Named for L. A. Muratori (d. 1750), the Italian scholar who discovered it in an eighth-century copy, this fragment by an unknown author, probably of the late second century, is the earliest known list of books intended as a New Testament canon. It includes all the books later considered canonical except Hebrews, James, and 1 and 2 Peter; it also includes the Wisdom of Solomon and the Apocalypse of Peter. The indications of books to be rejected display the … Read the rest
Month: September 2022
John 1:1 – A Synopsis
John 1:1, 14 – A Synopsis – by Sean Finnegan
“The word of God is never, in any one of the 42 books of the Bible preceding this verse, referred to as a person distinct from the Father. – SF
… Read the restJohn 1:1, 14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten
In the Beginning… God’s Word!
John 1 – In the Beginning… God’s Word!
By J. Dan Gill
Joh 1:1-4 In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and what God was the word was. (2) This word was in the beginning with God. (3) Everything came to be through it, and apart from it nothing came to be. 4) That which came to be in it was life. And this life was the light of humankind.
I have treasured the words
… Read the restRepentance and Righteousness
Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181)
“And when the people transgressed the law which had been given to them by God, God being good and pitiful, unwilling to destroy them, in addition to His giving them the law, afterwards sent forth also prophets to them from among their brethren, to teach and remind them of the contents of the law, and to turn them to repentance, that they might sin no more. But if they persisted in their wicked deeds, … Read the rest
On the Nature of Man
Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181)
“But some one will say to us, Was man made by nature mortal? Certainly not. Was he, then, immortal? Neither do we affirm this. But one will say, Was he, then, nothing? Not even this hits the mark. He was by nature neither mortal nor immortal. For if He had made him immortal from the beginning, He would have made him God. Again, if He had made him mortal, God would seem to … Read the rest
Faith and the Resurrection
Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181)
“But you do not believe that the dead are raised. When the resurrection shall take place, then you will believe, whether you will or not; and your faith shall be reckoned for unbelief, unless you believe now. And why do you not believe? Do you not know that faith is the leading principle in all matters?For what husbandman can reap, unless he first trust his seed to the earth? Or … Read the rest