Church History & Patristics
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The Book of Enoch Is Important Precisely Because It Isn’t Scripture
Christians often treat the Book of Enoch as either suppressed Scripture or useless apocrypha. Both approaches miss what makes the… Read More
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Fallen Angels Taught Makeup? What the Church Fathers Actually Learned From Enoch
Early Christians did more with the Book of Enoch than speculate about giants. They used its Watcher story to explain… Read More
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Jude Quotes Enoch. Does That Make the Book of Enoch Scripture?
Jude does not merely sound like the Book of Enoch. He names Enoch, calls his words prophecy, and closely quotes… Read More
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When Did Christians Stop Believing the “Sons of God” Were Fallen Angels?
Many early Christians read Genesis 6’s “sons of God” as heavenly beings who fell through sexual rebellion. By the fifth… Read More
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Who Removed the Book of Enoch From the Bible? Nobody. Here’s What Actually Happened
The Book of Enoch was ancient, influential, quoted by Jude, and even treated as Scripture by some early Christians. So… Read More
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Some Early Christians Really Did Treat Enoch as Scripture. We Should Stop Pretending They Didn’t.
Some early Christians did more than merely read Enoch. Tertullian called it Scripture, Barnabas and Clement used Enochic material positively,… Read More
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Holy Oil in the Early Church: Healing, Exorcism, and the Fight Against Demons
How did Christians use holy oil in the early church? This article explores healing, baptism, exorcism, and the Church Fathers’… Read More