Adoptionism: Adoptionism came to form by the thought that God, at some point, saw a worthiness in Jesus so He then “adopted” Him and bestowed power upon Him. At this point in time Patripassianism was an idea the church was trying to fight against; therefore by bringing distinction to the roles of God and Jesus appears to eliminates the thought of God suffering. The concept of God adopting a “worthy” Jesus and bestowing power upon Him was also formulated in an early Gnostic thought.
Augustus: Ruling Emperor when Jesus was born, Augustus took it upon himself to try to restore Rome’s relationship with the gods, which resulted in a revival of pagan religions. Augustus, originally named Octavian, was Julius Caesar’s nephew and adopted son, which …show more content…
During the canonical process, before the canon had been closed, early church fathers writings were occasionally read together with the established canonical books. To avoid confusion between the canonical and non-canonical books, the canon had to be closed; therefore these criteria of “closed canon” were established: inspiration, apostolicity, antiquity, catholicity, public reading to the assembly, and right …show more content…
This term was used to address the unity of the entire church, not just one local body. By using this term in reference to the church, one is not only referring to the congregation, but also to the creeds, canon, and the episcopate.
Celsus: An intellectual philosopher, Celsus wrote the earliest attack on Christians that survived throughout history. Entitled The True Word, Celsus formulated his attack on the platforms that: if Christianity were true, why did it come so late in history; the miracles of Jesus were worked through magic; the looming issues with the incarnation; and the immorality of the soul. Celsus created an uproar, which warranted a response from Origen and his work was also used in several other attacks against Christians, including Galen’s.
Chi-Rho: Two Greek characters that begin the word Christos, whose English equivalent is Christ. This symbol came to prominence through Constantine, in 312, for he had a vision in which was declared “through this sign you shall conquer.” Shortly after this vision he won the battle and according to legend the Chi-Rho symbol was engraved onto his soldiers’ shields. This was the mark of the “first Christian emperor” and because of the recognition of Christ throughout the empire the Christians found special
Augustus: Ruling Emperor when Jesus was born, Augustus took it upon himself to try to restore Rome’s relationship with the gods, which resulted in a revival of pagan religions. Augustus, originally named Octavian, was Julius Caesar’s nephew and adopted son, which …show more content…
During the canonical process, before the canon had been closed, early church fathers writings were occasionally read together with the established canonical books. To avoid confusion between the canonical and non-canonical books, the canon had to be closed; therefore these criteria of “closed canon” were established: inspiration, apostolicity, antiquity, catholicity, public reading to the assembly, and right …show more content…
This term was used to address the unity of the entire church, not just one local body. By using this term in reference to the church, one is not only referring to the congregation, but also to the creeds, canon, and the episcopate.
Celsus: An intellectual philosopher, Celsus wrote the earliest attack on Christians that survived throughout history. Entitled The True Word, Celsus formulated his attack on the platforms that: if Christianity were true, why did it come so late in history; the miracles of Jesus were worked through magic; the looming issues with the incarnation; and the immorality of the soul. Celsus created an uproar, which warranted a response from Origen and his work was also used in several other attacks against Christians, including Galen’s.
Chi-Rho: Two Greek characters that begin the word Christos, whose English equivalent is Christ. This symbol came to prominence through Constantine, in 312, for he had a vision in which was declared “through this sign you shall conquer.” Shortly after this vision he won the battle and according to legend the Chi-Rho symbol was engraved onto his soldiers’ shields. This was the mark of the “first Christian emperor” and because of the recognition of Christ throughout the empire the Christians found special