Daily Archives: May 18, 2018

Papias And The Metadata Problem Of The Gospels

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Papias is an important figure in determining how it is we know what we know about the authors of the Gospels.  This is a problem that is somewhat difficult for contemporary readers to understand, largely because metadata is something we … Continue reading →

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Facing The Lions

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

You were an old man when you were taken up in a raid near Smyrna and burned at the stake, when there was a threat, I suppose, that like Ignatious before you you would be facing the lions.  And you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Six Lectures On The Ante-Nicene Fathers

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Six Lectures On The Ante-Nice Fathers, by Fenton John Anthony Hort As someone whose writings has often touched upon the works of the ante-Nicene Fathers [1], despite my own ambivalent feelings about them and my general hostility to their Hellenistic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The New Testament In The Apostolic Fathers

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

The New Testament In The Apostolic Fathers, by a Committee Of The Oxford Society Of Historical Theology By and large, I found this to be an immensely fascinating book.  As I have been pondering the relationship between the Apostolic Fathers … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Christology In The Apostolic Fathers

Posted on May 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Christology In The Apostolic Fathers, by Alonzo Rosecrans Stark While I found much fault with the author’s approach to the apostolic fathers, I found this to be a worthwhile book about the apostolic fathers, as it was the author’s … Continue reading →

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