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16 Cards in this Set
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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
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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 |
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Marcion |
2nd Century (84-160)
Heretic
Dualism of good & evil, different gods in OT / NT
Created his own canon
extreme anti-semite |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Origen |
2nd - 3rd Century (d. 253 ca)
successor of Clement at catechism school in Alexandria
allegorical interpretation
became a universalist
Idolized martyrdom |
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Eusebius |
3rd - 4th Century (263-339)
Father of Church History
Bishop of Caesarea during Arian controversy & Council of Nicea |
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Constantantine |
3rd - 4th Century (306 - 337)
Emperor of Roman Empire converted to Christian faith.
Edict of Milan (313) made persecution of Xians illegal
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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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Jerome |
4th - 5th Century (347-420)
Ascetic & scholarly monk
translated Scripture into Latin (Vulgate) from original languages |
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Pelagius |
4th - 5th Century (369-420)
British Monk settled in Rome
Denied human sin inherited from Adam - man free to act righteously or sinfully w/o agency of HS |
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Augustine |
4th - 5th Century (354-430)
Bishop of Hippo (4 yrs after ordained a priest)
Converted under ministry of Ambrose
Opposed Pelagius / Donatists
His works on sin, grace, predestination laid groundwork of the Reformation.
major works: City of God & Confessions |
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St. Patrick |
4th - 5th Century (390-460)
Missionary to Ireland -
So effective that when darkness fell over a great part of Western Europe - the true light continued to burn brightly ... and eventually rekindled the lamps that had been extinguished (F.F. Bruce) |
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Gregory the Great |
6th Century (540 - 604)
Became pope in 590
Father of Medieval papacy.
Brought order to Rome, established the idea of the Pope as supreme authority in church
Wrote the Pastoral Rule
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Athanasius |
4th Century (296-373)
Bishop of Alexandria
Best known for his conflict with Aruis, homoousi - of the same substance w/ Father |
