Questions tagged [patristics]
The study of the early (post New Testament) Christian writers, known collectively as the Church Fathers.
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Could 1 Peter 4:6 referencing the nekrois be connected in some way with the tradition narrated in the Pastor of Hermas III.9.16?
1 Peter 4:6 ESV
For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
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In what manner did God close up flesh after removing Adam's rib in Genesis 2:21?
(Genesis 2:21) And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its place.
I always used to visualize the verse like this:
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What does ονομα mean in Matthew 28:19?
What does ονομα mean in Matthew 28:19?
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name (ονομα) of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19 NRSV).
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St. John the Baptist and strong drink?
We know quite well that St. John the Baptist had a rather unique diet while living his ministry on earth. John lived an austere life.
4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a ...
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In Daniel, is there a connection between the 62 Years of Darius/Cyrus and the 62 Weeks?
I am interested in locating both patristic resources and peer-reviewed scholarly works, concerning the existence of a possible connection between the following two passages from the Book of Daniel :
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Can "him" in Revelation 1:1 refer to John?
Revelation 1:1 (ESV) reads:
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant ...
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Could Philippians 4:3 refer to Paul's wife?
Philippians 4:3 reads:
ναὶ ἐρωτῶ καὶ σέ, γνήσιε σύζυγε*, συνλαμβάνου αὐταῖς, αἵτινες ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ συνήθλησάν μοι μετὰ καὶ Κλήμεντος καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν συνεργῶν μου, ὧν τὰ ὀνόματα ἐν βίβλῳ ζωῆς. (...
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John 8:57 and the age of Jesus, before his crucifixion
I was doing some reading in the Book "Ante Nicene Fathers" in Irenaeus' "Against Heresies" Book 2 Chapter 22 (book II chapter XXII) Irenaeus quoted John 8:57, in his argument to the Valentinens that ...
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Luke 3:1-3 was Luke mistaken about the year in which John the Baptist's preaching began?
Luke goes into detail concerning the beginning of Christ’s ministry. To quote:
“In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate
being governor of Judea, and Herod being ...
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Earliest attestation to Luke's gospel
What is the earliest convincing attestation to the gospel of Luke? I believe that Justin Martyr quotes from Luke's gospel ca.150. Is that generally considered unassailable? Are there other earlier ...
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Are there any medieval commentators to mention the Lukan census (of Quirinius, Lk 2:2) in conjunction with the evidence from Josephus?
Josephus, of course, places this census after Herod Archelaus' exile and the creation of Iudaea Province.
So far, I've been able to find early discussion of Luke 2:2 in conjunction with Quirinius' ...
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Was Origen Adamantius an "allegorist" in the modern sense of the word?
Allegory is often referred to in a negative way (at least by Protestant interpreters) to signify a sort of irresponsible replacement of authorial intent with some subsequent spiritualization of each ...
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