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  • Thinking about Salvation in Early Christianity (Part II)

    Most early Christians seem to have lived with a fairly basic understanding of soteriology. Beginning with Tertullian of Carthage, however, deeper investigation into specific aspects of soteriological doctrine began to circulate within the Church.[14] Philosophical language and concepts began to find more frequent use among the Fathers, and soon after the Fathers began teaching that…

  • Thinking about Salvation in Early Christianity (Part I)

    By the early fourth century, the Christianity had spread across the Roman world with surprising speed, tenacity, and relative uniformity of belief. While the early Church was by no means completely uniform in doctrine, belief, or practice, the vast majority of Christians professed what has become known as Christian Orthodoxy.[1] Heresies such as Docetism, Ebionism,…

  • Recommended Reading: October 8

    If you read one article this week, engage In the Beginning, the Gospel by Scot McKnight. Have more time to read? Check out the selections below, gathered from around the blogging world.

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: Bibliography

    This post concludes our series on the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement by providing interested readers with a select bibliography of the sources consulted in this study. Ancient Texts Clement of Rome. First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, trans. Bart D. Ehrman. The Apostolic Fathers:…

  • Ep5: Which Bible Do We Use?

    In this episode of the Church Debates series, we talk about the formation of the New Testament canon and the influences on how early Christians answered the question, “Which Bible do we use?”

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: Conclusions

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. Before concluding this examination, I offer two final key findings and a note on the ramifications of these conclusions. First, the relationship between 1 Clement and the Gospel of Matthew remains—at…

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: Composite Implications

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. By way of summary, I briefly outline some of the implications of the argument that Clement compositely cited the Gospel of Matthew. First, this citation suggests Clement knew and had read…

  • Recommended Readings: October 1

    If you read one article this week, look at The Scandal of the Liberal Mind by Alex Wilgus. For those of you with additional reading time this glorious autumn day, check out the following selections gathered from the far reaches of the blogging world. Think I missed sharing an important article? Let me know in…

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: Composite Citation of the Gospels (Part III)

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. What does account for 1 Clement 46:8 is Clement’s tendency to cite written passages compositely, as was noted in his use of the Jewish scriptures.[1] According to this explanation, Clement combined…

  • Ep4: How Do We Organize the Church?

    In this episode of the Church Debates series, Jacob leads his class through a discussion of how early Christians wrestled with questions about how to organize the church.