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What were the three charges made of the early church that the early apologists had to address? Why were these charges made?

Atheism - They didn’t worship the pantheon of Roman gods, but the One invisible God




Cannibalism - Taking the Lord’s Supper, eating the body and blood of Christ




Incest - Calling each other brothers and sisters, and yet marrying one another

If we place a great significance on the Nicene Creed, should we also place a great significance on its discussion of Lent and Easter? What about Athanasius’ biblical canon and articulation of Lent and Easter? Why/Why not?

Yes we should. The affirmation of one thing doesn’t mean we should unequivocally accept others; however, if we find such beauty and orthodoxy in Nicea and Athanasius, it would be foolish to cast out other things they say in the very same breath. Based on the Vincentian Canon, the catholicity which inspires us to accept the one means we ought to accept the other unless we have sufficient cause to the contrary.

What were the Antiochene and Alexandrian Schools of thought? Where did Rome fit in?

Antiochene - Historical/Typological, More Earth-Centered, Arian Tendencies




Alexandrian - Allegorical/Mythological, More Heaven-Centered, Gnostic Tendencies




Roman - Not an innovator, Good Judge of Orthodoxy, Shrewd Political Maneuverer

What was the extent of the spread of Christianity in the early church (70-300)? What were the theological issues that arose due to the spread of Christianity?

North Africa, Mediterranean Europe, Middle East, Asia Minor, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Arabia, India, Western China.


Issues:


Basis of Unity- Relationship to other churches


Consistency of Teaching/Doctrine - How would the truth be handed down?


Consistency in Liturgy/Sacrament - How should church worship? What should be universal?

How did the early church grow? Include a discussion of Tertullian’s famous statement about persecution.

Rome has decreasing virtue/immorality; Christians increasingly tolerated and respected due to their humility and virtue- martyrdom is epitome of thisTertullian: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church” - The more Rome killed Christians, the more it grew. The faith of martyrs inspired people.

Discuss the nature of hagiography. What is it not trying to do and what is it trying to do? How should we use hagiography as historical theologians in the present (what do we learn from it)?

Hagiography - The stories of saints’ lives/martyrs were intended to inspire the faith of Christians to stand firm; not necessarily provide a detailed/accurate historical account.


We should continue to use Hagiography as a way to inspire the faith of Christians today, not necessarily treat all the details as Gospel truth (though they might possibly be true)


Communicates that “when we suffer, we suffer with Christ”

Did the early church know what pseudepigrapha was? What was their view on it as a genre? Give examples from material we read and studied.

Yes, they did (Pseudepigrapha = falsely attributed writings, whose claimed author is a figure of the past. They deemed them as heretical as we see from Eusebius.


Eusebius discusses various genres of books regarding their canonicity: Undisputed (Gospels, Acts, 14 Pauline Letters, ect.)Disputed (Revelation, James, Jude, ect.)Spurious (Gospel of Hebrews)Good for Reading but not Scripture (Didache)Heretical - These are the pseudepigrapha & Gnostic writingsHeretical/Pseudepigrapha: Gospel of Peter, Thomas, Matthias, Acts of Andrew

How did Gregory the Great’s approach to mission pave the way for the Christian West that we know? How might we apply that to mission today?

Gregory realized that culture is not central to the Gospel; didn’t need to export Roman culture to the West (sipping wine/eating cheese vs. drinking beer/eating brauts); sent missionaries to EnglandTake the time to understand our own cultural bias, and refrain from imposing this on others when we call them to faith and repentance in Christ; appreciate other cultures

What was St. Jerome’s approach to exegesis and how did his scholarly work influence and effect the church for the next 1,000+ years?

Preferred literal exegesis (Antiochene); He translated the entire Bible from the original languages (Greek & Hebrew) into the “vulgar” (common) Latin of his day- The Latin Vulgate. This translation has been used for centuries.Also knowledgeable in textual criticism, and was able to analyze variants in the Greek texts when doing his translation. Vulgate was a very good translation.