The Earliest Christian Biblical Interpretation

The Earliest Christian Biblical Interpretation

May 4, 2026

About this episode

This episode explores the earliest Christian biblical interpretations from the second century, focusing on Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and the School of Alexandria.

The earliest Christian biblical interpretations outside the NT are found in the second century Fathers. We will look at the lives, key writings and important contributions of Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, then discuss the first great "School" of interpretation: Alexandria. Music attribution: "Galway" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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