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| the study of the history of Gods people in Christ, a theological claim or of those who have wanted to be Gods people in Christ |
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| the study of church history may... |
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| help one to pass judgement on what is perceived to be unfaithfulness in any area with sympathy and humility |
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| _____________ set the pattern for churches hierarchy |
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| state of roman politics during Jesus' birth |
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| recently completed transition from republic to imperial principate under augustus |
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| in what ways did greek culture influence christianity? |
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| language, education, literature, philosophy |
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| what language did christian writers employ exclusively until the late second century? |
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| where did early christian preaching take place? |
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| ______ was the immediate religious context for the beginning of christianity |
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| 150s-170s- prophetic movement, new prophecy, possession and speaking in frenzied ecstasy. speaking in tongues, stricter guidelines for christian living |
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| the coming of the holy spirit is recorded in... |
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| _____ provided leadership when the twelve moved to other fields of activity |
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| james came to prominent leadership in the ______ church. |
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| the most significant controversy in he early church concerned ... |
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| terms of acceptance of gentiles into the christian community |
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| why did the church at antioch start? |
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| because believers from jerusalem were scattered because of persecution |
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| where did the new name christians come into being? |
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| the gentile mission of the church spread from the center of what church? |
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| who is called the second founder of christianity? |
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| who were the founders of the church in rome? |
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| who was the leading figure in the church at ephesus at the end of the first century? |
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| who started the church at ephesus? |
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| the new testament is largely silent on the spread of the church in what area? |
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| tradition preserves which apostle with syria? |
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| how were the old testament scriptures treated in the early church? |
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| commonly accepted as the word of God, used for different things |
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| what did entrance into the early church's christian community require? |
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| faith in jesus as lord and baptism in his name |
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| who comprised the "big three" that were killed? |
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| what two events brought significant change to the church in the last third of the first century? |
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| the death of the big three, and the suppression of the jewish revolt in palestine against roman rule |
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| when was jerusalem removed as a geographical center of the christian movement? |
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| what are the three strands of jewish christianity? |
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| ebionites,nazorenes, elkesaites |
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| gentile christian writers treated these as heretical, antagonistic towards paul, adored james, gentile converts must submit to the law of moses. |
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| jewish christians- lived by the law but accepted gentile believers without expecting them to submit to the law |
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| jewish christians- absorbed gnostic tendencies |
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| earliest orthodox writers not included in the NT |
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| barnabas, didache, 1 and 2 clement, hermas, ignatius, polycarp, papias |
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| bishop of antioch in syria, wrote letters to rome |
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| wrote a letter to the phillippians, he was full of apostolic teaching, concerned with righteous living |
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| gospel of thomas, gospel of peter, protevagelium of james, acts of peter, acts of paul, acts of john, epistle of the apostles, apocalypse of peter |
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| attitudes of early empires towards christians |
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| didnt distinguish from jews |
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| attitudes of pagans towards christians |
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| popular animosity- appeared to be obstinate, cannibals, aloof |
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| legal basis of persecutions |
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| not as constant or extensive as assumed, worshipped a man who was crucified by roman governor, could not engage in expressions of political loyalty, punishment was for the name |
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| christians response to persecution |
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| apologetics and martyrdom |
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| apologists of the 2nd century |
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| aristides, justin martyr, tatian, athenagoras, theophilus, minucius felix |
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| 1. greater antiquity of moses and scriptures than greek lit and philo. 2. borrowing by the greeks of their good ideas from hebrew 3. superiority of monotheism to pagan plytheism, 4, interpretation of biblical thought in terms of greek culture |
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| martyrs of second century |
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| acts of saint carpus, papylus, agathonice, justin, lyons, scilli, apollonius, |
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| heretic-established a new church, strictly religious approach, opposed jewish roots |
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| immediate experiential knowledge that comes from acquiantance in contrast to propositional or factual knowledge. characterized by an intuitive knowledge of the origin, essence, and ultimate destiny of the spiritual nature of human beings |
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| according to gnostics, matter is |
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| warning against intellectual pride, defining words correctly, danger of allowing an outside system of thought to be determinative of the fabric of christianity. importance of institutions |
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| self control, discipline, ascetic practices |
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| did orthodoxy precede heresy? |
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| the standards of orthodoxy were present prior to positions that came to be regarded as heretical |
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| one bishop- one head of church- first in letters by ignatius, |
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| correct teaching passed down in the churches by their bishops and presbyters as summarized for irenaus |
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| faith believed and confessed |
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| when was the first recognition of closed canon |
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| fourth and fifth centuries |
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| apostolicity, antiquity, inspiration, applicability to the whole church, public reading in the assembly, right doctrine |
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| the organized church did not create canon, but |
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| orthodox defense against gnosticism |
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| tertullian and the church in North Africa |
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| most prolific writer in latin before 4th century, legalist for christian living. montanism for a season, antiheretical writings |
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| pioneer in biblical study before augustine, |
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