The death of Lactantius in A.D. 325 marked the end of Premillennialism as a commonly held belief in the church until after the Reformation of the 16th century. No doubt there were some saints that read the Scriptures and believed what they said on the Messianic Age, but extant teachings on the matter are few. […]
Millennial Views Following the Ante-Nicene Church: Origen and Allegory – Part 1
October 6, 2016 by 2 Comments
The Gospel of Matthew Was First Written in Hebrew
January 4, 2014 by 24 Comments
Though no copies are extant, there is good historical evidence that Matthew’s Gospel was first written in Hebrew. Around 130 A.D., Church father Papias (a former student of the Apostle John) explained: So then Matthew wrote the oracles in the Hebrew language, and everyone interpreted them as he was able. (Recorded by Eusebius in Church […]
Athanasius Did Not Pen the First List of the New Testament Canon
The idea that Athanasius’ thirty-ninth Festal Letter (367 AD) contains the first complete extant list of the New Testament Canon is common. It is not just a common belief among layman, but it is even taught by many Bible scholars and professors of Church history. I believed this for quite some time and even referred […]