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    "On the Duties of the Clergy" - St Ambrose - Book II

    Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As per the report of book 1, I have completed an in depth review of St Ambrose's work "On the Duties of the Clergy" (Book 2 out of 3). (Please see attached PDF). I hope that my review of this work will entice you all to pick up a copy of the work, and...
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    "The Book of Pastoral Rule" - St Gregory the Great (review)

    Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ, After completely finishing the reading of the Bible (the Bible in a year - Ascension podcast), I have been interested in how God's Word has been inspired through out the two millenniums. I am interested to see how the Canon of Scripture has been...
    • Uriel_1
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    • book catholicism early church fathers pastoral dialogue patristic period pope review st gregory theology
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Traditional Theology
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    Did any in the early church require a kosher diet?

    In the early church, we see statements suggesting that the dietary laws of clean/unclean meats from Old Testament passages such as Leviticus 11 are no longer binding. For example: As for their [the Jews'] scrupulousness about meats, and their superstitions about the Sabbath, and their...
    • Kilk1
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    • church fathers clean & unclean foods dietary laws early christianity early church food judaism kosher patristic period patristics
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Patristics
  4. Kilk1

    Did the early church teach that Christians should keep the Sabbath (i.e., Saturday)?

    Hello! This could be a "church fathers" thread, but since a similar one I did before was moved, I'll just post here. The following article claims that Theophilus (Patriarch of Antioch from 169 to 182) taught that Christians must keep the Sabbath: Theophilus of Antioch – 160-180s AD The main...
    • Kilk1
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    • church fathers lord's day patristic period sabbath sabbath debate saturday saturday sabbath sunday sunday sabbath
    • Replies: 128
    • Forum: Sabbath and The Law
  5. Kilk1

    Is the Lord's Day Saturday according to Acts of John (Apocryphal)?

    Hello! The other day, I was discussing Sabbatarianism on a thread, and @Torah Keeper said that the Acts of John (Apocryphal) supports the view that the Lord's Day is Saturday. Here's the text in question: And on the seventh day, it being the Lord's day, he said to them: Now it is time for me...
    • Kilk1
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    • church fathers first day lord's day lord's day is not saturday lord's day is sunday patristic period patristics sabbath seventh day
    • Replies: 1,208
    • Forum: Sabbath and The Law
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    Did Christianity destroy Ancient Science?

    Hi everyone! Ive started a youtube history channel with the main goal to refute and explain populare misconseptions regarding the historical relationship between science and christianity. Ive just made a video debunking the myth that the early christian church destroyed the achievements the...
    • Quill & Ink History.
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    • ancient science augustine early christianity early church history patristic period science vs christianity?
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Christian History
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