Serapion, bishop of Antioch For we, brethren, receive both Peter and the other apostles as Christ; but we reject intelligently the writings falsely ascribed [Greek pseudepigrapha] to them, knowi...

Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies , 1.31.1 Others again declare that Cain derived his being from the Power above, and acknowledge that Esau, Korah, the Sodomites, and all such persons, are rel...

Were They Not Illiterate? Acts 4:13 - LSB 13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and comprehended that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were marveling, and bega...

In the first three centuries after Christ, even those identified as heretics and enemies of the Church seem to have accepted that the four Gospels were actually written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

Early Church Father on Who Wrote Matthew Papias of Hierapolis Matthew composed the sayings in the Hebrew dialect and each person interpreted them as best he could.1 Justin Martyr For...

There is not the slightest trace of an idea that the Gospel of Mark was ever originally anonymous. Although the church fathers disagree about exactly when the Gospel was written—some say before Pet...

Early Church Father on Who Wrote Luke Irenaeus of Lyons Luke also, who was a follower of Paul, put down in a book the gospel which was preached by him.1 Muratorian Fragment, Rome The...

Early Church Father on Who Wrote John Justin Martyr In the memoirs [=Gospels], which I say have been composed by the apostles and those who followed them…1 Irenaeus of Lyons Then [af...

Index: Matthew’s Gospel and The Early Fathers Mark’s Gospel and The Early Fathers Luke’s Gospel and The Early Fathers John’s Gospel and The Early Fathers The earliest Christian writing ...

A common argument I hear being voiced is that we don’t have evidence for Jesus outside the Bible and Christian sources. This is in no way true and has not true grounding in historical fact. Here is...