Apostolic and Imperial Church Flashcards
1st Punic War
264-241 Rome beats out Carthage by Navy
2nd Punic War
218-201 Hannabillic Elephant wars against carthage
3rd Punic war
149-146 Rome destroys carthage and annexes north africa. sets stage for spread of Christianity
Stoicism
Zeno of Cilium: “logic, physics, ethics” Ascetic perfect indifference
Ebionism
Greek Translit: “poor ones” mentioned by church fathers
Teaching: Universality of Mosaic Law, Gospel of Matthew Only, Jesus a mere man prophet, no virgin birth, millennial
Gnosticism
Unique gnosis, spirit beings, dualistic, rejection of OT judaism, allegorical worship, matter is evil, OT god is demiurge, Christ’s body was an illusion.
Montanism
Ascetic, chiliastic, tongues, orthodox in doctrine, prophetic, sought martyrdom.
Manichaeism
similar to Gnosticism, cosmic conflict between evil and good, religion equals releasing inward divinity through asecticism
Eusebius
260-340; Church became center for manuscription; involved in Arian controversy; wrote “Chronicle”, “Ecclesiastical History” and “The Life of Constantine” ; sources a little sketchy though
clement of Rome
30-100 AD; wrote 1 Clement to Corinthians; earliest Non-canonical
Ignatius
35-107 AD Ministered in Syria/Antioch as bishop, wrote to the following people: Ephesians, Magnesians, Trillions, Romans, Philadelphians, Smyrnaeans, Polycarp
Polycarp
69-160 AD Bishop of Smyrna who assisted Ignatius and influenced Irenaeus; wrote to the philippians; referenced by Irenaeus and Jerome
Papias
60-130 AD; acquainted with John, wrote” Exegesis of the sayings of our Lord” 130 AD, claimed matthew was in aramaic and Mark was written from Peter’s testimony
Hermas
150; Shepherd of Hermas: series of visions
Epistle of Barnabas
Clement of Alexandria claimed Barney wrote it; anit jews h content
2 Clement
Earliest sermon outside of acts; doctrinal and practical in nature
Didache
“The Teaching of the Lord through the 12 apostles” 150 AD, discovered 19th century
Letter to Diognetus
Paganism and Judaism are false; christians are soul of the world,
Trajan
98-117: sporadic persecution. did not seek Christians out: Ignatius and Rufus
Marcus Aurelius
161-180: stoic who philosophically opposed Chrisitianity. blamed christians for natural disasters; justin martyr
Septimus Severus
202-211: Conversion to Christianity forbidden; Leonidas and Irenaeus
Maximinus
235-36: clergy executed; Hippolytus, Ursula
Decius
249-51: 1st empire wide persecution
Valerian
257-60: property confiscated; assembly forbidden; Origen and cyprian
Diocletian Galerius
303-11: Churches destoryed Bibles burned, civil rights of Christians suspended; required sacrifices to gods;
Quadratus
1st of apologist; 124/125 “Apology” now lost, Eusebius was a disciple;
Aristides
Athens philosopher;