We live in extraordinary times. In the benevolent provision of God I have been able to collect a collection of more than 575 bible commentaries from early and medieval Church figures in English, around 64% of which are fully available online for free:
The Early & Medieval Church Fathers on...
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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...
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I am considering a detailed read of the Early Church Fathers. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to start? I have the Hendricksen set.
Thank you,
William Hill
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I’m convinced of the Reformed faith, but recently I’ve been struggling with a lot of questions that have caused me anxiety. I feel the weightiness of them because it seems like if Rome is right, we’re done, and that thought concerns me as I don’t want to be separated from Christ. So I...
I was reading Ignatius' letter to the Magnesians, and he made this statement:
"Seeing, then, all things have an end, and there is set before us life upon our observance [of God's precepts], but death as the result of disobedience, and every one, according to the choice he makes, shall go to his...
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I was reading 1 Corinthians 3 and was digging into verse 15 using SwordSearcher and this note from Albert Barnes caught my attention. Does anyone know which Early Church Fathers he is referring to (underlined below)? I'm primarily interested in the development of the RCC...
I am humbled and thankful to God to be able to present to you a webpage of most of the major whole New Testament Commentaries (or the majority thereof, 75+) in Latin throughout Church history which have been preserved and are on the net.
The titles have been translated into English.
These...
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I've been reading some Reformed Scholastics on varying topics, and they quote from Lactantius from time to time. He seems like a pretty big figure for the early church in attempting to systematize Christian doctrine to combat error, and wanted to ask PB if he is worth reading. If he is, what...
Friends,
If it may be of use to you, I have collected the harvest from the public domain on Church histories and on the Early Church, with links at your finger-tips:
Church History: ReformedBooksOnline
Early Church History: ReformedBooksOnline
There is a lot of amazing material here; I hope...
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Besides the Apostles, who is your favorite, or a list of your favorite Early Church Fathers. Please explain why they are your favorite. My favorites are Augustine for his clarity in regard to original sin, despite his excessive allegory at times; and John Chrysostom for his expository preaching.