Four Witnesses

Four Witnesses The Early Church In Her Own Words by Rod Bennett is an entertaining history of four important people in the early church: Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus of Lyons. The author writes in storytelling mode in giving us the history of these 4 men. History becomes alive by adding plausible events and descriptions. It is an enjoyable way to learn.

My favorite church father of the four is Justin Martyr.  He is the only layman of the four.  The others are clerics.  Justin was a philosopher and not a Christian.  He converted and wrote letters to the Roman emperor to explain tyhe misinformation that was being spread about the new religion.  

Someday I'll have to read Justin's apologetics.