Category Archives: Early Church

Terrien-the suppression of Prisca

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

During this new phase of the history of the church (A.D. 65-96), the position of womanhood was theologically and ethically altered.  The ambiguities entertained be the second generation of Christian leaders hardened into a male one-sidedness, which excluded women from … Continue reading →

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Carr-final observations

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

I am finishing up David M. Carr’s Holy Resilience today. My first observation is that there are reasons to think his understanding of trauma in early Christian experience is too one-dimensional.  He emphasizes what he sees as the trauma of … Continue reading →

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Carr-survival after the Jewish War

Posted on November 22, 2017 by

We have been reading through David M. Carr’s Holy Resilience, where he highlights the role trauma has played in Jewish and Christian history. Two more traumas mark the start of a new era for Judaism and Christianity.  The main one … Continue reading →

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Carr-Paul, trauma, and zeal

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

David M. Carr in Holy Resilience treats Paul as the traumatized apostle. Some of his points do not convince me. He tries to suggest that Paul’s christiopanies (appearances of Christ and visions)were trauma-related. He points especially to the vision recounted … Continue reading →

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Carr-trauma, atonement, and the Jesus Jews

Posted on November 17, 2017 by

David M. Carr, who wrote Holy Resilience, is a Christian.  More specifically he is a Quaker.  You might like to know that as we turn to the part of his book that looks at how early Christianity dealt with trauma. … Continue reading →

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Anderson-3 periods

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

In The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel, Paul N. Anderson says there were three periods during which the Gospel of John developed within a specific community: The Palestinian Period-30 to 70 CE The First Asia Minor Period–The Johannine Community-70-85 CE … Continue reading →

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Anderson-dialectical thinking

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

I am reading Paul N. Anderson’s The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel. The fourth gospel has been the center of controversy about the nature of God, Christ and the Trinity. Church history has seen several clashes about this. These stem … Continue reading →

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