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48 Cards in this Set
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Why Study Church History?
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I.Christianity is a Historical Faith
II.To Correct, Amend, or Confirm Current Interpretations of Historical Issues III.Understand and Evaluate Alternative Theologies, Methodologies, and Ideologies so as to Purify Our Own IV.Personal Values |
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Christianity is a Historical Faith
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Old Testament Judaism
Nature of Christian Doctrine Methodology of Biblical Writers |
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To Correct, Amend, or Confirm Current Interpretations of Historical Issues
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Papal Authority
Denominational Origins |
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Understand and Evaluate Alternative Theologies, Methodologies, and Ideologies so as to Purify Our Own
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The Person of Christ
How is a Man Made Right with God? What is the Church? |
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Personal Values
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Individual Growth
Love for Our Brother Necessary Orientation to Other Disciplines Helps Fulfill the Ninth Commandment Teaching Aid Illustrative Material |
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PRESUPPOSITIONS ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF HISTORY
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Metaphysical
Ethical Redemptive |
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Metaphysical
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entire historical process is meaningful
decisive canonocal event in history is God in Jesus goal of creation is God's glory final judgement of historical process in God's hands |
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Ethical
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can know absolute moral law/ethical ideal
truth related to personality human nature is constant fallen human nature is sinful all human actions are sinful |
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Redemptive
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no rational being is insignificant
Christian redemption eliminates self-centered provincialism |
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First Century World Influences
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Greek
Roman Jewish |
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Greek
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Philosophy
Speculative Cosmology Relation of mind to reality Language Spirit Other influences |
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3 relation of mind to reality
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Socrates
Plato (up, contemplation) Aristotle (down, observation) |
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3 other influences
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Stoicism
Cynicism (doglife, naturalism) Epicurianism (pleasure, no fear or pain) |
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Christian Attitude Toward Roman Culture (+&-)
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+Jesus rendered to Caeser
+Paul was citizen and referenced bravery and military -in Rev. it is Babylon -Roman courts against |
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Advantages of Roman Culture
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Pax Romana (Roman peace in land)
Roads Political structure Language (Latin) Roman army as force for spreading gospel |
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Disadvantages of Roman Culture
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syncretistic paganism
culture hostile to holiness growing antagonism |
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types of syncretistic paganism
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multiplicity
subordinate, complementary, functional dieties private cults |
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Roman Culture hostile to holiness
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taxes for prostitution
theatre was crude and sick games of gladiators |
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Jewish influence (2 things)
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continuity with Christian community
separation from Christian |
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Jewish Continuity
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Scripture (inspiration of OT and necessity of canon)
Monotheism Messianic Expectations Style of worship |
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Jewish Separation
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NT-they reject Christ and apostles
Persecution from the Jews Destruction of Temple in 70 "Bar-Cochba" (132-135) false Messiah Christians viewing themselves as covenant people |
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Jewish parties
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Scribes and Lawyers
Pharisees Sadducees Samaritans Herodians Zealots |
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Four Distinct Periods of First Century
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Jesus Christ - Gospels
Jerusalem Period - Petrine (Acts 1-12) Missionary Expansion - Pauline Westward Growth |
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External Opposition to Christianity
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popular antagonism
intellectual assults physical persecution |
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Popular Antagonism
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religioulsly (atheism, immorality, cannibalism, magic/sorcery)
economically |
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Intellectual Assaults
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Christian writings
Apologetic Literature |
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Christian writings as result
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edificatory
polemical apologetics systematic exposition |
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types of apologetic literature
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philosophical
psychological epistemological historical Bibliological |
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Two opponents of Christian writing
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Celsus- argued for rational demonstration
Porphyry- neo-Platonist, considered Christianity too new |
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problematic doctrines of the day
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creation and providence
rationality of incarnation resurrection novelty |
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name some apologists of the day
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Justin Martyr
Tatian Quadratus Aristides |
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Arguments of Apologists
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just treatment
explain charges describe Christian practices explain Christian beliefs Unveil paganism |
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results of intellectual assaults
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Christianity defensible (coherence, cogency, comprehensiveness, clarity)
solidifying recognition of a canon of Scripture |
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Reasons for physical persecution
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"religio illicita"
universality hated by influential class seditious and rebellious natural calamities |
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some early persecutors
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Jewish
Nero Damitian (81-96) Trajan (98-117) Antoninus (138-161) Marcus Aurelius (161-180) |
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some empire wide persecutions
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Decian (249-251)-crime of being Christian
Valerian (253-259)-viscious and bloody Diocletian (284-305)-most severe |
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results of persecutions
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varied church response
controversy over lapsed religious abnormalities prestige of bishop heightened great examples of heroic faith |
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varied response of church members
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Martyrs-died
Confessors-physical Traditors-handed scripture Libellitici-false papers Lapsi-denied |
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controversy over policy towards lapsed
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montanists
novationists donatists |
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who was Justin Martyr
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born 100-110 of heathen parents
studied philosophy under several teachers converted 130 from strong Christian witness established school in Rome beheaded under Junius Rusticus |
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aspects of Justin's thoughts
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centrality of kerygma
moral superiority of Christianity clarity of truth superior in Christianity theological ideas central to his thought |
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Justin's theological ideas
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Scripture
Christ God Spirit Man Sin the demonic Salvation Punishment Resurrection |
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Genres of Edificatory writings
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two ways genre
pastoral genre persecution literature |
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two ways genre
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(life and death, light and darkness)
Didache, Barnabas, Shepherd by Hermas |
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pastoral genre
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Clement
2 Clement Letters of Ignatius Polycarp |
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persecution literature
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Martyrdom of Polycarp
Hermes Letter from Lyons |
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characteristics of Edificatory writings
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(encourage Christian growth and fortitude)
internal unity conversant with Scripture individual responsibility Church order Warnings against pagan religions Christian morality contra immorality of culture sharing in sufferings of Christ |
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Theology of Edificatory writings
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Doctrine of God
Christ (preexistence-incarnation,Death,Resurrection) Scripture Eternal destinies Soteriology (no non-Lordship salvation) Ecclesiology Ethics |