Midterm Flashcards

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Gospel of John

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Jesus = the word = God

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Gospel of mark

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  1. love the Lord your God
  2. Love my neighbour
    Membership into the kingdom of God is the reward for practising justice and mercy to the outcasts of society
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Gospel of Luke

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The death and resurrection of Christ
Hypostatic union = union of Christ’s humanity and divinity
Jesus‘s death atones for our sins and gave us eternal life

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Paul

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Was a devote Jew, was called by Jesus as her his death just spread the message to Jews and gentiles

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Council of Jerusalem

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Dispute over terms of membership for Gentiles. Decision was the gospel extends to everyone you don’t need to be circumcised but you still must follow law

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Gospel of Thomas

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Sayings of Jesus with no unifying narrative, no death or resurrection, no miracles and Jesus is not the Messiah or son of God. reveals secrets of salvation to a select group of people

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Ebionites

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Jesus is human, reject virgin birth but Jesus is still the Messiah but he is also not God

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Docetism

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Jesus was only a spiritual being he was not human. He did not suffer it was only an appearance

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Gnosticism

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There are divine secrets about nature and of destiny that set you free from the illusion and suffering of this world. Bodily needs and wants are bad. The physical world is evil and a select group of human beings have a soul that is a spark of light does the true self imprisoned in the physical world. The goal of humanity is to escape the material world and attain salvation in the spiritual world.

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Ignatius of Antioch

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Warns against divisive factions. Wants to preserve the unity of the universal church

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Irenaeus of Lyons

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Against the gnostics Jesus‘s teachings were universal and not a secret. Humanity is saved by the blood of Jesus and we must preserve apostolic tradition

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Marcion

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God of love (jesus) was a violent opponent of the evil God of law (Yahweh). Put together his own Bible of an edited Luke and 10 of Paul’s letters.

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Montanism

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Had a new prophecy to give, an apocalypse was coming, Jesus would come again. The Holy Spirit spoke to them.

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Suspicions of Christians

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Antisocial, atheists, cannibalism, sexually deviant, refuse to worship the emperor, weren’t taking part in keeping the gods happy and ensuring protection

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Apologists

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Address outsiders

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Patristic fathers

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Address insiders

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Justin martyr

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An apologist who defends and explains Christianity to hostile non-Christians using philosophy is central ideas were built around the logos

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The logos

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The ultimate source of all human knowledge was preexistent, was found in the spoken word, was planted in the universe giving rational order to creation and was revealed word of God in the prophets. Logos was fully incarnate in Jesus

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Addict of Milan

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Given through Constantine and is religious freedom in the Roman Empire

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Advantages of state sponsored religion

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Public security, Land and property, building projects, elevated clergy to prepositions of honour and privilege, clergy got jurisdiction over some legal matters

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Disadvantages of state sponsored religion

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Church in inferior position to emperor, emperor in charge of church councils and ecclesiastical matters

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Edict of Thessalonica

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Under Theodosius I Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire

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Asceticism

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System of discipline invented to combat vice and enhance virtue

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Monasticism

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A life of virtue cannot be lived in the world

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Ermetic monasticism

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Hermit monks who meditate on the Lord without distraction

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Cenobitic monasticism

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Organize monks into world monasteries, monks who ate and pray together and lived under a role and a supervisor, lived in a community lifestyle

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Council of Nicaea

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Controversy = doubts of Christ’s divinity
Decisions = Christ had two natures one human and one divine but Jesus was in fact God and father and son or one. Only one God but God could be distinguished in person i.e. Jesus

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Council of Constantinople

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Affirmed Nicaea i.e. oneness of God and Jesus but the Holy Spirit was equal in honour and glory to the father and son

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Council of the Ephesus

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Controversy = Jesus is divine and human separate, Mary was not the mother of God
Decisions = Jesus was one person, complete God and complete man. The oneness of Jesus. Mary was the mother of God

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Council of Chalcedon

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Controversy = Christ was not human at all
Decisions = reaffirmed Nicia, Christ is one person with two nature‘s one fully human, one fully divine and they are united in one person