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The χαριτόω (Charito'o) Argument
A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, aka BDAG (3rd edition), p. 1081, explains the meaning of χαριτόω thus: One of the techniques of those arguing that Mary was immaculately conceived is to load the word, χαριτόω, with special significance. We will take a broader look at the use of…
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Early Commentaries on Revelation (with a Focus on Revelation 1:4 and 16:5)
Alcuin of York (d. A.D. 804) Commentary on Revelation (the available text ends at Rev. 12:12)(source) At Revelation 1:4-5 Alcuin’s Commentary has (source) VERSES 4-5 John to the seven churches which are in Asia. By the number seven is represented the universal Church, because of the seven gifts of him who has filled the earth.…
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Origen (?) on Psalm 132:8
The following is from a collection of Fragments of Origen on the Psalms, at Psalm 132 (Septuagint 131), verse 8. This collection is designated as “doubtful,” presumably because it is sourced through second-hand collections, quotations, or the like. (8) “Arise, O Lord, into Your rest; You and the ark of Your sanctification.” Indeed, the flesh…
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Index Page for Responses to Ken Wilson's "Augustine's Conversion from Traditional Free Choice to 'Non-Free Free Will'"
Dr. Kenneth M. Wilson wrote a book (2018), which is apparently an edition of a doctoral thesis he defended at Oxford (2012). The book, published by the respected publisher Mohr Siebeck as part of the reputable series, Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum (vol. 111), has a number of issues. Among the issues are…
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Origen on the Gift of Faith
Commentary on the Gospel According to John, Books 13-32, Book 13 (at John 4:42), section 354 trans. Ronald E. Heine, p. 144, Catholic University of America Press (1993) (Based on Greek) For this reason, those who walk by sight, as it were, would be said to be engaged in those gifts which come first, “the…
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Origen on the Golden Chain
Rufinus (d. 411) provided Latin translations of many of Origen’s works, including his commentary on Romans (published in two volumes in the Fathers of the Church series). Origen, of course, predates the Calvinism/Arminianism debate by more than a millenium. Nevertheless, it is interesting to hear his comments on the text. Origen agrees with my point…
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How does "Read Your Bible" Translate into "Formal Sufficiency"?
How does Origen teach the formal sufficiency of Scripture? Pastor David King received a hot response to his position that the following quotation supports formal sufficiency: The more one reads the scriptures daily the greater one’s understanding is, the more renewed always and every day. I doubt whether a mind which is lazy towards the…