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18 Cards in this Set
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roman emperor; persecuted christians & tried to uproot christianity from euroe, confiscated property, destroyed churches
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diocletian
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roman emporer who authored the most severe persecution of 1st c. christians
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domitian
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member of sanhedrin who did look/see policy
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gamaliel
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1st c. jewish historian
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josephus
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denied that a good god could not have created the material world; rejected old testament
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marcion
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roman emperor, sociopath
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nero
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unsuccessful candidate for papacy; taught that bishops could not forgive the sins of apostasy, murder; perfect people only in church
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novatian
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church father; provided critical edition of septuagint; interpreting scripture
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origen
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opposition to novation, mortal sins can be forgiven
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pope st. cornelius
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church father, argued against gnosticism religious truth
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st. irenaeus of lyons
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apostle to the gentiles
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st. paul
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apologist; wrote to jews that jesus was messiah
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st. justin martyr
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head of the apostles
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st. peter
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martyr, defender of orthodox faith
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st. polycarp of smyrna
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deacon, 1st chrisitan martyr
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st. stephen
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roman historian
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tacitus
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apologist; constructed crucial doctrinal formulations
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tertullian
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roman emperor
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trajan
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