Ec. Councils Flashcards

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major issues of Council of Jerusalem (Apostolic Synod)

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Judaizing;

  • circumcision
  • dietary
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prohibitions by Council of Jerusalem

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  • eating meat w/ blood
  • eating meat offered to idols
  • eating meat from strangled animals
  • fornication
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1st Ec. Council held where & when

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Nicea, 325

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Nicean Councils where which

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  • 1st in 325

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major issue(s) of 1st Council of Nicea

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arianism

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Arianism addressed at which Ec. Council

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1st of Nicea

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major outcome(s) of 1st Ec. Council

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  • Son is “of the substance” and “consubstantial”
  • Son is begotten not made
  • Trinitarian doctrine (1 essence), esp Father as sole cause
    -> Nicean Creed (built from earlier)
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Arianism misbelief(s) (9)

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1 there was a time when God was not the Father
2 the Son was made; a creature, a work, not of substance/essence of Father
3 Son is neither the Word nor the Wisdom of the Father
- put forth in “Thalia”
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Semi-Arians misbelief(s)

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Son is of “similar” essence w/ the Father

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Which heresy claimed: Son is made and not of substance of Father

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Arianism

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Anti-Arian arguments

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  • Son is God’s Wisdom, a time when he wasn’t would imply a time with no Wisdom
  • only creatures come from nothingness
  • creatures have no similarity with Creator
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who was the key anti-Arian?

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Athanasius the Great

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13
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who was the key anti-Arian?

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Athanasius the Great

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de-mythologizing is what

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separating ethical teachings from the historical events

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intellectualism and scholasticism are characterized by

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separating the “outward facts” from the “inward experience” of the saints 1

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naturalistic approach characterized by/effects

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  • separating work of the Holy Spirit from historical phenomena
  • denies Church as the Body of Christ 1
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Ecclesiology: Orth v Hetero

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  • Orth: each local Church is the totality of the One, as each experiences Eucharist headed by a bishop.
  • Hetero: each church’s unity is through union w/ successor of the chief Apostle
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Ebionites were…

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Jewish sect who saw Jesus as a prophet or messiah,

but not Son of God

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Ebionites were…

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Jewish sect who saw Jesus as a prophet or messiah,
but not Son of God
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Jewish feasts vs. Christian rites

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  • Jewish seen as figures of Christian rites
  • Christian rites gave a new and real content
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Tradition

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apostolic continutiy and
the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit
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Why 1st seven deacons

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to help distribute aid to poor, to free Apostles’ time

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23
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Simon Magus

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Cyril “inventor of all heresies”

  • tried to buy ability to lay on hands & deliver Holy Spirit
  • cast out by Apostles
  • claimed to be the one on Mt Sinai
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Nicolatians

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named for Nicolaus, one of 70 offered others wife

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false apostles among the 70

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Nicolas of Antioch
demas: became priest of idols
phygellus & Hermogenes: followed S Magus
Alexander & Hymenaeus, philetus:  all followed S Magus
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26
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significance of Cornelius

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centurion
1st gentile convert
Acts
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Paul

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  • became Saul

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Ananias

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  • restorer of Saul’s sight

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29
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when was the “Metropolitan system” ( Sees) introduced

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1st Ec. Council

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30
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what were 3 original Sees

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Rome, Alexandria & Antioch

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31
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what was the original order of Sees

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Rome, Alexandria & Antioch

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32
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When was Constantinople elevated to 2nd in Sees

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Council of Constantinople 381

- 2nd Ec. Council

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What were the councils in 1st 600 years

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1 Nicea 325
2 Constantinople 381
3 Ephesus 431
 - 2nd Ephesus 449 called as Ecumenical, dismissed as "Robber Council"
4 Chalcedon 451
5 2nd Constantinople 553
6 Constantinople 680-1
34
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What was “Robber Council”? Why

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2nd Council of Ephesus 449

35
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monasticism is associated w/ who

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St anthony the great - egypt ~285
St Pachomius egypt - early 300s
Athanasius brought to west late 300s
Martin of Tours to France
St Basil spread through asia minor 360-379, more commonality than Pachomius
Benedict 500s
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what was St pachomius’ contrib to monasticism

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introduced “common rule”, communal life

37
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Who brought monasticism to the West

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St Athanasius

38
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what is cenobitic lifestyle

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syrian monasticism

introduced care of orphans and other good deeds

39
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What was St Benedict’s contribution

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early 500s

saw worship as primary duty of a monk.

40
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What are the 4 archetypes of heresies

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barbarism
schthysim  flood to tower of babel
hellenism  idolatry
judaism  circumcision
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41
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Ebionites

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jewish sect believed in Jesus as prophet/messiah, not son of God

42
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Docetism

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Jesus’ death and resurrection were apparent, not real

43
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Arianism

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-not 1 essence
- Son was created
Semi-arianism “like” essence

44
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Monothelism

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one will, not two

45
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Monophysitism/eutycheanism

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one nature, not two

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sabellianism

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God is only 1, w/ 3 names

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Marcion

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two Gods of old & new testament

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Apollinarists

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only one mind

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Pneumotachi

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Spirit-fighters, spirit not divine

Macedonius

50
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(non)-Chalcedonian split

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over languaging of two natures