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Plato
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Century: 4th B.C.
Event: records Socrates drinking the hemlock Thought: this world of sense perception is transient, the real world is transcendent and can only be “remembered” by our immortal souls.Story: Plato was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle |
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Philo
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Century: 1st
Event: contemporary of Christ Thought: in his commentaries on the Pentateuch he allegorized Moses into Middle Platonic thoughtStory: represented the Jews to Gaius Caligula, the Emperor attempting to put his golden statue in the Jerusalem Temple |
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Clement of Rome
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Century: 1st
Event: young leaders displacing elders of the church at Corinth Thought: Peter and Paul already in heavenStory: tells the stories of Old Testament judgments against usurpers and rebellions as examples for the Christian church |
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Ignatius of Antioch
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Century: early 2nd
Event: his trip to Rome and martyrdom Thought: urged the churches of Asia Minor to adopt a monarchical episcopate form of church governanceStory: he pleads with Roman Christians not to rescue him from martyrdom lest he lose his chance to emulate Christ and Paul |
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Epistle of Barnabas
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Century: 2nd
Event: written after major Jewish uprisings in Alexandria and Judea Thought: rejects weekly Sabbath in favor of 1000 year and 8th day restStory: allegorizes Old Testament stories into Christian teaching, but keeps their historical reality |
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Polycarp of Smyrna
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Century: 2nd
Event: martyrdom of Polycarp Thought: taught the Christians in Philippi to use a Presbyterian form of church governanceStory: learned Christianity from John, served God 86 years and died praying for his persecutors and reviling the crowd of pagans as atheists |
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Marcion
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Century: 2nd
Event: Marcionite Heresy at Rome condemned by Irenaeus of Lyon Thought: the Old Testament god is a weak god of material and justice. The New Testament God, Jesus Christ, is the high God and is loving and mercifulStory: sold his shipping business and gave the proceeds to the Roman Church. When they finally rejected his heresy they returned his money |
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Justin Martyr
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Century: 2nd
Event: worshiping on the first day of the week in Rome Thought: Old Testament prophets predict Jesus Christ but reject Sabbath and circumcisionStory: styles himself a Christian philosopher after trying and rejecting the major philosophies of his day |
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Irenaeus of Lyon
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Century: 2nd
Event: wrote Against Heresies ca. 180 Thought: Christ must be true God and true human to bring God and humans togetherStory: Irenaeus learned at the feet of Polycarp, who learned from John, and he claimed authority based on getting his information in a direct way from an apostle |
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Clement of Alexandria
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Century: 2nd
Event: second teacher in the school of biblical exegesis at Alexandria Thought: all that is best in philosophy was derived from revelation through Moses and the prophetsStory: Clement was a high-born, well-educated Greek who traveled and studied widely |
