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A.D. 54-68
Roman emporer who accused christians of burning rome then brutally persecuted Christians. |
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A.D.284-305
Organized the empire under 4 emperors, one of which was Constantine, and is known for his persecution of Christians. |
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| An early heresy advocating higher knowledge which it gave the "enlightened". Believed that matter was evil and spirit was good. |
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A.D. 160-220
Early Christian Apologist and Polemicist who was an ardent supporter of the doctrine of the trinity, but later fell into the false beliefs of the montanists. |
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A.D. 110-160
Heretic who first developed a list of the true scriptures, which consisted of Luke and heavily edited Pauline epistles. The church responded by developing the true Canon. |
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A.D. 313
A political agreement initiated by Constantine that put an end to all persecutions of Christians. |
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4th century A.D. (300s A.D.)
A Separatist group claiming ministry done by those who succumbed in persecution was invalid and ineffectual. |
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A.D. 250-336
False teacher in Alexandria who taught that Christ was the first created being. Said "there was when he was not". |
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A.D. 325
a convention of 250-300 bishops called by Constantine that rejected Arianism, mad a creed for the church which adopted the key term ὁμοουσιος (same substance) regarding Christ and God. |
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A.D. 451
A convention of 500 bishops whose primary result was the establishment of the biblical view of the hypostatic union (fully man, fully God) |
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2nd cent.-202 A.D.
Polemycist and disciple of Polycarp whose famous book "against heresies" was instrumental in the early churches battle against Gnosticism. |
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A.D. 296/298-373
Bishop of Alexander who met constant opposition and repeated exiles but took a hard stance for the truth of the deity of Jesus Christ. |
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A.D. 350-425
Contemporary of Augustine who denied original sin and claimed complete human freedom to choose salvation and to not sin. |
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| A reaction against governmental christianity of Constantine which promoted a withdrawal from the world, poverty, ascetisicm, and contemplation. |
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A.D. 317-397
Bishop who practiced monasticism and whose biography influenced much of Western monasticism. |
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A.D. 590-604
Pope who ruled Rome for a time. Also developed doctrine of purgatory, saw the mass as sacrifice and encouraged superstitious stories. |
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| Division between the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope primarily over issues of communion which resulted in the split of the Roman Catholic Church and Greek Orthodox Church. |
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| List Anthony Hoekema’s five main features of a Christian interpretation of history |
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-History is a working out of God's purposes
-God is the Lord of history
-Jesus Christ is the center of history
-The new age has already been ushered in
-All of history is moving toward the goal of the new heavens and new earth |
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| List the (5) motives for Monasticism |
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-Reaction to the alliance of Church and State under Constantine
-Trying to maintain christian ideals of humility, self sacrifice, and prayer
-Escape from political instability
-Mis-interpretation of certain scriptures seeming to promote monastic life
-Neo-platonic influences seeking a "purer christianity" |
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