by Ryan Nelson | Aug 31, 2018 | Article
Clement of Rome was the first Apostolic Father of the church—a title given to Christian leaders who personally knew the apostles. He was also one of the earliest popes, and the patron saint of mariners. Not to be confused with Clement of Alexandria, who lived during...
by Ryan Nelson | Aug 24, 2018 | Article
The Septuagint is the oldest surviving Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally believed to have been written by 72 Jewish scholars sometime during the third century BC. Since Greek was the common language of the Roman Empire, the Septuagint was popular...
by Ryan Nelson | Aug 17, 2018 | Article
Eusebius of Caesarea, also known as Eusebius of Pamphili—but not to be confused with his contemporary, Eusebius of Nicomedia—was a fourth century Christian scholar, known as “the Father of Church History.” Despite the nickname, Eusebius was not a Church Father. And...
by Jeffrey Kranz | Aug 10, 2018
A young man named Saul was bent on eliminating Christianity from the face of the earth. He was a Jew, a Pharisee (well-versed in the Old Testament), a man of knowledge, letters, and spirit. Then Jesus directly intervened. The risen savior appeared to Saul on the road...
by Jeffrey Kranz | Jun 18, 2017 | Bible facts
Angels and demons (and the spirit world in general) are fascinating. But sometimes it’s hard to separate what the Bible says from traditions and lore that we’ve picked up along the way. There’s a lot of weird stuff we hear about angels that...