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Gnosticism

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Movement within Christianity, comes from the Greek word gnosis meaning knowledge; Many different forms

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Justin Martyr

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Most important second century apologist; Philosophy in defense of Christianity

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Irenaeous

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Wrote against Gnosticism; disciple of Polycarb, who was Johns disciple; Died in Christian Massacre in 202 AD

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Tertullian of Carthage

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Brought up a pagan in Carthage; Educated in Literature, possible lawyer. Strong defender of Christianity but later became a Montanist

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Cyprian of Carthage

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Converted at the Age of 46. Gave away much of his wealth to the poor, made a Bishop of Carthage; Executed by Roman Authorities

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Gottschalk

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Monk and theologian; taught double predestination

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Gregory the Great

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1 of the 4 great Doctors of the Western Church; Seen as last church Father; Affirmed many pagan practices to try and expedite evangelism

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Rule of Faith

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Synopsis for believers of what the Bible teaches; Outlined Christian story of Redemption

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Who said, “ The Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church.”

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Tertullian

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Who said, “ What has Jerusalem to do with Athens?”

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Tertullian

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Who said, “ That which is not assumed is not saved.”

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Gregory of Nazianzus

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Who said, “ There was a time when He was not.”

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Arius

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Who was the best Monophysite theologian?

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Severus of Antioch

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Zeno’s Henoticson

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did not unify the empire, they failed

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John Cassian

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taught semi-pelagianism

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John of Demascus

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defended icons

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Eutychianism

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blending of natures

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Tertullian wrote against

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modalism

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Did Pelagius believe that God gives grace?

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Yes, by giving the law

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Who wrote the Hexipla?

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Origen

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What did Augustine write?

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City of God and Confessions

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Who wrote the most important piece when it came to the doctrine of the trinity?

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Justin Martyr

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When did the Council of Ephesus take place?

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431 A.D.

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When did the Council of Calcinean take place?

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451 A.D.

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Nestorianism

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Christ exists in two natures

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Who said Christ is one nature out of two?

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Cyril

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What is Monergism? Who agreed with it?

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one nature or being. Augustine and Pelagian

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Second Council of Nicea

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icons became legal

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Monothelitism

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one will

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Constantinople condemned

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arianism

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Apollinarianists hated the

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arians

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Was Gregory the Great able to get the east and west churches together?

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No

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Who taught double predestination?

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Gottschalk

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Who taught against montheollitism?

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Maximus the confessor

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Did Clemente of Alexandria like philosophy?

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Yes

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What is the importance of the Cappadocians?

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they wrote against the macedonians who denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit

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Who wrote Recapitualation?

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Irraneus

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Montanism

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a movement within Christianity that claimed inspiration was spontaneous and continious

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Man and God are together responsible for man’s salvation

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Synergism

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God is the only responsible party in salvation

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Monergism

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What did the Council of Orange do?

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5 Decrees

  1. Original sin: man is sinner from birth
  2. Free will: has been weakened so that no one will call to God in a saving way.
  3. Grace: God initiates man’s salvation
  4. Baptism: this is how God initiates salvation and renews our will
  5. Condemned belief in divine predestination to evil or damnation.
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Who said, “What the Scripture is to those who can read, the icon is to the illiterate.”?

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John of Damascus

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A religious picture representing the Savior, His Mother, or one of the angels or saints. Usually in the form of pictures or wood-cuts. A book for the illiterate.

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Iconoclasm

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Gregory the Great

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Believed Augustine to be the greatest church father and taught soteriology

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What did the Manicheans believe?

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  1. They denied human freedom
  2. States matter as evil
  3. Sees evil as eternally opposed to good
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What did the Pelagians believe?

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  • Man has no original sin

- Man has total freedom

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What did the Dontatists believe?

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the church as a congregation of the saints on earth as in heaven, therefore it is always a tiny remnant.

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What was the agreement between John of Antioch and Cyril about how you speak of Christ

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Formula of Reunion

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