jesus-christ
Focused theological studies on the person and nature of Christ, emphasizing His divinity and messianic role.
Hermas’ Trinitarianism Paid Members Public
In this post I revisit the theology of the book known as the Shepherd of Hermas in order to show that this is a very early Christian witness to the Church’s belief in the Trinity and the Son’s essential coequality with the Father. Many scholars date the writing
Christ: God of God Paid Members Public
The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. Alexander Roberts and James
Christ: Begotten Not Made Paid Members Public
The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. Alexander Roberts and James
The Uncreated Word Becomes A Son Paid Members Public
The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998, pp. 262-265. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume set of The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. Alexander Roberts
Christ as Begotten & Divine Hierarchy Paid Members Public
The following is taken David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998. Bercot refutes those who cite early Christian writers to prove that Christ was a created being solely because these authorities often used the Greek terms for create and
Early Church Christ’s 2nd Coming Paid Members Public
Early Church & Christ’s 2 nd Coming The list of quotes cited here is taken from David W. Bercot’s A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts in 1998, pp. 730-731. The author will mention the particular volume and page number of the ten-volume
The Relatives of the Lord Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing extracts from Eusebius’ monumental work , written in the first quarter of the fourth century AD. I will be focusing primarily on what he says in respect to the relatives of our Lord, where the historian relies heavily on the five-volume work of a
The Son Becomes God’s Sin-Offering Paid Members Public
In two passages, the Apostle Paul depicts Christ’s death in respect to the OT sacrificial system, employing a particular Greek term which the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Bible applies for the offerings made for sins. The texts in question are: “That which the Law, weakened by the flesh,