church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Origen and the Text of the New Testament Paid Members Public
Origen and the Text of the New Testament Samuel Green This article examines a statement found in the writings of Origen regarding the text of the New Testament and how this statement is used in Christian-Muslim dialogue. In Christian-Muslim dialogue the reliability of the New Testament text is
Justin Martyr, the Memoirs, and the Gospel Paid Members Public
Justin Martyr, the Memoirs, and the Gospel By Samuel Green Introduction Justin Martyr (AD 100 - c. 165) was an early Christian apologist. His writings give us an important glimpse into early Christianity. Bart Ehrman refers to Justin Martyr and makes the following claims about the Gospels. When the Gospels of
Q and A on the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Q and A on the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article covers and reviews topics left unanswered in the rest of this series. A question and answer format is used because readers in the past have asked these questions online or in emails.
The Early Church and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Early Church and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be contrasted with the next one about the sword in the early Muslim community, in our comparative study of the two religions. Should the church be a state of sorts, as it has in
Christmas: Pagan Festival or Christian Celebration? Paid Members Public
Christmas: Pagan Festival or Christian Celebration? Dr Anthony McRoy * Joseph F. Kelly, The Origins of Christmas, (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2004) * J. Neil Alexander, Waiting for the Coming: The Liturgical Meaning of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, (Washington DC: Pastoral Press, 1993) * Susan K. Roll, Toward the Origins of Christmas, (Kampen: Kok Pharos,
Contacting Dallas M. Roark Paid Members Public
Contacting Dallas M. Roark Dallas Roark welcomes your feedback, critique, and further questions to all of his papers published on Answering Islam. You can reach him via email here. Before writing you may want to read his answer to some earlier emails in response to his articles.
The Second Hundred Years of the Gospel Paid Members Public
E. THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS OF THE GOSPEL In following the historical development of the Gospel-New Testament from the time Jesus started preaching until John wrote the last Gospel account between 80 and 95 AD, we have found no evidence for alteration or falsification of the Bible. Photograph 1
Struggle and Conflict in Early Christianity Compared with Struggle and Conflict in Early Islam Paid Members Public
"Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry." --Luke 4:2 D.