Why Is the Apostolic Age Ignored? Church Fathers and Writings

“Why is the Apostolic Age not a well-known part of Church history?” This question opens a discussion on the significance of early Church writings, including the role of the Church Fathers and the authenticity of the Apostolic Fathers’ texts. Other topics include the importance of listening to the Church Fathers and the historical context of early Christian martyrdom.

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Questions Covered:

• 02:45 - “Why is the Apostolic Age not a well known part of Church history?
• 20:00 - Why listen to the Church Fathers?
• 23:00 - How do we know the writings of the Apostolic Fathers are real?
• 38:00 - What is the spelling of the names of the writings you mention?
• 43:40 - Did Paul write things down in the Bible that Jesus didn’t tell him?
• 45:55 - Has Steve been on an archaeological dig? If so, what did he see?
• 47:15 - What did these Apostolic Fathers believe?
• 52:03 - How did it go from the apostolic fathers being martyred to Catholics killing Protestants at the Reformation?