Vocab

Question 1

Apologist

Answer 1

someone who defends the faith against false accusations, and explains the faith in terms of ppls everyday language

Question 2

Regula Fidei

Answer 2

rule of the faith based on the Apostles’ teaching

Question 3

Hellenization/Hellenizers

Answer 3

• the spreading of Greek culture/philosophy

- ppl who believed that philosophy was necessary for Theology

Question 4

Gnostics

Answer 4

ppl who believed in a pseudo-mystical knowledge of the faith that could only be known by an elite few

Question 5

“Flesh” against Docetists

Answer 5

• Docetists didn’t believe that Jesus was man
• St. Ignatius wanted to die, sounds like hatred of the flesh, but actually he just knew that there was something better than his body