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It is perhaps best to let Irenaeus, a contemporary bishop in southern France, introduce our next guest: But Polycarp also was not only instructed by apostles, and conversed with many who had seen Christ, but was also, by apostles in… Continue Reading →
When was 1 Peter written? It would be really nice to know. If it was the work of the Apostle Peter (as is explicitly claimed in the first four words), then latest it could possible have been written was around… Continue Reading →
In the last post, we looked in general at Asia Minor, seeing it as crossroads of early Christianity. We wanted to pay particular attention to the provinces/regions mentioned in 1 Peter 1: Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. This time,… Continue Reading →
First Letter of Peter opens with an address to certain territories to which he addresses his correspondence: “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect living as exiles and scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.”[1] We can… Continue Reading →
So, you want to read the New Testament in its original language? You have to learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. While vocabulary and grammar are mostly settled — in other words, you’ll get more or less the same instruction from… Continue Reading →
N. T. Wright recently published an article in Time[1] in which he discusses appropriate Christian reactions to the current coronavirus pandemic. For those unfamiliar, Wright is a leading academic in early Christianity, with a focus on Paul — and Paul’s… Continue Reading →
Climbing onto a favored spot on the couch, stretching the legs on the patio under the glow of the afternoon sun, opening a magisterial text on the dining room table alongside toast and coffee, or raising the screen of a… Continue Reading →
As most of the world finds itself in lockdown, many are forced to get acquainted with an old friends, including isolation and boredom, having run out of activities to do. Daily work and rituals have been interrupted and life has… Continue Reading →
In recent days, regular church gatherings, liturgies, masses, and services have ceased in, at least, their normal weekly (or daily) operations. Churches have proven flexible, and are finding alternative means of congregating and worshiping, whether outdoors separated by several paces,… Continue Reading →
Plagues and pests have become increasingly foreign to the modern world, though in our current conditions, I suspect that the general reactions of fear, terror, madness, loss, and loneliness reflect comparable receptions in previous eras. While famine and disease do… Continue Reading →