A Roman coin from the era of Emperor Nerva of the Roman Empire

Nerva and the Christians After Domitian

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesNerva Roman emperor, after Domitian, persecution of Christians, fiscus Judaicus, Apostle John Patmos, Five Good Emperors, Nerva, Roman emperor Nerva, Domitian, persecution of Christians, early Christianity, Apostle John, Patmos, Book of Revelation, Seven Churches, fiscus Judaicus, Jewish tax, Trajan, Five Good Emperors, Ephesus, Roman Empire, Christian history

How John Wrote Revelation in Exile on Patmos

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 13 minutesHow does an old man on a Roman prison island write one of the most complex books ever? Let me walk you through how John wrote Revelation on Patmos — cave, scribe, and all.

Entrance of the Cave of Apocalypse at the Patmos Island on the Aegean where Saint John had his visions

Prochorus of Patmos

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesProchorus of Patmos, scribe of John, Book of Revelation Patmos, seven deacons, disciple of Saint John, Prochorus, Prochorus of Patmos, Saint John, Apostle John, Patmos, Book of Revelation, Cave of the Apocalypse, seven deacons, scribe of John, early Christianity, Seven Churches of Revelation, Ephesus, Aegean, Christian history, Bible

The last supper fresco on the ceiling of the Saint Poplycarp Church in Izmir (Smyrna)

Irenaeus of Lyon

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 Hasan Gülday No comments

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesIrenaeus of Lyon, Against Heresies, disciple of Polycarp, Smyrna, Quartodeciman controversy, Irenaeus, Irenaeus of Lyon, Against Heresies, Polycarp, Smyrna, Izmir, Gnosticism, Apostle John, early Church Fathers, Quartodeciman controversy, apostolic tradition, Seven Churches, early Christianity, Christian history