
Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century
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Stephen De Young
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Stephen De Young
Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, creator of the popular The Whole Counsel of God blog and podcast, traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview. The Religion of the Apostles presents the Orthodox Christian Church of today as a continuation of the religious life of the apostles, which in turn was a continuation of the life of the people of God since the beginning of creation.
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Overall Successful Defense of Main Thesis
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Glory to God.
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this book is more like a textbook with limited citations. much of what's presented is common knowledge to students of theology and history and language.
the book should encourage many to analyze the epistemology of their beliefs.
fair review
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The Book that Most Accurately Explains the Faith
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Mandatory read for any modern Orthodox believer
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Excellent analysis of the Religion of the Apostles
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As mentioned above, the book does have some issues. The issues are mainly in its pacing and the presentation of the material. However, this criticism I would not entirely place on the author, much of it has to do with the material, which gets complicated at times. The book starts very well. It presents the material very cleanly and concisely, which for me was a refreshing change. Too many authors in the field of religious studies try to be “scholarly”, which comes off as pretentious. Part 2 is where the trouble begins. Part 2 very soon becomes repetitive and a bit tiresome. While Part 3 is too complicated, to the point of feeling like reading somebody’s PhD thesis, which makes the listener lose focus, hearing every third word or so. However, as mentioned before, much of it has to do with the subject matter of this particular section. This section answers questions that many regular non-western Orthodox parishioners (people with roots in the Middle East, Balkans, Russia) have never raised during their religious lives. Part 4 is where the book goes back to its beginnings, slowing the pace down and being much clearer.
From the technical perspective, the audiobook is well-narrated by the author himself, with the occasional “end quote”, which would pop out sound-wise.
To summarise, the book is excellent, and the benefits for the Orthodox listeners are immeasurable. First, because the book shows us two fundamental things:
1. That the first Christians did not “invent” anything.
2. That the first Christians did not “corrupt” anything.
Second, because it shows us that the first Christians listened to the voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Repent (in Greek “metanoite” – change your mind, your worldview), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”. And then listened to the call of the Apostles and their descendants through the ages, until today: “Taste and see that the LORD is good”.
However, the book is not without its problem, which will be negligible after a careful re-listening. The first of many, I am sure.
The first Christians did not “invent” anything
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Comprehensive and Loaded with Beauty
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Fr Stephen de Young contributes an amazing depiction of the ancient Christian understanding of the God of the Torah and the impact of His Messiah.
Poignant discussion of first century Christian thought
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Succinct and eye-opening
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