The answer may surprise you.
Ecclesiastica Anecdota
Andrew Koperski
Crossing the T: Lucian, Pilate, and Crucifixion
Sending the dubiously accused to the electric chair is a severe miscarriage of justice.
Chrysostom, Tolkien, and Humility
Do not expect to be crowned promptly
“Worth a Thousand Dollars”: The (Former) Economics of Fertility
Children used to be seen as an economic asset to their parents.
Ancient Christianity and Book-Banning
How eager were Christians to destroy books they didn’t like?
Dionysius of Alexandria and Christian Allegiance to the Pagan Empire
Let’s throw another monkey wrench into the plentiful oversimplifications of Christian-Roman relations.
Fragment of an Early Draft of “Riddles in the Dark”
An important chapter in The Hobbit might have looked much different.
Authenticity and Authority: Origen on the Tension of Philology and Canon
What do you do if you find an inauthentic biblical passage that’s accepted in the wider Church?
Eusebius on Asceticism and Christian Civilization
Eusebius on the Two Ways of Christian Life
Who Invented the Idea of “Canonical” Scriptures?
A case that the terminology dates back to the third century.