The Nicolaitans were wife swappers who abandoned themselves to pleasure like goats

According to Eusebius, Nicolaus was one of the first deacons and his conduct demonstrated self-control in the face of those pleasures that are eagerly pursued. But certain people twisted what Nicolaus had done to justify their own sexual licentiousness, and they became known as the sect of the Nicolaitans. Clement of Alexandria said the Nicolaitans… Continue reading The Nicolaitans were wife swappers who abandoned themselves to pleasure like goats

Malachi 2:16, ancient versions and English translations, and how they apply to domestic abuse — a paper by Barbara Roberts

Post updated Sept-Oct 2026. I wrote the paper in 2020, so it doesn't reflect my Aug-Sept 2026 work on Coverdale's translation of Malachi 2:16 which you can read here: If a man hates his wife he should set her free from the marriage. That’s what Malachi 2:16 says.  In the paper I examine and compare… Continue reading Malachi 2:16, ancient versions and English translations, and how they apply to domestic abuse — a paper by Barbara Roberts