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Christian Prophecy and Canon in the Second Century.
This article by Gary Steven Shogren is called, Christian Prophecy and Canon in the Second Century: A Response to B. B. Warfield. It is found in JETS 40/4 (December 1997) 609–626. It contains some fascinating accounts of both prophecy and the Church’s attitude to prophecy during the second century. It includes the Didache, The Shepherd of Hermas, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr (pictured above), Eusebius, Irenaeus, and one or two others. These sources are often in direct opposition to the prophecy of the Montanist movement, which was considered heretical by most. An exceptionally clear example of the prophecy and tongues being exercised is found the writing of Irenaeus in 180AD: In…

