church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Biblical Canon of Isidore of Seville Paid Members Public
Isidore, bishop of Seville (c. 560–636), is a canonized saint in the Catholic Church. In his work, titled The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville, compiled between 615 and the early 630s AD, he lists the Scriptures which the Church accepted as canonical. I quote from the English translation of
Textual Variants & Reformation Bibles Before King James Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the Bibles produced during the Reformation period in respect to some of the verses, which are not found in modern English translations of the Holy Bible, or are placed within brackets or parentheses to indicate that the translators question their textual veracity.
John Calvin, the Reformers & Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Paid Members Public
A great number of Protestants are unaware of the fact that their spiritual forebears, the magisterial reformers such as John Calvin affirmed the Perpetuality Virginity of Mary (PVM). Calvin especially scoffed at those who would use texts such as Matthew 1:25, Luke 8:19-21, etc., to argue for
Ambrosiaster: Trinity, Jesus the Great Angel & Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
The excerpts cited here are all taken from Ambrosiaster’s Commentary on the Pauline Epistles: Romans, Translated with Notes, by Theodore S. de Bruyn, with an Introduction by Theodore S. de Bruyn, Stephen A. Cooper, & David G. Hunter. It was published by SBL Press in 2017. All emphasis will
Justin Martyr, Messianic Prophecies & Acts of Pilate Paid Members Public
The excerpts cited here are taken from St. Justin Martyr’s First Apology. Justin appeals to Old Testament prophecies and to written records by Pilate, which were still in existence, to convince the Roman authorities of the divine origin and historicity of the Christian faith. Justin’s knowledge of Messianic
Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Here’s the link to the first part: Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union. I cite from the rest of St. Cyprian’s treatise where he quotes verse after verse from both testaments to prove that the prophets announced our Lord’s Deity, Humanity, vicarious death, resurrection, physical,
Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from St. Cyprian’s Treatises, specifically Treatise XII (Book 2). Cyprian quotes extensively from both the Old and New Testaments to prove that Jesus is the God-Man, the divine Son of God, whom the prophets announced would come to be killed for
St. John & Polycarp vs. Cerinthus & Marcion the firstborn of Satan Paid Members Public
St. Irenaeus mentions what the Apostle John exclaimed when he ran into the gnostic heretic Cerinthus. He also recalls what his Bishop St. Polycarp, the beloved and holy martyr and disciple of the holy Apostles, said to the heretic Marcion when he saw him in person. All emphasis will be