AHOCT Episode 4 - Ignatius of Antioch

06/29/15 • 57 min

In this episode, Chad, Tom and Trevor discuss the disciple of John the Evangelist, Ignatius of Antioch. They look at the 7 epistle that most scholars agree were written by Ignatius. They look at the place of suffering in Ignatius writing and what that means for his understanding of orthodoxy.

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AHOCT Episode 3 - A Theology of Atheism

Chad, Tom and Trevor break down Polycarp of Smyrna and his martyrdom story. They look at divisions, development of Scripture, Anti-Christs, and whether Paul knew he was writing Scripture.
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AHOCT - Episode 5 - Epistle of Barnabas

In this episode, Tom and Chad begin down the road of understanding a key part of early Scriptural interpretation, allegory. They also look at the question of whether Gnosticism should be considered "all bad" or whether there is a degree to which Gnosticism can still stand in the fold of orthodox Christianity.