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Ancient Texts with Michael Bird

Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan Arnold

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Michael Bird, Deputy Principal and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, has a superb Youtube channel on early Christian history. Especially helpful is his series on ancient texts and traditions. For example:

  1. The Epistle of Diognetus
  2. The Self-Exaltation Hymn (4Q491C) from the Dead Sea Scrolls
  3. The Messianic Apocalypse (4Q521) from the Dead Sea Scrolls
  4. 1 Esdras from the Apocrypha
  5. The Epistula Apostolorum
  6. The Similitudes or Parables of Enoch
  7. Papias of Hierapolis
  8. The Roman Imperial Cults

See the Playlist “Paideia: Exploring Ancient Texts and Traditions.”

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Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan is a husband and father, pastor of Redeemer Wesleyan Church, global trainer with Shepherds Global Classroom, and founder of holyjoys.org. He is the author of The Kids' Catechism and The Whole Counsel of God: A Protestant Catechism and Discipleship Handbook (forthcoming). Johnathan has also been published in Firebrand Magazine, the Arminian Magazine, God’s Revivalist, and the Bible Methodist Magazine.

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