church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Late 2nd Century Testimony to Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The Christian additions to the Siblyline Oracles are dated from the late 2nd century AD, and serve as further witness to the widespread belief in the Deity of Christ. All emphasis will be mine. Sibylline Oracles (Orac.+Sibyl.) Book VIII. § 8.320 And brimstone flow. But for all mortals thenShall
Oldest Extant Invocation to Mary Paid Members Public
The information posted here is uploaded from the following article: The original papyrus fragment. In 1917, a stunning treasure came to the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England. It was a piece of papyrus, Egyptian in origin. On this fragment, in Greek, is inscribed a hymn to Mary, called in
Jesus: The Uncreated God Paid Members Public
The lengthy excerpt which I present here is taken from Michael F. Bird’s Jesus Among the Gods: Early Christology in the Greco-Roman World, published by Baylor University Press, Waco, TX in 2022], I. Jesus and Ancient Divinity, 2. The Search for Divine Ontology, pp. 59-70. All emphasis
Jesus’ Relatives, NT Canon, Clement, Bishops & Miracles Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote from St. Irenaeus and Eusebius as they discuss Apostolic succession, Jesus’ relatives and their Davidic lineage, the Bishop of Rome, one of whom was Clement, Clement’s letter, the canon of Scripture, and the miracles that were still be observed. Irenaeus mentions how even
Athanasius Confirms Ignatius’ Christology Paid Members Public
St. Athanasius, the great Trinitarian defender and saint of the Church, in refuting the Arian heretics mentions another great saint who became a holy martyr of Christ, St. Ignatius. Athanasius confirms that Ignatius did indeed write at least one letter, that of the Ephesians, where this eyewitness of the holy
Dan: The Tribe of Antichrist Paid Members Public
There were some early Christian writers and saints who actually believed that the Antichrist was a Danite, meaning that he would arise from the tribe of Dan. Some even thought that there would be third temple built, in which the Antichrist would enter and take his seat as God. In
Filioque, Petrine & Roman Primacy Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Francis Dvornik, Byzantine missions among the Slavs. SS. Constantine-Cyril and Methodius (F. Dvornik, Byzantine missions among the Slavs - 6), pp. 189-192. The citations deal with the letter of Pope St. Stephen (Latin – Stephanus V, died September 14, 891) where he mentions that
Chrysostom: Jews & their Synagogues & Feasts Paid Members Public
The following is taken from John Chrysostom, Against the Jews. Homily 1. All emphasis will be mine. (1) TODAY I HAD INTENDED to complete my discussion on the topic on which I spoke to you a few days ago; I wished to present you with even clearer proof that God&