What Does Heresy and Orthodoxy Mean? CHS 039

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What Does Heresy and Orthodoxy Mean? CHS 039

Who Does Heresy and Orthodoxy Mean? What do the words "heresy" and "orthodoxy" mean? In this episode, we talk about these two critical terms in the study of the Catholic Heritage in general and the early Christianity in particular. Read More

Who Were the Hersiologists? CHS 038

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Who Were the Hersiologists? CHS 038

Who Were the Heresiologists? Who were the heresiologists? In an earlier episode on the canon, we mentioned the heresiologists and their work. Read More

Jesus, the Apostles, the First-Century Church and the Canon – CHS 37

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Jesus, the Apostles, the First-Century Church and the Canon – CHS 37

Jesus, the Apostles, the First-Century Church and the Canon In this episode, we answer a listener's question who asks: Could one establish the canon by solely examining the testimonies of Jesus, the Apostles and the first-century Church? Read More

The Canon of Scripture and How Christians Know Anything About Christianity – CHS 036

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The Canon of Scripture and How Christians Know Anything About Christianity – CHS 036

The Canon of Scripture and How Christians Know Anything About Christianity What is the relationship between the canon of Scripture, the Church’s authority and what the ways Christians are able to know anything about Christian revelation? Read More

Examples of Fraternal Correction in Church History – CHS 035

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Examples of Fraternal Correction in Church History – CHS 035

Examples of Fraternal Correction in Church History What are some examples of fraternal correction down through church history? In this episode, we will review a couple examples of fraternal correction at key points in the history of the Church. Read More

The Principle of Fraternal Correction and Its Biblical Bases – CHS 034

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The Principle of Fraternal Correction and Its Biblical Bases – CHS 034

The Principle of Fraternal Correction and Its Biblical Bases On what grounds should one go about seeking to correct a fellow Catholic Christian? Read More

The Study of History and the Current Crisis in the Catholic Church – CHS 033

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The Study of History and the Current Crisis in the Catholic Church – CHS 033

The Study of History and the Current Crisis in the Catholic Church How can a Catholic Christian find clarity about the recent scandals in the Church? In this episode, we talk about the importance of evaluating information historically, even if that information is only two to three days old. Read More

Anonymity in Ancient Christian Texts – CHS 032

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Anonymity in Ancient Christian Texts – CHS 032

Anonymity in Ancient Christian Texts Why were some early Christian documents written anonymously? Read More

The Unique Character of the Muratorian Canon – CHS 031

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The Unique Character of the Muratorian Canon – CHS 031

The Unique Character of the Muratorian Canon What makes the Muratorian Canon (ca. 150-200) so different from other lists of New Testament books created in the early church? Read More

Jerome’s Supporters and Opponents – CHS 030

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Jerome’s Supporters and Opponents – CHS 030

Jerome's Supporters and Opponents Jerome had many friends and foes throughout his lifetime. In this episode, we discuss a listener’s question: Who were Jerome’s contemporary dialogue partners? Read More

Jerome and the Knowledge of Hebrew in Early Church – CHS 029

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Jerome and the Knowledge of Hebrew in Early Church – CHS 029

Jerome and the Knowledge of Hebrew in Early Church Why were there so few Christians during Jerome’s time who had a firm command of the Hebrew language? In this episode, we respond to a listener’s question concerning the knowledge of Hebrew in the ancient church. Read More

Jerome, Scholarship and the Deuterocanonical Books – CHS 028

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Jerome, Scholarship and the Deuterocanonical Books – CHS 028

Jerome, Scholarship and the Deuterocanonical Books In an earlier episode, Dr. Erik Estrada claimed that it is almost virtually impossible to root out the idea from scholarship that Jerome rejected the Deuterocanonical books. Read More

Augustine, Jerome and Their Use of Each Other’s Writings – CHS 027

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Augustine, Jerome and Their Use of Each Other’s Writings – CHS 027

Augustine, Jerome and Their Use of Each Other's Writing What was the connection between Jerome and Augustine? Were they contemporaries? Did they influence on each other? Read More

The Bible and the Canon – Similarities and Differences in Terminology – CHS 0026

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The Bible and the Canon – Similarities and Differences in Terminology – CHS 0026

The Bible and the Canon - Similarities and Differences in Terminology What is the difference between the canon of Scripture and the Bible. In this episode we discuss the key differences and similarities in the terms "canon" and "Bible." Read More

Jerome and the Old Testament Canon pt 2 – Three Perspectives on Deuterocanonical Books – CHS 0025

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Jerome and the Old Testament Canon pt 2 – Three Perspectives on Deuterocanonical Books – CHS 0025

Jerome and the Old Testament Canon pt 2 - Three Perspectives on Deuterocanonical Books Over the course of his life (ca. 331/347-419/420), Jerome adopted three perspectives toward the canon of the Old Testament. Although he is very often seen as one who completely rejected the authority of the Deuterocanonical books (e.g., Judith, Tobit and Sirach), Read More

Jerome and the Old Testament Canon pt 1 – Life, Context and Work – CHS 0024

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Jerome and the Old Testament Canon pt 1 – Life, Context and Work – CHS 0024

Jerome and the Old Testament Canon pt 1 - Life, Context and Work Since the sixteenth-century and even much earlier, Jerome’s (ca. 331/347-419/420) has had an enormous impact on the way Christians have thought about the canon of the Old Testament. Read More

Origen’s Life, Writings, Reception and Orthodoxy – CHS 0023

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Origen’s Life, Writings, Reception and Orthodoxy – CHS 0023

Origen's Life, Writings, Reception and Orthodoxy Was Origen of Alexandria an orthodox-Catholic Christian? In other words, did Origen possess an orthodox faith? In this episode we briefly discuss the complexities involved in answering this question. Read More

The Old Testament Canon Pt 2 – The Church’s Selection of Books – CHS 0022

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The Old Testament Canon Pt 2 – The Church’s Selection of Books – CHS 0022

The Old Testament Canon Pt 2 - The Church's Selection of Books How did the Catholic Church determine its canon of Old Testament books? In this episode we will explore the history of the Old Testament Canon and the Christian witnesses Read More

The OT Canon Pt 1 – Between Jewish Diversity and Gnostic Rejections – CHS 0021

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The OT Canon Pt 1 – Between Jewish Diversity and Gnostic Rejections – CHS 0021

The OT Canon Pt 1 - Between Jewish Diversity and Gnostic Rejections How did the Catholic Church come to its canon of Old Testament books? In this episode we will explore the history of the Old Testament Canon and the Jewish witness to a diversity of scriptural books. Read More

The Papacy and Catholic Identity – CHS 020

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The Papacy and Catholic Identity – CHS 020

The Papacy and Catholic Identity What makes Catholic Christians distinct from all other types of Christians? In this episode we will explore the papacy, the distinct feature that makes Catholicism different from Read More

St. Augustine on Sinful Clergy, Donatism and the Spiritual Life – CHS 0019

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St. Augustine on Sinful Clergy, Donatism and the Spiritual Life – CHS 0019

St. Augustine on Sinful Clergy, Donatism and the Spiritual Life St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) devoted much of his work as a bishop to writing about the spiritual life and sinful clergy. In light of the recent scandals in the Catholic Church, we are going to look at Augustine’s treatment of the Christian’s spiritual… Read More

Church Scandals, the Papacy and Augustine of Hippo – CHS 018

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Church Scandals, the Papacy and Augustine of Hippo – CHS 018

Church Scandals, Reform and Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo provides us an historical example of how one bishop dealt with challenges involving the Bishop of Rome in regards to Church discipline and doctrine. Read More

Gnosticism and the Canon of Scripture – CHS 017

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Gnosticism and the Canon of Scripture – CHS 017

Gnosticism and the Canon of Scripture Why did marginalized Christian groups add books to the canon of Scripture? In this episode we explore the rise of the various first and second-century Gnostic groups and their attempts to compose new Gospels and other sacred Read More

Concluding Thoughts on How the New Testament Was Formed pt 10

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Concluding Thoughts on How the New Testament Was Formed pt 10

Concluding Thoughts on How the New Testament Was Formed pt 10 What does history of the canon of Scripture tell us about the authority of the church? In this episode we explore the theological and historical implications of the canon Read More

The Popes Determined the Canon of Scripture – How the New Testament Was Formed pt 9

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The Popes Determined the Canon of Scripture – How the New Testament Was Formed pt 9

The Popes Determined the Canon of Scripture - How the New Testament Was Formed pt 9 How did the early church decide which books of the New Testament it was going to use? In this episode, we will discuss another criterion used by early Christian leaders in determining Read More

The Life of Ignatius of Loyola and the Impact of the Jesuits

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The Life of Ignatius of Loyola and the Impact of the Jesuits

The Life of Ignatius of Loyola and the Impact of the Jesuits Who was Ignatius of Loyola? This week we look at the life of the extraordinary founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola. After reviewing the events of his life, we talk about his efforts at founding the Society of Jesus, more commonly known… Read More

The Councils Determined the Canon of Scripture – How the New Testament Was Formed pt 8

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The Councils Determined the Canon of Scripture – How the New Testament Was Formed pt 8

The Councils Determined the Canon of Scripture - How the New Testament Was Formed pt 8 How did the early church decide which books of the New Testament it was going to use? In this episode, we will discuss another criterion used by early Christian leaders in determining Read More

Patristic Reception – How the New Testament Was Formed – pt. 7 – chs 00012

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Patristic Reception – How the New Testament Was Formed – pt. 7 – chs 00012