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ST. AMBROSE ON JESUS AS GOD’S ANGEL

The following is taken from St. Ambrose’s Exposition of the Faith, Book I. This holy servant of Christ sets out to prove that Jesus is the divine Angel of God who appeared to Abraham, Moses and Nebuchadnezzar. All emphasis will be mine. Chapter 13. Discussion of the Divine Generation

ISRAEL PIERCES THE MAN JEHOVAH!

In this post I will be referencing the book by David Baron titled, The Visions & Prophecies of Zechariah– “The Prophet of Hope and Glory”: An Exposition, published by Morgan & Scott, Ltd, in 1918. All emphasis will be mine. ZECH. 12:10 “On former occasions, when Jeshurun had been

IGNATIUS’S SHORTER & LONGER EPISTLE TO POLYCARP

The translation used here is taken from: To Polycarp – Roberts-Donaldson English Translation (Shorter and Longer Recensions). It contains the shorter (Syriac) and longer recensions of St. Ignatius’ letter to St. Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna. The post quotes the shorter recension first. All emphasis will be mine. Shorter and Longer

IGNATIUS’ SHORTER & LONGER LETTERS TO ROME

The following is taken from: Romans – Roberts-Donaldson English Translation (Shorter and Longer Recensions). It contains the shorter (Syriac) and longer recensions of St. Ignatius’ letter to the Romans. The post quotes the shorter recension first. All emphasis will be mine. Shorter and Longer Versions Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus,

JUSTIN MARTYR ON ISAIAH 7:14

I shall be extracting segments from Justin Marty’s work Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, which deal particular with Justin’s exegesis of Isaiah 7:14 as it relates to the virginal conception and birth the Messiah. In these citations, Justin brings up multiple issues such as textual variants, specifically

JUSTIN, RESURRECTION & 1,000 YEAR REIGN

In this post I will cite from Justin Martyr’s dialogue with Trypho the Jew to show how this holy martyr taught that anyone claiming to be a Christian but who denies that there will be a physical, bodily resurrection of the dead are blasphemous heretics. Justin also proclaims that

JUSTIN, JEWISH CHRISTIANS & THE LAW

In this post I will be excerpting the section from the holy saint Justin Martyr’s discussion with Trypho and his Jewish friends, where this blessed martyr shows that salvation comes only through our Lord Jesus Christ. Justin will also mention Jewish Christians who still kept the Law and who

AL-NAWAWI ON JESUS BEING GOD’S WORD & SPIRIT

The medieval Muslim commentator Imam al-Nawawi wrote a massive commentary on the sahih collection of Imam Muslim. Al-Nawawi will cite and explain the hadiths where Muhammad describes Jesus as God’s own Word and Spirit, which I will now quote. All emphasis will be mine: 108. The hadith says, ‘Whoever

CATECHISM & PRAYER OF ABSOLUTION

I cite from the particular sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Church’s authority to absolve believers from any sin committed. All bold italic emphasis will be mine. VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation 1440 Sin is before all else an offense against God, a

ATHANASIUS ON THE ANGEL OF GOD

In this post I will demonstrate that Athanasius did affirm that Jesus appeared in the Hebrew Bible as the Angel of God. At the same time, however, I will show that Athanasius did not hold to the view that the texts which were (and still are) commonly employed to prove