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Practical guidance on reading church fathers: read whole works from start to finish rather than isolated quotes — this prevents the proof-texting problem the same way it prevents biblical proof-texting.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 15) 00:58:40 – 00:59:12

How to read the church fathers responsibly.

Reading only quotes (in compilations or apologetic works) enables decontextualization. Start-to-finish reading of a whole work provides the context necessary to evaluate any given statement.

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