Dr. William Whittaker, Bishop Jewel, & ANF1's "Mathetes"

William Whittaker’s “Disputation on Holy Scripture:” Dr. Whittaker continues his Bible tour on textual criticism and brings us to Ephesians. A few gross errors are noted in the Latin in St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, notably in chapter 11 and especially 11.6.

John Jewel’s “Apology for the Church of England:” Jewel rebuts Rome’s claim that Augustine brought Christianity to England. He brings in Tertullian, Chrysostom, Hippolytus and others. We’ve even seen this in some modern writers, including English writers who should know better.

“Ante-Nicene Fathers down to 325 AD: the "Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus" is introduced. Diognetus, the reviewer notes, was the tutor to Marcus Aurelius. It’s a late 1st century AD or early 2nd century document. The date and author, however, are not known.