Week 4 Flashcards
Ante-Nicene
literally “before Nicaea,” this period runs from late first Century to 325 AD
apostolicity
dealing with the correspondence of the faith and practice of the church to the authoritative NT teaching attributed to the disciples
disciple
one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another
Epistle
is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal instructional letter
ideology
the ideas and manner of thinking of a group, social class, or individual
martyrdom
the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one’s religious faith
skepticism
an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object