72 And hear ye, my children, also the vision which I saw. 73 There were twelve harts feeding: and the nine were first dispersed over all the earth, and likewise also the three. 74 And I saw
MONEPISCOPACY IN THE EARLY CHURCH Paid Members Public
Monepiscopacy, also called monarchical episcopate, refers to a single bishop chosen to preside and rule over the church with a college of presbyters and deacons. The evidence shows that this was an early and widespread practice of the universal church. In fact, a strong case can be made that this
THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC Paid Members Public
In this post I will be looking at specific early Christian apocryphal and pseudepigraphic writings, which give us an idea of the early Christological views held during that period. Some of these sources are believed to have originally been Jewish works that subsequently underwent revision and redaction by Christian scribes.
CLEMENT OF ROME AND CHRIST’S DEITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote from a letter attributed to Clement of Rome, which was written to address the Ephesian churches’ deposing their elders. The epistle has been dated to the last three decades of the first century, with the most common date of composition placed at the end