What do we really know about the works of the apostles and the history of the early church? Did Paul ever make it to the shores of Spain? How did he die?
Is the story of Peter actually requesting to be hung upside down true?
Was the body of the Virgin Mary taken to Heaven?
Did the Roman Catholic church find the bones of Paul?
These are some of the burning questions that theologians and church historians have prognosticated on for centuries. Now, author and professor Bryan Litfin tries to shed some more light on said history and apostolic works after Acts 28.
Litfin’s book is , and he joined Dr. Bill Maier Live! to share more insights on church history and, importantly, what the modern church can learn from its forerunners.
Highlight: The importance of church history
You can learn more about Dr. Bryan Litfin by clicking here, and listen to his entire discussion with Dr. Bill Maier at the top of this post.
Dr. Litfin
Bryan Litfin grew up in Dallas, TX; Oxford, England; and Memphis, TN. He earned a degree in print journalism from the University of Tennessee, a master’s degree in historical theology at Dallas Seminary, and a Ph.D. in the field of ancient church history at the University of Virginia. He now serves as Professor of Theology at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL.
