Early Church History Exam

Didache

Treatise that talked about baptismal catechesis and church order

Ignatious of Antioch

Wrote 7 letters regarding faithfulness

Shepherd of Hermas

Moralistic visions and parables

Ebionism

Jesus was just a man

Marcionism

The god of the OT was “bad” and a NT god came to save us

Gnosticism

Similar to marcionism, but except OT and additional NT sources

Montanism

“Prophet” who traveled around and believed their prophecy superseded the NT

Justin Martyr

Famous for his teaching on the logos

Irenaeus of Lyons

Wrote Against Heresies to refute heresies like Gnosticism

Muratorian canon

22/27 books; the other 5 are not rejected

Athanasius

Said Jesus was both God and man; contended against Arius @ council of Nicea

Edict of Milan

Issued by Constantine and it ordained religious tolerance

Arianism

Believed that Jesus was not fully divine; the first and greatest of God’s creations

Council of Nicea (325)

Tried to solve the Arius controversy

Appolonarianism

Jesus at His very core (soul) was God and not fully man

The Council of Constantinople (381)

Arianism/Apollinarianism; gives more in-depth focus on the Holy Spirit

Nestorianism

Keep God and human distinct; deemphasizes unity of Jesus; denied use of the term “mother of God”

Cyril of Alexandria

Strongly opposed Nestorian teaching; calls the synod of Alexandria

Council of Ephesus (431)

Mary is the mother of God; Jesus is both God and man