Midterm Flashcards
(30 cards)
Gospel of John
Jesus = the word = God
Gospel of mark
- love the Lord your God
- Love my neighbour
Membership into the kingdom of God is the reward for practising justice and mercy to the outcasts of society
Gospel of Luke
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
Paul
Was a devote Jew, was called by Jesus as her his death just spread the message to Jews and gentiles
Council of Jerusalem
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
Gospel of Thomas
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
Ebionites
Jesus is human, reject virgin birth but Jesus is still the Messiah but he is also not God
Docetism
Jesus was only a spiritual being he was not human. He did not suffer it was only an appearance
Gnosticism
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.
Ignatius of Antioch
Warns against divisive factions. Wants to preserve the unity of the universal church
Irenaeus of Lyons
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
Marcion
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.
Montanism
Had a new prophecy to give, an apocalypse was coming, Jesus would come again. The Holy Spirit spoke to them.
Suspicions of Christians
Antisocial, atheists, cannibalism, sexually deviant, refuse to worship the emperor, weren’t taking part in keeping the gods happy and ensuring protection
Apologists
Address outsiders
Patristic fathers
Address insiders
Justin martyr
An apologist who defends and explains Christianity to hostile non-Christians using philosophy is central ideas were built around the logos
The logos
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
Addict of Milan
Given through Constantine and is religious freedom in the Roman Empire
Advantages of state sponsored religion
Public security, Land and property, building projects, elevated clergy to prepositions of honour and privilege, clergy got jurisdiction over some legal matters
Disadvantages of state sponsored religion
Church in inferior position to emperor, emperor in charge of church councils and ecclesiastical matters
Edict of Thessalonica
Under Theodosius I Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire
Asceticism
System of discipline invented to combat vice and enhance virtue
Monasticism
A life of virtue cannot be lived in the world
