Lukan Priority?

by Andrew Koperski | May 29, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Who was reading whom?

Was There an Original Semitic Gospel?

by Andrew Koperski | May 22, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

If it ever shows up, there will be fireworks.

Irenaeus and P. Oxy. 405

by Andrew Koperski | May 17, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Irenaeus comes to Egypt.

Constantine and the Manicheans: A Short Case Study in Toleration

by Andrew Koperski | May 9, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Constantine founded Christendom—or so we are told.

Didymus the Blind on Matthew 16

by Andrew Koperski | May 1, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Christ himself is the bedrock of the church, says Didymus.

Chrysostom on Matthew 16

by Andrew Koperski | Apr 26, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Maybe doctrinal development can leap the gap, but it seems a bit far.

Observations on a Sixth-Century Passio: Sex and Slavery

by Andrew Koperski | Apr 18, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

A martyrdom story reveals some interesting theological and moral assumptions.

Notes on Daniel, Josephus, and Jerusalem

by Andrew Koperski | Apr 11, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

A potpourri of Daniel, Josephus, apocalypticism, and the fate of Jerusalem.

Notes on Daniel 7: “One Like a Son of Man” in the Septuagint

by Andrew Koperski | Mar 31, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Some Greek translations of Daniel 7 link the “one like a son of man” to God himself.

Literary Authenticity in Porphyry

by Andrew Koperski | Mar 20, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Ancient literary authenticity may have had more to do with content than who put the words to page.