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522 Problematizing Ignatius of Antioch’s Middle Recension (Nathan Massie)

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Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Ignatius of Antioch lived in the first generation of Christians after the apostles died during the late first and early second century. Modern day apologists regularly point to Ignatius’ letters to prove the antiquity of the deity of Christ and one-bishop church governance (monarchical episcopate). But Read more about 522 Problematizing Ignatius of Antioch’s Middle Recension (Nathan Massie)[…]

Top Episodes of 2023

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Happy New Year! It’s been a record-breaking year for Restitutio and we’re so thankful for your participation. In 2023 Restitutio had 52 episodes and 80,486 unique downloads, a growth of 7,273 over last year. This year people downloaded our Early Church History at an amazing rate, resulting in all of the top ten episodes this Read more about Top Episodes of 2023[…]

521 The Deity of Christ from a Greco-Roman Perspective (Sean Finnegan)

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Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Let’s face it the New Testament probably calls Jesus God (or god) a couple of times and so do early Christian authors in the second century. However, no one offers much of an explanation for what they mean by the title. Did early Christians think Jesus Read more about 521 The Deity of Christ from a Greco-Roman Perspective (Sean Finnegan)[…]

507 Eating Christ’s Flesh – 2 (Steven Nemes)

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Today we are picking up where we left off with Dr. Steven Nemes. We’ve been talking about communion (also called the eucharist or the Lord’s supper). He’s been presenting a case for memorialism. Today we begin with the words of institution, which Jesus gave at the last supper. What did he mean when he said, Read more about 507 Eating Christ’s Flesh – 2 (Steven Nemes)[…]

499 Early Church History 17: The Kingdom of God in Early Christianity

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This is part 17 of the Early Church History class. Throughout the first five hundred years of Christian history, a significant shift occurred in what we believed about our ultimate destiny. The New Testament and the early church fathers repeatedly expressed belief in God’s kingdom coming to earth. Over time, however, this idea gave way Read more about 499 Early Church History 17: The Kingdom of God in Early Christianity[…]

The Trinity before Nicea

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Did the earliest Christians of the first three hundred years believe in the Trinity? This presentation works through the most quoted texts to show that they should not be used as proof of teaching the Trinity before a.d 325. Scroll down to see my conference paper. For more podcasts and videos challenging the Trinity see: Read more about The Trinity before Nicea[…]

101 Historical Kingdom Advocates (Kingdom of God 10)

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Who has believed in the kingdom over the history of Christianity?  In this lecture, you’ll find out who defended the kingdom belief in the first four centuries, before it faded out of the mainstream and got replaced with going to heaven instead.  In order to put you in contact with the primary sources, we read Read more about 101 Historical Kingdom Advocates (Kingdom of God 10)[…]

484 Early Church History 4: The Apostolic Fathers

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This is part 4 of the Early Church History class. Our focus for this episode is the collection of second-century Christian literature known as the Apostolic Fathers. In total, there are 11 authors in this collection, 9 of whom we will briefly cover today. You’ll learn about the earliest Christian documents outside the New Testament, Read more about 484 Early Church History 4: The Apostolic Fathers[…]