Tag Archives: ancient history

You Had The Right Idea

Posted on May 22, 2018 by nathanalbright

I must admit that like everyone else who has ever heard of you, and sadly, it must be admitted, there are not many who have heard of you these days, I would like to know more about you and more … Continue reading →

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Papias And The Millennium

Posted on May 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

As a writer whose thoughts have quite often gone towards the millennium and what it will be like [1], it is quite a joy to me that the ancient writer Papias was interested in the Sabbath as well.  To be … Continue reading →

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Interview Questions For A Martyr

Posted on May 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

I just have a few questions for you, Ignatius, if you don’t mind.  Why is it that you thought it was necessary for you “become like wheat” and be chewed up by the lions in order to reach the kingdom … Continue reading →

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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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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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On The Chance Survival Of The Fragments Of Papias

Posted on May 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

It is likely that many people will have never heard of Papias before, and that is okay.  Most of the early leaders of the Church of God were fairly obscure people and only a few of them rise above the … Continue reading →

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At The Feet Of The Apostles

Posted on May 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

How old were you, Papias, when you sat the feet of the aged Apostle John when he was talking about how he laid on the breast of our beloved Savior so many years ago?  What did you hear about the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Judah’s Scepter And The Sacred Stone

Posted on May 7, 2018 by nathanalbright

Judah’s Scepter And The Sacred Stone, by D.A. Brittain [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookCrash.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Given my upbringing and the popularity of stories about the Israelite origin of the … Continue reading →

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