Athanasius was a Christian theologian and prominent Egyptian leader in the fourth century. He wrote many works, was exiled many times, and is remembered especially for his defence of Trinitarianism against Arianism. What is also worth noting is his early articulation of the books of the Bible. In his 39th Letter he wrote: “There are,Continue reading “The Bible according to Athanasius”
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Church fathers on the Apocrypha
While there is unanimous agreement between the Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant traditions on the canonical status of the twenty seven books of the New Testament and the Hebrew core of the Old Testament, there is nevertheless some disagreement regarding the status of other books commonly known as apocryphal or deuterocanonical. Personally I take the more criticalContinue reading “Church fathers on the Apocrypha”
Books of the Apocrypha
Have you ever wondered what to make of the Apocrypha? Today I was asked, “Is it true they are not in the standard bible cos they were written in Greek not original Hebrew language?? What bible has them? How many books r there & r they bona fide??” Now, I wouldn’t call myself an expertContinue reading “Books of the Apocrypha”
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