Frank | November 7, 2009
Hippolytus was a presbyter in the church at Rome about 200 AD. It is he who started the genre of literature we know as biblical commentaries, being the first to write a running commentary on one book of the Bible. The book he chose was the prophet Daniel. Hippolytus’ church was suffering [...]
Category: Biblical Commentaries, Early Christian Studies, Eschatology, Patristics, Translated Texts |
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Tags: Biblical Commentaries, Daniel, Early Christianity, early church, Eschatology, Hippolytus, martyrdom, persecution, prophecy, Rome, Second Coming, Septimus Severus, W. Brian Shelton
Frank | August 13, 2009
There is a lot of chatter about the year 2012 as the year when the world will end. It has something to do with the Mayan calendar. In fact, the Barnes and Noble near my house had a whole display of books about this supposedly fateful year. Frequently I am asked what [...]
Category: Eschatology, Millennialism |
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Tags: 2012, date setting, Day and hour, end of the world, Eschatology, false predictions, Jesus, Last Judgment, Newman, prophecy, Y2K
