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- Born AD 70
- Polycarp
- Possibly knew John
- Polycarp
- 2nd Century Bishop of Symrna
- Polycarp
- Stood for othodoxy
- Polycarp
- Earliest extant account of martyr outside N.T.
- Polycarp
- Martyrd in 155 at age 86
- Polycarp
- "For eighty-six years I have served Him and He has done me no evil. How could I curse my King who saved me?"
- Polycarp
- 1st Century Bishop of Rome
- Clement of Rome
- Epistle to the Corinthians
- Clement of Rome
- Appeals to simple form of apostolic succession
- Clement of Rome in Epistle to the Corinthians
- Close (2nd or 3rd) successor of Peter
- Clement of Rome
- "Heart of a pastor"
- Clement of Rome
- 1st Century Bishop of Antioch in Syria
- Ignatius
- Pupil of apostle John
- Ignatius
- Letter to the Trallians
- Ignatius
- Letter to the Romans
- Ignatius
- Attacked Docetic and Judaisitic herasies
- Ignatius
- 2nd Century apologist
- Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho
- Justin Martyr
- Founded Christian school in Rome
- Justin Martyr
- Taught "true philosophy"
- Justin Martyr
- Martyrd under Marcus Aurelius
- Justin Martyr
- Tatian's teacher
- Justin Martyr
- "Christian Philosophy"
- Justin Martyr
- Justin Martyr's answer to Jews
- Personal testimony and said to see Christ in OT is gift of HS
- Justin Martyr's answer to Pagans
- Showed connection between Christianity and Classical wisdom. Said Logos reveals truth to both prophets and philosophers.
- Tolerant and courteous to Greek learning and culture
- Justin Martyr
- 2nd Century pastor and teacher
- Irenaeus
- Missionary Bishop
- Irenaeus
- Disciple of Polycarp
- Irenaeus
- Went to Lyons in Southern France, became Presbyter, than Bishop
- Irenaeus
- "Demonstration of Apostolic Faith"
- Irenaeus
- "Against Heresies"
- Irenaeus
- Pastory vs. Philosopher
- Irenaeus
- Writings refuted heresy (esp. Gnosticism) and instructed believers.
- Irenaeus
- Saw God as, above all, a shepherd
- Irenaeus
- Grand vision of God's purpose in history.
- Irenaeus
- Possibly martyrd under Edict of Septimius Severus in 202
- Irenaeus
- 2nd century writer who said there were two Johns
- Papias
- Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia
- Papias
- 3rd Century Bishop of Carthage
- Cyprian
- Crucial in discussion of what to do about lapsed
- Cyprian
- Admired Tertullian, was skilled rhetorician
- Cyprian
- Believed he should flee persecution unter Decius so he could lead through correspondence
- Cyprian
- Offered life as martyr after previously fleeing
- Cyprian
- Called synod to deal with Lapsed
- Cyprian
- Synod re. Lapsed said
- certificates without actual sacrifice: readmitted; sacrificed: readmitted on death bed; sacrificed with no repentance: never readmitted
- Said Bishops, not confessors, should regulate readmittance of lapsed
- Cyprian
- "Outside the church there is no salvation"
- Cyprian
- In him we see influence of Tertullian's rigor - don't restore lapsed too easily
- Cyprian
- 3rd century Apologist and Teacher
- Tertullian
- Tertullian was from...
- Carthage in North Africa
- "Perscription Against The Heretics"
- Tertullian
- "Against Praxeas"
- Tertullian
- First theologian to write in Latin
- Tertullian
- Founder of Western Theology
- Tertullian
- Christ & Culture: Our reason is limited so we must accept unconditionally what God has made known.
- Tertullian
- "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?"
- Tertullian
- Danger of his view: isolation from culture
- Tertullian
- Theme of "Against Praxeas"
- Tertullian refutes patripassianism and modalism. Expounds on Trinity as "one substance, three persons" and Christ as having two natures.
- Became a Montanist late in life
- Tertullian
- 2nd/3rd Century Teacher in Alexandria
- Clement of Alexandria
- "Shepherd of the Tender Youth"
- Clement of Alexandria
- Gentle and Fatherly
- Clement of Alexandria
- "Exortation to the Pagens"
- Clement of Alexandria
- "What Kind of Rich Person Can Be Saved?"
- Clement of Alexandria
- Described himself as "true gnostic" - going beyond litteral truths
- Clement of Alexandria
- Saw only one truth: Philosophy is to the Greeks as Law is to the Jews
- Clement of Alexandria
- Ran Catechetical School in Alexandria
- Clement of Alexandria
- 2nd/3rd Teacher and Apologist in Alexandria
- Origen of Alexandria
- "Against Celsus"
- Origen of Alexandria
- "On First Principles"
- Origen of Alexandria
- Began writing in 215
- Origen of Alexandria
- Greatest disciple of Clement of Alexandria
- Origen of Alexandria
- Clement of Alexandria's succesor
- Origen of Alexandria
- Son of Christians. Wanted to become martyr but mother hid clothes
- Origen of Alexandria
- Founded school of Christian philosopy
- Origen of Alexandria
- Tortured during persecutions of Decius
- Origen of Alexandria
- Wrote "Hexapla" - Six versions of OT
- Origen of Alexandria
- Wrote some of earliest bible commentaries
- Origen of Alexandria
- Wrote first systematic theology
- Origen of Alexandria
- Speculated that there were two creations, spiritual and material Human souls once existed as "pure spirits" but, now fallen, exist in bodies
- Origen of Alexandria
- His theology was like "the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead: when she was good she was very good, but when she was bad she was rotten."
- Origen of Alexandria
- Father of Church History
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- 3rd/4th century Bishop of Caesarea
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- Wrote "Ecclisiastical History"
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- View demonstrates "Christ of Culture" - theology shaped by circumstances
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- Wrote History of Constantine
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- View of History in Eusebius' work
- Wanted to show that Constantine was chosen by God to bring history of church and Empire together.
- Confusing stance on Arianism - against at Nicea, but wavered before and after.
- Eusibius of Caesarea
- 1st century personalities
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Clement of Rome
Ignatius - 2nd century personalities
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Polycarp
Justin Martyr
Irenaeus
Papias - 2nd/3rd century personalities
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Clement of Alexandria
Origen of Alexandria - 3rd century personalities
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Cyprian
Tertullian - 3rd/4th centruy personalities
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Eusibius of Caeserea
Constantine - Year Origen began writing
- 215
- Origen's writings include
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Against Celsus
On First Principles - first Systematic Theology
Hexapla - six versions of OT - Clement of Alexandria's writings
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"Shepherd of the Tender Youth"
"Exortation to the Pagans"
"What Kind of Rich Person Can Be Saved?" - Origen century
- Late 2nd/Early 3rd
- Clement of Alexandria's century
- Late 2nd/Early 3rd
- Irenaeus' Writings
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"Demonstration of Apostolic Faith"
"Against Heresies" - Irenaeus' Century
- 2nd
- Justin Martyr's Writings
- "Dialogue with Trypho"
- Justin Martyr's Century
- 2nd
- Polycarp's Century
- 2nd
- Papia's Century
- 2nd
- Clement of Rome's Writings
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Epistle to the Corinthians
(Appeals to simple form of apostolic succession) - Appeal within "Epistle to the Corinthians"
- Clement of Rome appeals to a simple form of apostolic succession.
- Clement of Rome's Century
- 1st
- Ignatius' Writings
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Letter to the Trallians
Letter to the Romans - Ignatius' Century
- 1st
- Eusebius was bishop of
- Caesarea in Syria
- Eusebius' Writings
- "Ecclisiastical History"
- Eusebius' Century
- 3rd/4th
- Cyprian's Century
- 3rd
- Tertullian's Writings
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"Perscription Against The Heretics"
"Against Praxeas" - Tertullian's Century
- 3rd
- Origen from
- Alexandria
- Irenaeus from
- Lyons, in southern Gaul (France)
- Justin Martyr from
- Rome
- Polycarp from
- Symrna
- Papias from
- Hierapolis in Phrygia
- Heirapolis is in
- Phrygia
- City in Phrgia where Papias was bishop
- Hieropolis
- Ignatius was from
- Antioch, Syria
- Cyprian was from
- Carthage, in N. Africa
- Tertullian was from
- Carthage, in N. Africa
- Tertullian was/was not a bishop
- was not a bishop
- Cyprian, the bishop, admired ___________, the teacher/apologist
- Tertullian
- Catechetical School in Alexandria
- Clement of Alexandria
- Founded School of Christian Philosopy in Alexandria
- Origen of Alexandria