In this episode, we finish up the collection of writings known as the Apostolic Fathers. While not as well known as some of the other Fathers, these two writings (or fragments) are important witnesses to the early Christian faith Recommended Audiobook A History of Christian Apologetics: Defending the Gospel Through the Centuries by John Warwick … Read More “Episode 38 – Quadratus and the Epistle to Diognetus” »
Episodes and Posts
Islam
Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world today. There are aspects of these two religions that are similar and that are different. The purpose of this post is not to prove one better than the other. However, I am a Christian and so I do have a bias. Still, this is … Read More “Similarities and Differences Between Christianity and Islam” »
Jesus Myth
There are various areas of history that I am interested. One of them includes something called the Jesus Myth Theory. The Jesus Myth in a nutshell is the theory that there was no historical Jesus and that the Gospels are based on pagan myths. I think I’m drawn to this because it is the intersection … Read More “The Jesus Myth Theory” »
Book Reviews
I would normally review a book on world religions on my Apologetics & Theology Blog. However, I chose to review World Religions: Western Traditions here for some specific reasons. This introduction to world religions is different than most as it has a limited scope. It only covers the western traditions, with a separate volume examining … Read More “World Religions: Western Traditions – Review” »
General History
Easter is the most holy time for Christians. But if you do a search of the Bible, you will not find that word. So why do we call Easter, Easter? Most languages use some variation of the Greek Pascha. It is actually only in English that this time is called Easter (German has the similar … Read More “Why is Easter Called Easter?” »
Second World War, Theology
One of the most influential Christians in the Second World War was Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Although he is most commonly known as being involved in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, there is so much more to him. You can learn more about his life in this documentary on the life of Dietrich Bonheffer.
Apostle Paul, Book Reviews
One of the uplifting letters by the Apostle Paul is that of the Philippians. Paul didn’t seem to have the same struggles with this church that he had with some others. This is a letter that is worth studying to understand the early church. A good resource is Gordon Fee’s Philippians, a part of the … Read More “Philippians – Review” »
The Gospel of Thomas is probably the extra-canonical gospel that most people have heard of but do not know anything about. In this episode, we take a look at the Gospel of Thomas. In this episode, I refer to a Stanford article about Elaine Pagels. You can find it here. You can find the online … Read More “Episode 37 – The Gospel of Thomas” »
Byzantium
As I’m publishing this, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this is not the first pandemic. Many times through history, diseases have ravaged civilization. One of the bad ones was the Justinian Plague that affected the Byzantine Empire. This is an extract from Procopius’ ‘History of The Wars‘ in which he … Read More “The Justinian Plague” »
Book Reviews, Heresies
There seems to be a lot of interest in what are known as the “Gnostic Gospels.” People are drawn to these mysterious books that never made it into the New Testament. One of the most well known authors in this area is Elaine Pagels. Beyond Belief is supposedly focused on the Gospel of Thomas. Although … Read More “Beyond Belief – Review” »