Everything Latter-Day Saints Need To Know About Ancient Christians - Dr Jason R. Combs

Dr. Jason R. Combs is an associate professor of Ancient Scripture and affiliate faculty of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Brigham Young University. He also edited the book 'Ancient Christians: An Introduction for Latter-Day Saints.'

I wanted to speak to Jason as I am often saddened that I gloss over the 1500+ year period of what we call the Great Apostasy, I find it quite a disparaging term considering the incredible sacrifices of countless truth-seekers and Jason's book helps to bring those important stories of ancient Christians to light and connect them to us, Latter-day Saints.

Some highlights from this episode include why Latter-day Saints misunderstand the Nicene Creed, what the primitive Church may have looked like compared to the modern Church, and the incredible story of Perpetua.

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00:00 Why Study 'The Great Apostasy' in Detail?
05:18 What Should Latter-day Saints Study In Christian History?
22:31 Christian Persecution and Emerging Freedom
29:35 The Organisation of The Bible
35:20 The Gnostic Gospels
39:07 Was there Awareness of a Need for a Restoration?
43:43 Dr Combs Historical Study of the Nature of God
1:00:30 Studying Early Christianity and it's Impact on Faith

You can find more of Jason’s work at the following links:
- https://mi.byu.edu/book/ancient-chris...
- https://www.jasonrobertcombs.com/

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