6. Franks, Brits, and Pope Gregory

[joeiiiful]

I learned Church History during Seminary, read extensively, taught my children every Lord's day, but you teach Church History in a manner that is compelling, super interesting and enthusiastically. My sincerest appreciation for your outstanding teaching. Additionally I am going through your Series on the Acts of the Apostles and find the same level of exceptional teaching. Thank you very much.

[zondervangreek]

Another good start to a morning as I am reviewing, relearning, and learning church history.

[scott]

This man is an amazing. If anyone has ever had to give a PowerPoint presentation knows... this guy is making it look easy.

[richardstokes]

Pastor Bruce. I forgot to mention that your classes have helped me in the class that I teach in our Baptist Bible College here in California (Spanish speaking college).

[mattverville]

I love how you mix the historical information with the gospel in your videos. You do a great job. You never know who might be listening. Thank you

[pascalansellful]

What a hero, Bruce Gore! Thanks for posting :-)

[imtiazali]

Sir l am a student of history, l have read many books on ancient history but the way you have explained every turn of history is simply marvelous. Thanks a lot.

[LeslieGStormwarden]

I appreciate you brother. I have been a life-long lover of history & (more importantly) of the Lord Jesus Christ. I have tried to educate myself on history but I have lacked the means to delve as deeply as I would like to do. You are covering many things in this series that are filling in blanks for me & I greatly appreciate that. May you be blessed in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for following His commission of you in sharing these much-needed insights with His people. Thank you for feeding the sheep faithfully.

[baalzebuth]

In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.

[kinawinkelstrahle]

Absolutely amazing. Thank you Bruce so much. You keep saving my Sunday afternoons. 🥰❤

[tikunolam]

Your lectures help me build content for my Sunday school lessons (we went from gen-rev- now in church history). Thankyou.
I just gifted "historical context of the Bible" as a birthday gift to a friend last week.

[TrueM-qckd]

Nice series of lectures, much appreciated. Excellent presentations.

I don't quite agree with your take on eschatology though, in other lecture series

God bless you.

[thubtumbing]

Hello Sir. One remark: the name of hungary is derived from one of the names for the Magyar people that invaded "hungary" in the 9th/10th century: the Ungroi/Ungri/Ungarians. The "H" in front might have been a later addition to make some anachronistic connection to the Huns. Cheers from Belgium!

[fooledman]

Until now I had no idea that Humpty Dumpty had to do with Rome, I had always heard that it was in reference to a single very famous ruler.

[sivananthanthesiah]

I really love it. I really want to contact him, to study church history (can anyone help please)

[gilgalbiblewheel]

The Midianites in Judges 7 were also battling among themselves.

[tc]

Wonderful series, thank you. I’m intrigued by the stories around the introduction of Christianity to Ireland and the present day UK. Saint Patrick (there may be more than one) was very well covered in a previous presentation. St Patrick born in 385 enslaved in Ireland then escaped and later educated in France died 465? after returning and spreading the Great News in Ireland, he was amongst many of a list of early Irish saints such as St Kevin of Glendalough b. 498 d.618! Pope Gregory sent Augustine to England around 600 to spread the Word there to the Angels/Saxons. However some years before that the Irish Saints eg Columba b 543 was in Scotland and northern England and Columbanus in the same area and the Frankish kingdoms were highly influential. This suggests that the south of England was largely pagan? I wonder about that because it was practically surrounded by Christian influences. Unless the Saxons were purely pagan and displaced the native population who were at least heavily influenced Christianity? Dia Duit!

[richardstokes]

Hi Pastor Bruce. Is it safe to say that Gregory was the first "pope" as such? Does history see him that way? Or is it Leo?

[winestuff]

Bruce,

Love the lectures. Very informative. just a tip though, hopefully helpful and not critical. The Vandals were Germanic and started in the North. They migrated through Spain to set up a kingdom in North Africa.

[kayrichardson]

Why no mention of Bertha, Queen of Kent, who was a Christian? Bertha's presence (along with her priestly retinue) made Augustine of Canterbury's conversion of England much easier.