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Podcast: The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus
Episode: 191 – How Early Christian Writings Help Us Understand the Bible with Shirley Paulson
Description: 191 – Did you know there are around 100 early Christian writings but only 27 of them are included in the New Testament?This week my guest is Shirley Paulson, founder and principal producer of Early Christian Texts, the Bible, and Beyond. We talked about how the early Christian writings, which aren't in the Bible, can help us understand the Bible better. They give us a bigger picture of what was going on in the early Christian church. Shirley's academic work focuses on early Christian writings, and she discussed the Secret Revelation of John, a long text focused on th...