Pat Mid Ter Flashcards
Patrology
Study of the fathers
Patristics
Study of the theology of the fathers and ecclesiastical writers of the Church and
Apostolic Fathers
authors taught directly by apostles or by Apostles’ disciples, Discuss living presence of God, Principle Doctrines (Christ as God and Man and Church:universality, heirarchy, sacraments (baptism, Euch. Penance), mysticism
Apology
Directed to those outside the Church
Unanimity of the Fathers
objective, certain, universal (not numerical, moral sufficient), and concerns matters of faith and morals OR if one can ascertain a direct consesns of Fathers of West,one may include indrectly that Fathers of East think so, Proof from the Greats if you can prove directly that famous of each side agree, If one shows directly from all the fathers of a speicifc time (Then indirectly fathers would not disagree from earlier times), Proof from the Standard Bearer (Whole Church applauded X or Y as stanard bearer of orthodoxy)
St. Ignatius
Dates: born around 50 died around 110, Principal Works: seven letters on way to Martyrdom, Contributions: witness hierarchal constitution of the Church, attacks Docetism (JC?s body is an illusion), thusiaterion, communion with Bp important
St. Irenaeus
Dates: born in Smyrna 202, Principal Works: (1) Adversus haereses (Book III Most Important: refutes gnostics, primacy of Rome, principle of Tradition) (2) Muratorian Fragment (list of NT books) and (3) Ancient Prologues to the Gospels and Pauline Letters (APFPL) intro to writers of NT, Principal contribution: Father of Dogmatic Theology, Speaks for east and west because of travels
Tertullian
Dates: born Carthage 160, Principal Works: Apologetic Against Jews, Prescription Against Heretics, Against Marcion(Five), Against Valentinus (Five), Principal Contribution: Christian Latinity, Trinity and Christology
St. Cyprian
Dates: Converted 246 bishop 248, martyred 258, Principal Works: Acts of His Martyrdom, Ad Donatum (Baptism), On Unity of The Church, On the Lapsed (procedure to deal), Dress of Virgins, The Lord?s Prayer, The Advantage of Patience (through it we imitate JC), On Jealousy and Envy (moral treatise), On Morality, On Works and Almsgiving, Idols Not Gods, To Demetrianus, To Quirnus, To Fornatus, Principal Contributions: NSOC, Church Like Ark of Noah
St. Justin the Martyr
Dates: born 100 died 165, Principal Works: Apologies and Dialogue With Trypho, Principal Contributions: Teaching on God (can call Father for He?s Father of All) and Teaching on Logos (mediator, instructor of men, is Son, Struggles With Subordinationsim), Teaching of BVM, Sacraments, Eschatology, Analysis of Mass
St. Clement
Dates: born 150 died 215, convert, Principal Works: Exhortation to Greeks, Pedagogue, Stromata, Quis Dives Salvator, Principal Contributions: uses Hellenic culture, uses early apologies, uses Philo, HS divinely inspired, Logos - - > God
Origen
Dates: 185-254, Principle Works: Hexapla: schola, homilies, commentaries HS; Canticle of Canticles; Contra Celsum; De Principiis; Discussion w/ Hearaclides; On the Resurrection; Stromata; On Prayer and Exhortation to Martydom; Commentary on Genesis
Migne
Born 1800; died 1875, Principle Works: PL, PG, SS, TCC
PL
Patrologiae cursus completes (Innocent III-1216)
PG
Patrologiae cursus completes (C of Florence-1438