church fathers

In his comments on Psalm 69 — ”There has come to pass this thing in the very city Jerusalem, wherein they thought themselves mighty in crying against the Son of God, Crucify, Crucify; John 19:6 and in prevailing because they were able to kill Him that raised dead men. How mighty to themselves...

In Bonar's comments on Leviticus 27, he makes statements on what the self-dedication of a person to God there entailed, in his view, connecting the ordinance to the examples of Jephthah's daughter and Samuel. And while there are some obvious diffrences, I could not help but think of two...

Where can you find all the councils of Church history in their original languages? On this new page: The Councils of Church History in Greek & Latin - RBO To find not just some excerpts of the councils, but all their creeds, canons, acts and documents can be quite challenging, until now. For...

The Medieval Peter Lombard (†1160) was the fountainhead of systematic theology in the Church’s Western tradition. His Four Books of Sentences, or theological judgments, has likely been the most influential book of theology ever. Through the 1500’s throughout Europe, to gain a doctorate one had...

Patrologia Graeca and Patrologia Latina are the standard, older, massive series of volumes of the writings of the early and medieval Church fathers, all online. I have put them all on one webpage. This webpage is the easiest and most convenient way to access and use them on the net. As almost...

I have compiled quotes relating to divine simplicity from the first 1000 years of the Church, in part to show that the version of simplicity taught by Aquinas is not a novel, roman catholic doctrine, or even "Thomist," as it were, but something universally held to among the fathers (not to...

I recently listened to Ryan Hurd (from the Davenant Institute) on the London Lyceum podcast who has very high views of Origen's interpretation of the Scriptures, but said Origen is extremely difficult to interpret properly himself! It has got me curious. I realise Origen is an extremely...