church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Patristic Evidence for Luke 23:34 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following is a list of citations from various church fathers which confirm that Jesus’ prayer to the Father to forgive those who were crucifying him is part of the original, inspired text. Their testimony shows that this reading was found in the Greek and Latin manuscripts of
Jewish Christology Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
An examination of early Jewish Christian beliefs in the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslims have started to appeal to liberal, critical scholarship to try to pit the apostle Paul against Jesus’ original Jewish followers. Their purpose is to convince others that the Christology that was believed and affirmed
Does the Holy Bible Call Itself the Holy Bible? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslims argue that, unlike the word Quran which appears as the name given to their scripture within their own sacred writings, the Holy Bible never refers to itself by that name. They claim that nowhere does one find verses where the word Bible is employed to describe the
The Early Christian Writings on Genesis 19:24 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following is a list of quotations from early Christian writers who used Genesis 19:24 to prove that the OT Scriptures affirm that there are at least two Persons who are called Yahweh. The Christians believed that these two Divine Persons were the Father and his Son
The Early Church Fathers on John 8:58 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this particular article we will be quoting from the writings of the early church fathers, the disciples of the Apostles and those that came after them, to see how they understood the words that the Lord Jesus uttered in response to the Jews’ shock that he had
The Early Post-NT Witness to the Trinity and Deity of Christ Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following quotations are all taken from sources that were written either by those who knew the Apostles of Christ personally or their followers after them. These citations give us an unbroken chain of transmission to the Apostles of our risen Lord and demonstrate that the true followers
To Burn or not to Burn? Paid Members Public
That is the Question! Sam Shamoun It is time again to highlight some of the gross contradictions and inconsistencies that are found all throughout the Quran and sunna of Muhammad. Here we are going to revisit an issue which we have already examined in some depth in several articles and
The Early Christian Proclamation: Paid Members Public
Christ as the Lord of All and Believers as the Slaves of Jesus Sam Shamoun The Quran claims that the disciples of Christ were all Muslims: When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will be My helpers to (the work of) God?" Said the disciples: