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Where can I find Patristic Commentary on the Golden Calf incident?
Is there any extant pre-Schism (i.e. Before 1054 AD, when the Eastern and Western chueches anathematized each other) commentary on the golden calf incident of Exodus 32:1--6, and if so, where?
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Did the Church Fathers advocate celibacy?
What were the Church Fathers' views on celibacy? Did they see celibacy as a higher or more spiritual calling than marriage? Did they see marriage as incompatible with a spiritual life? Was there ...
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John Wesley's influence by ancient fathers
I have been told that John Wesley read the pre-Schism fathers a lot, and was influenced by them.
Is this so, and if so, to what extent and how was his doctrine influenced by them?
