On Eusebian theo-fascism and esoteric readings of Paul.
Ecclesiastica Anecdota
Andrew Koperski
Did Greek Theologians Read Latin Theologians in Late Antiquity?
Greek fathers did sometimes translate and read their Latin counterparts.
Jesus, the Powers, and the Fathers
Justin and Eusebius cannot pass as escapists.
The Christian Prince: A Punishment for Sins?
So how was that whole “Constantinian” project going in the mid-400s?
Gregory of Tours vs. Eusebius of Caesarea on Handling Apocrypha
Another healthy reminder that medieval Christianity is not always in continuity with what came before.
Peter Heather’s Excellent (and Accidentally Protestant?) History
Would that I had this book on my shelf as an undergraduate.
On Fishing With Dynamite
A review of a recent, moralizing history by “Tertullian.”
The Council of Trullo on Clerical Celibacy
The Greeks rebuked Latin ideals of clerical purity.
Justin Martyr on the Oldest Liturgy and the Apostolic “memoranda”
There’s no easy way to say, “apomnemoneumata.”
Justin Martyr: Ostensible Credobaptist
Why does Justin seem to presume the rite is simply for older initiates?