Extra-biblical The Letter of Barnabas 11 Aug 201915 Aug 2019 The letter of Barnabas, not to be confused with the Gospel of Barnabas, contains 21 short chapters. There is a ton of stuff in this letter. There’s far too much…
Extra-biblical Ignatius 4 Aug 20194 Aug 2019 Ignatius of Antioch, Syria was also known as Ignatius Theophorus. According to tradition, Ignatius was a disciple of the apostle John, along with Polycarp. Ignatius was born in 50 CE…
Extra-biblical Polycarp 24 Jul 201924 Jul 2019 Today, I will continue talking about the early church fathers. The church father, Polycarp (69-155 CE), was taught by the apostle John. Polycarp was the Bishop of Smyrna, which was…
Extra-biblical 1st Clement 9 Jul 201911 Jul 2019 The 1st Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians[1] is believed to have been written by Clement of Rome, who was mentioned in Philippians 4:3. He may have been with Paul…
Extra-biblical Introduction to Extra-Biblical Sources 7 Jul 20197 Jul 2019 For a long time, I have been contemplating what went wrong with the early church’s practices and doctrines. This time period of the early church that I’m referring to is…
