Monthly Archives: March 2018

Originally posted on Edge Induced Cohesion:
Letters, by Origen Adamantius To put it somewhat mildly, Origen was an interesting fellow who had a complex role in Early Christianity as an intellectual whose hostility to the Jews led him on the…

Originally posted on Edge Induced Cohesion:
Origen On Prayer, by Origen Adamantius At the end of this short book of about 100 pages Origen says something that is striking and worth considering for any writer as prolific as he is: …

Michael J. Kruger.  Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church.  IVP Academic, 2017, 2018.  See here to purchase the book. Michael J. Kruger has a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, and he … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Edge Induced Cohesion:
We have previously discussed the enmity between Jews and Christians in the period of early Christianity and how that related to ideas about the Sabbath in the Didache [1], and some readers may remember…

Reading Acts The implied opponents in 2 Peter denied the return of Jesus (1:16, 2:1-3, 14, 18). There are several reasons for this, but primarily it was because the first generation of believers were old or dead. Peter himself is … Continue reading →

In case you missed this announcement, the journal Novum Testamentum is placing select articles for free online to celebrate the publication of the 60th volume. Check it out here. via Free Articles from Novum Testamentum — The Jesus Memoirs

What difference might a typewriter make on one’s writing style; might it even affect one’s thinking itself? We are what we write, and how we write is shaped by the device on which we write. Consider Nicholas Carr’s reflections on … Continue reading →

Reblogging for future reference. Egyptology is a hobby of mine that sometimes contributes to understanding the Hebrew Bible. I have found some excellent resources on the Internet. You have to be very careful though. The vast majority of stuff about … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Larry Hurtado's Blog:
For a number of years now, the online resource, BiblIndex (Index of Biblical Quotations in Early Christian Literature) has been available here, though not widely enough noticed. It’s a very handy tool. You can…