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Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.

JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE NAMELESS GOD Members Public

The second century Church father and apologist Justin Martyr believed that the Father of the Lord Jesus had no name since he is beyond names. For Justin, to have a name meant that there would have to be someone greater or higher in authority that gave that specific individual his/

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Sam Shamoun
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CHURCH FATHERS ON THE WOMEN OF REV. 12 Members Public

Courtery of William Albrecht. St. Epiphanius of Salamis (300s) Panarion: “But elsewhere, in the Apocalypse of John, we read that the dragon hurled himself at the woman who had given birth to a male child; but the wings of an eagle were given to the woman, and she flew into

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Sam Shamoun
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THE FATHERS ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Members Public

The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give new material, too; the

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Sam Shamoun
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THE FATHERS ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Members Public

The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give new material, too; the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Mary’s Purity and Sinlessness in the Church Fathers Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. AD 100-700: Beginning to the end of the Patristic era The Protoevangelium of James And Anna made a song to the Lord God, saying: I will sing a song to the Lord my God, for He has looked upon me, and has taken away the reproach

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Sam Shamoun
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THE REFORMERS ON MARY’S PERPETUAL VIRGINITY Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. MARTIN LUTHER Christ, our Savior, was the real and natural fruit of Mary’s virginal womb . . . This was without the cooperation of a man, and she remained a virgin after that. (Luther’s Works, editors. Jaroslav Pelikan [vols. 1-30] & Helmut T. Lehmann St. Louis: Concordia

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Sam Shamoun
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What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary Members Public

The following tract was uploaded from Catholic Answers International: https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin. Most Protestants claim that Mary bore children other than Jesus. To support their claim, these Protestants refer to the biblical passages which mention the “brethren of the Lord.” As explained in the Catholic Answers tract

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Sam Shamoun
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Church Fathers on Sola Fide by Matt1618 Part 1 Members Public

I uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/church-fathers-on-sola-fide-by-matt1618-part-1/. DID ANY CHURCH FATHERS TEACH SOLA FIDE? RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGE By: Matt1618 I stated in an email to a Protestant that nobody believed in Sola Fide, or Salvation by Faith Alone for 15 centuries. He responded by

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