Scripture Wars

Justin Martyr's Battle to Save the Old Testament for Christians

De: Rod Bennett

Narrado por: Hank Evers

About a century after Jesus died, a battle began for the Old Testament. Large numbers of faithful Christians fought about its contents and even about its right to be called a Christian book!

On one side, many Jewish converts charged Paul and most of the other apostles with a great apostasy, a pulling away from the deep roots of their Jewish tradition. This, they argued, endangered the souls of believers everywhere. They sought to retain intact the strict practices and teachings of the Old Testament and to integrate more of them into the still new and developing Christian faith.

On the other side, Marcionite Christians held such antipathy toward the Old Testament that they advocated leaving it behind entirely. They even sought to purge from the New Testament practices and notions they judged too friendly to Jewish ideas.

The outcome of this conflict would affect nearly every aspect of the new Christian faith and the daily lives of believers everywhere, for centuries to come.

Who won these crucial, climactic scripture wars?

God did, of course but not without raising up a great saint whose keen mind and deep faith expelled from Christianity both false understandings of how the gentle, loving God of the New Testament relates to the often-stern God of the Old.

That saint was Justin of Neapolis, known today as St. Justin Martyr. This audiobook tells the surprisingly exciting tale of Justin's encounters with these vigorous early heresies that threatened to paralyze the young Church just as she was struggling to her feet.

Scripture Wars is an inspiring, true-life testimony to our Father's providence, a tale that has the power to strengthen the faith of Catholics even today, 18 centuries later.

©2019 Sophia Institute Press (P)2019 Sophia Institute Press

Excellent work on early Christian Church

Although not for the novice, this is a superlative and very listenable book. Highest accolades.

Excellent historical research and story

This is a fantastic book. Rod Bennet is fast becoming one oftmh favorite writers for uncovering the history of the early Church and its participants. Recommended.

Bible Enthusiasts Check it out

Interesting Listen for Bible enthusiasts! I learned a lot. I want to get it in print, because it has a lot of useful history and info.

History with a hook

Not only is this a brilliant apologetic of Christianity and the formation of the cannon, but it’s a brilliant work in writing historical prose that are engaging to the reader. Bonus points for the wonderful exegesis and apologies which really opened the Old Testament to me in a way that helped me see CHRIST! GLORY TO GOD!