Early Church
Jesus, Ante-Nicene fathers of the early Church and men who led heretical movements, and controversies.
10 Persecutions in the Early Church
List of the ten persecutions of Christians in the Early Church.
List of the ten persecutions of Christians in the Early Church.
Apocrypha
Apocrypha refers to books of the Bible.
Apocrypha refers to books of the Bible.
Apostle - Christian Apostles
Apostles were disciples of Jesus.
Apostles were disciples of Jesus.
Apostolic See
The early centers of Christianity were known as Apostolic Sees.
The early centers of Christianity were known as Apostolic Sees.
Aramaic
Aramaic is a Semitic language used by many Jews by the time of Jesus.
Aramaic is a Semitic language used by many Jews by the time of Jesus.
Armenia Becomes Christian
After contact with centers of early Christianity at Antioch and Edessa, Armenia accepted Christianity as its state religion in A.D. 306 or thereabouts.
After contact with centers of early Christianity at Antioch and Edessa, Armenia accepted Christianity as its state religion in A.D. 306 or thereabouts.
Church Fathers - Eastern Church Fathers
Short descriptions of the four fathers of the Eastern Church.
Short descriptions of the four fathers of the Eastern Church.
Dating Easter
Modern attempts at reconciling the western Resurrection Day celebrations (Easter) with the Orthodox Pashca (Easter) tying it to the vernal equinox with Pope Gregory XIII and currently with advanced astronomical calculations.
Modern attempts at reconciling the western Resurrection Day celebrations (Easter) with the Orthodox Pashca (Easter) tying it to the vernal equinox with Pope Gregory XIII and currently with advanced astronomical calculations.
Denarii
Denarii is a Roman coin used in New Testament times.
Denarii is a Roman coin used in New Testament times.
Early Christianity Glossary - Terms in Early Christianity
Glossary of terms and people connected with early Christianity.
Glossary of terms and people connected with early Christianity.
Eremite
In the early Christian Church one way to devote oneself to spirituality was to become an eremite.
In the early Christian Church one way to devote oneself to spirituality was to become an eremite.
Essenes
Essenes were a group of Jews in the Second Temple Period.
Essenes were a group of Jews in the Second Temple Period.
Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era
Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era
Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era
Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus How Herod the Great Became King
In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XIV, the respected Jewish historian Flavius Josephus tells the somewhat convoluted story of how Herod the Great managed to come to power in Judea.
In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XIV, the respected Jewish historian Flavius Josephus tells the somewhat convoluted story of how Herod the Great managed to come to power in Judea.
Love, Sex, and Tragedy, by Simon Goldhill Book Review
Book Review of Simon Goldhill's Love, Sex, and Tragedy, a new answer to the "Why study classics?" question.
Book Review of Simon Goldhill's Love, Sex, and Tragedy, a new answer to the "Why study classics?" question.
Patrology
Patrology is the study of the writings of the early Church fathers.
Patrology is the study of the writings of the early Church fathers.
Psalms
Psalms are Biblical hymns.
Psalms are Biblical hymns.
Star of Bethlehem
The Star of Bethlehem is described in the Gospel of Matthew as the light that led the magi to Bethlehem.
The Star of Bethlehem is described in the Gospel of Matthew as the light that led the magi to Bethlehem.
Tetradrachms
Tetradrachms is a silver Roman coin.
Tetradrachms is a silver Roman coin.
Who Were the Disciples?
Who were the disciples of Jesus depicted in the painting The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci.
Who were the disciples of Jesus depicted in the painting The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci.