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9/22/16 Flashcards

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What are the “Various responses from church members”?

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  1. Martyrs
  2. Confessors
  3. Traditors: (Surrendered the scripture under persecution)
  4. Libellitici (Bought certificates claiming they had done the sacrifice to idols but did not do the deed)
  5. Lapsi (Those who denied Christ)
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What controversies developed “Over policies towards the lapsed”?

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a) Montanists
b) Novationists
c) Donatists

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What are the four “Results of persecution”?

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  1. Various responses from church members
  2. Controversy over policies towards the lapsed
  3. Religious abnormalities arose
  4. Prestige of bishops hightened
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Name some of the “religious abnormalities” that arose from persecution?
(not originally in notes but mentioned in class)

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  1. Fanatical desire for martyrdom
  2. Beginnings of focus on relics and saints
  3. Beginnings of Sacramentalism
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What are the genre of “Edificatory Writings”?

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  1. Two Ways Genre
  2. Pastoral Genre
  3. Persecution Literature
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What are the examples of the “Two-ways Genre”

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  1. Didache
  2. Epistle of Barnabas
  3. Shepherd of Hermas
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What are the examples of the “Pastoral Genre”

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  1. Clement
  2. 2 Clement
  3. Letters of Ignatius
  4. Polycarp
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What are the examples of the “Persecution Literature”

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  1. The Martyrdom of Polycarp
  2. Hermes 1-4 e.g. vision 3.2
  3. Letter from Lyons in Eusebius book 5.1
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Summarize I Clement

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“Basically he says, “Let us be kind, humble, and maintain good order.”

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Summarize II Clement

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A summary of his message could be, “Let us repent, let us persevere”

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Summarize The Letters of Ignatius

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“Let us be courageous, steadfastly orthodox, and let us be submissive to God through the Bishop”

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Summarize Polycarp

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“Let us love Christ to the end,
be controlled by the truth,
be faithful to our offices,
do not be greedy”

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What are the “Characteristics” of the Edificatory writings?

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  1. Affirm the importance of internal unity
  2. Highly conversant with Scripture
  3. A high level of individual responsibility in the churches.
  4. Church order, officers, and ordinances are important as necessary to creating a well-ordered society within a hostile world.
  5. Warnings against pagan religion and non-revelatory philosophy, and heresy.
  6. Intent on creating a Christian morality in opposition to the immorality of the culture
  7. Saw themselves as sharing in the sufferings of Christ
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What are the key points of Doctrine affirmed in the Edificatory Writings?

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  1. God
  2. Christ
    a) Incarnation
    b) Death
    c) Resurrection
  3. Scripture
  4. Eternal destinies
  5. Soteriology
  6. Ecclesiology
    a) Two Ordinances
    b) Local church officers only
  7. Ethics
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