Extra-biblical Tertullian 16 Feb 2020 Tertullian (155-240? CE), whose full name was Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, was from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. Although once a pagan, he eventually became a priest and…
Extra-biblical Theophilus of Antioch 23 Oct 201923 Oct 2019 Theophilus of Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) is another second century church father. I did not see a year for his birth, but he is believed to have died in 181 or…
Extra-biblical Irenaeus 16 Oct 201916 Oct 2019 Irenaeus was an early church father who was born sometime around 130 and died in 202 CE. He studied under Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, who had been a disciple…
Extra-biblical Dialogue With Trypho 25 Aug 201927 Nov 2019 Dialogue with Trypho was written by Justin Martyr. It is likely an artificial dialogue between Justin and a Jew named Trypho. Trypho’s original intent was to see what he could…
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…
