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

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. In all, six basic options have been offered regarding the source of 1 Clement 46:8: (1) Matthew 26:24, (2) Luke 17:1-2, (3) Matthew 18:6,[1] (4) Mark 9:42, (5) a combination of…

  • Job Postings: Saint Louis University

    I wanted to alert readers to TWO tenure track positions which have recently opened up at Saint Louis University.  The first is a Hebrew Bible/Old Testament position and the second is a (somewhat more broad) Constructive Christian Theological Studies position. Knowing first hand the quality of the professors at SLU and the direction the Theological…

  • Ep3: What Happened After the Crucifixion?

    In this episode of the Church Debates series, Jacob leads his class through how early Christians answered questions about what happened to Jesus after the crucifixion.

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

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. Clement’s relationship with written Christian texts remains far more difficult to parse than his near constant reliance on Jewish scriptures. Arguments have been made for this epistle’s use of nearly every…

  • Recommended Reading: September 24

    If you read one article this week, take a look at On Reading Old Books by Rachelle Peterson For those of you with additional reading time this weekend, check out the following selections, gathered (as always) from around the blogging world. Happy Reading!

  • Ep2: Introducing Church Debates

  • Ep1: Podcast Launch

    The episode introduces the Pursuing Veritas Podcast and its future discussions on Theology, History, and Culture.

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: Composite Citations of the Hebrew Bible

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. Central to the considerations here are the “composite citations” of the Jewish Scriptures, where Clement fused together different passages and presented them as a single citation. There are several characteristics indicative…

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: The Jewish Scriptures

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining the function and use of scripture in the early Christian writing known as 1 Clement. In exhorting the Corinthians to restore their overthrown leaders, Clement drew upon a wide variety of materials as authoritative bases for the importance of Christian concord. Immediately evident to any reader…

  • Scripture in 1 Clement: Context

    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 diving into Clement’s practice of composite citation, we must first contextualize the letter. Most contemporary scholars affirm that 1 Clement was primarily written by Clement of Rome,[1] who served as…