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Ignatius
1st into 2nd Century (35-107)
Bishop of Antioch
1st to distinguish between bishops & elders
championed:
1. privilege of martyrdom
2. true divinity and humanity of Christ
3. historicity of saving events
Polycarp
1st - 2nd Century (69-155)
Disciple of apostle John (important link between apostolic age and Xian writers of 2nd century)
Bishop of Smyrna
burned to death
Marcion
2nd Century (84-160)
Heretic
Dualism of good & evil, different gods in OT / NT
Created his own canon
extreme anti-semite
Justin Martyr
2nd Century (110-165)
great apologist /opposed Marcion
first to evaluate relationship between xianity & philosophy
beheaded under Marcus Aurelius
Dialogue with Trypho the Jew, On the Resurrection
Irenaeus
2nd Century (140 ca - 200)
Bishop of (what is now) Lyons
father of Catholic theology / apostolic succession through bishop
opposed Gnosticism (Against Heresies)
recapitulation of all things in X
Tertullian
2nd -3rd Century
1st major Xian to write in Latin /developed theological technical words common in xian debate
opposed heresies (Marcionism)
Advocated division of worldy wisdom & xianity: "what has Athens to do with Rome"
formulated doctrine of Trinity, but thought there was a time that X was not (subordinationism)
formulated doctrine of original sin
Origen
2nd - 3rd Century (d. 253 ca)
successor of Clement at catechism school in Alexandria
allegorical interpretation
became a universalist
Idolized martyrdom
Eusebius
3rd - 4th Century (263-339)
Father of Church History
Bishop of Caesarea during Arian controversy & Council of Nicea
Constantantine
3rd - 4th Century (306 - 337)
Emperor of Roman Empire converted to Christian faith.
Edict of Milan (313) made persecution of Xians illegal
John Chrysostom
4th Century (345-407)
Golden Mouth (great preaching)
Bishop of Constantinople
called for repentance
Banished twice and then died in exile
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