church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
EXTRA-BIBLICAL SUPPORT FOR THE TRINITY Paid Members Public
In this somewhat brief post, I will be citing from a diverse range of Christian writings, dating from as early the first century. Some of these works include snippets from the Apostolic fathers, e.g. the men who knew the Apostles and/or were commissioned by them, as well as
EARLY CHURCH ON MARY AS THE NEW AND GREATER EVE Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from a few of the early Christian writers who viewed Mary as the new Eve, just as Christ was the new Adam, who through her obedience undid what Eve’s disobedience did to creation. JUSTIN MARTYR Chapter 100. In what sense Christ is [called]
EPIPHANIUS ON THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY Paid Members Public
In this post I shall share Epiphanius’ somewhat lengthy comment where he alludes to the blessed Mother’s assumption by likening her to Elijah, in the context of condemning a heretical group called the Collyridians who had deified Mary and offered sacrificed to her as a goddess. The readers will
SOME FACTS ABOUT JEROME Paid Members Public
I am reposting this from the following site: What we probably don’t know about St. Jerome is just . What we probably don’t know about St. Jerome is just what we need to know Meg Hunter-Kilmer – published on 09/28/17 He was singularly agitated, impatient, and proud … but
HYPOSTASIS AND OUSIA IN THE TRINITARIAN CONTROVERSIES Paid Members Public
The following is an excerpt from Richard P. C. Hanson’s book The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, where he discusses the confusion that existed within the first four centuries of the church in respect to the terms that were employed in expressing the relationship between the Father,
REFUTING THE SKEPTICS: THE TEXTUAL VERACITY OF LUKE 22:43-44 Paid Members Public
I am reposting this in-depth blog article by James Snapp Jr. defending the textual veracity of Luke 22;43-44: Video Lecture 20: Luke 22:43-44: Jesus in Gethsemane. The 20th video lecture in the series Introduction to NT Textual Criticism is accessible at YouTube and at Bitchute. This lecture is
Is there Archeological Support for the Reliability of the Gospels? Paid Members Public
Gregory Boyd January 8, 2008 One of the many tests historians typically submit documents to in accessing their historical reliability concerns the extent to which archeology supports or undermines the historic claims the document makes. So we need to investigate the extent to which archeology confirms, or refutes, aspects of
How Reliable were the Early Church’s Oral Traditions? Paid Members Public
Gregory Boyd November 3, 2021 How reliable were the early church’s oral traditions? In terms of assessing the reliability of the Gospels, this is an extremely important question. First century Jewish culture was what scholars today would call an “orally dominated culture.” While a certain percentage of people could