Stoicism and the Emotions of Jesus

by Andrew Koperski | Sep 5, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Christ’s psychological profile would have had the Stoa squirming uncomfortably.

“Citizenship” in Heaven

by Andrew Koperski | Aug 17, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Is Paul making a point about politics?

How Dangerous was Non-Conformity under Rome?

by Andrew Koperski | Aug 9, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

A reminder that Rome was not a proto-fascist or proto-Stalinist system.

Augustine and Family Planning

by Andrew Koperski | Jul 31, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Would Augustine have tolerated NFP?

Jerome and John Chrysostom: Orthodox Enemies

by Andrew Koperski | Jul 14, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Aren’t all the Church Fathers supposed to be on the same side?

Screwtape in Late Antiquity

by Andrew Koperski | Jul 4, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

One of the most important historians of the last century read C. S. Lewis as a young man.

Eusebius on Mary and Joseph’s Marriage

by Andrew Koperski | Jun 20, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Eusebius’ version very much diverges from the early apocryphal account of Mary and Joseph’s union.

“No Dumping”

by Andrew Koperski | Jun 14, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

“In this grove, let no one pile dung, nor dump a body, nor perform parental rites.”

The Blood Brothers of Jesus

by Andrew Koperski | Jun 8, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Did Jesus have blood siblings?

Lukan Priority?

by Andrew Koperski | May 29, 2023 | Ecclesiastica Anecdota

Who was reading whom?