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patristics.info has launched!

Posted by Luke J. Wilson on 13th September 2019 in Early Church | early church,early church fathers,patristics

...: https://patristics.info/quote-search.html This is an experimental tool at the moment while I still perfect it, but please give it a go and submit any feedback if you can. The page will allow you to search a keyword and bring up a list of contextual quotes from within the Church Father texts where that word is mentioned. As far as I’m aware, there’s nothing else like this available online in this format so I hope it will prove useful for study! Example quote search for the word “baptism” I hope that you enjoy the site and find it a useful tool. Please share it online etc. and if you want to get involved with creating blogs or resources just...

Francis Chan turns towards a more historical and ancient view of Communion

Posted by Luke J. Wilson on 14th January 2020 in General Interest | eucharist,communion,francis chan,church fathers,church history,controversy

... https://patristics.info/ignatius-of-antioch-letter-to-the-smyrnaeans.html https://www.theopedia.com/transubstantiation https://www.theopedia.com/consubstantiation https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/articles-religion#XXVIII http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/fathers.htm https://www.britannica.com/technology/pulpit Rebuttals: https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/01/05/francis-chan-rejects-protestant-view-of-communion-embraces-catholic-transubstantiation/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=155v2IT47Nc ...

Does Christmas have pagan origins?

Posted by Luke J. Wilson on 19th December 2019 in Christmas | christmas,xmas,origins,pagan,pagan roots,church fathers,church history,Saturnalia,Epiphany,Annunciation,Tertullian,Origen,john chrysostom,incarnation,liturgical calendar,church calendar,festivals

...: https://patristics.info/justin-martyr-first-apology.html#Chapter_XXXIV_Place_of_Christs_birth_foretold (ch. 34 & 46) Tertullian: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0308.htm (ch. 9) Clement of Alexandria: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/02101.htm (ch. 21) http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/jesuvita.html On Christmas: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03724b.htm https://www.ccel.org/ccel/hippolytus https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/epiphany.shtml https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml Annunciation: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01541c.htm https://www.franciscanmedia.org/annunciation-of-the-lord/ https://www.theopedia...

Free Early Church Resources

Posted by Luke J. Wilson on 13th November 2018 in Early Church | early church,early church fathers,maps,timeline,patristics,free resources,ante nicene fathers,apostolic fathers

...Free Early Church Resources I've created a few resources to aid with your studies or interest in the Early Church. The below maps are converted from the appendices in my book. I'll also soon add some hi-res versions as A3 poster size to purchase as well. Below the maps is an interactive chronological timeline of when the New Testament and Early Church texts were written. At the time of writing, I have covered most of the Ante-Nicene (pre-325 AD) period. Geographical Locations of Early Church Texts Approximate locations of where the NT and Ante-Nicene texts were written (or sent). Blue book icons represent the New Testament books, the red crosses are a selec...