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Book Review: S. Clement Of Rome

Posted on June 7, 2018 by nathanalbright

S. Clement Of Rome:  The Two Epistles To The Corinthians, A Revised Text With Introduction And Notes, by J.B. Lightfoot On the plus side, this book does have a very excellent version of the first and second epistles of Clement … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Second Epistle Of Clement To The Corinthians

Posted on June 7, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Second Epistle Of Clement To The Corinthians, edited by T.W. Crafer The difficulty of finding a good English translation of Second Clement [1] will lead the writer into some investigations of other texts, as was the case for me.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Fragments Of Papias

Posted on June 7, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Fragments Of Papias, by Papias of Hierapolis Once upon a time there was a bishop in Asia Minor who was personally familiar with people who had known the Apostles as well as the Apostle John himself, and he was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Bible As History

Posted on June 4, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Bible As History, by Werner Keller This is a book I might not have read had I not challenged myself to read a large quantity of books originally written in German and translated into English.  This is the last … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ancient Egyptian Books Of The Afterlife

Posted on June 4, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Ancient Egyptian Books Of The Afterlife, by Eric Hornung There are at least two kinds of people who might theoretically be interested in a book like this.  Some of us are at least familiar with the general outlines of … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Reasons Why You Should Read The Apostolic Fathers

Posted on May 31, 2018 by nathanalbright

As we come to the conclusion of our brief examination of the Apostolic Fathers, I would like to briefly discuss thirteen reasons why you should read the Apostolic Fathers.  Some of these are likely to be recapitulations of previous comments, … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For The Collection Of The Writings Of The Apostolic Fathers

Posted on May 29, 2018 by nathanalbright

As someone who has read a fair amount of material relating to the Apostolic Fathers [1], one of the notable aspects of these writings is how difficult it is to find all of the writings in the collection.  There are … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean World: Part 3

Posted on May 28, 2018 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean World:  Part 3, taught by Professor Glenn S. Holland Fortunately, most of this section of lectures focuses on something where the professor and I have a good deal of agreement, and that is … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean World: Part 2

Posted on May 28, 2018 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean World: Part 2, taught by Professor Glenn S. Holland Sometimes one can gain a great deal of insight about a subject in ways that the instructor does not intend.  It should be stated … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean World: Part 1

Posted on May 28, 2018 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  Religion In The Ancient Mediterranean World:  Part 1, taught by Professor Glenn S. Holland It is a bit too early in the course of this sprawling and epic four-part course to determine what I think about the series … Continue reading →

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