Apostolic Fathers
The apostolic father who was bishop of Antioch and was held by Christ.
Who is Ignatius of Antioch?
The capitol of the Roman Empire.
What is Rome?
The first heresy the church faced almost immediately after Christ ascends. Paul wrote against this group is Galatians and other writings.
Who are the Judaizers?
The date of the Destruction of the temple and Jerusalem.
70 A.D.
The meaning of B.C.
Before Christ
The apostolic father who writes in a sassy, argumentative tone in his apologetic works against Gnostics.
Who is Tertullian of Carthage?
The city where Christianity started and the temple was located.
What is Jerusalem?
The thing that the Docetists thought was evil.
The body or physical matter.
The date of one of the great persecutions of Christians, this one being under Decius, who was once a Roman general.
250 A.D.
The meaning of A.D.
Anno Domini, or "In the year of our Lord"
This apostolic father is considered to be one of the first popes by Catholics. Wrote a letter to the Corinthians and that was almost canonized into the Bible
Who is Clement of Rome?
The city that would eventually become the capitol of the Roman empire and is named after its founder.
What is Constantinople?
The heresy that believed those who lapsed could not be forgiven by the church, but possibly by God. The lapsed were not allowed back into the church within this heresy.
What is Novatianism?
The date the Clement of Rome died.
98 or 101 A.D.
The people who had turned away from the faith and denied Christ to not be persecuted.
This apostolic father was one of the most influential and prolific writers. He was deemed Heretical for some of his later beliefs and was quite a weird individual.
Who is Origen of Alexandria
The city that Paul would start his missionary journeys from and was a major city in the early church.
What is Antioch?
Montanists believed....
that the New Prophecy was started in Turkey, where prophecy and spiritual gifts are the most important thing in the Christian life. Tertullian is a famous convert.
The date that Polycarp was martyred
155 A.D.
The meaning of Canon in Greek.
What is "a measuring stick?"
Known as the Philosopher of the early church, this apostolic father studied under four different philosophies and argued with the Jews specifically about the divinity and messianic nature of Christ.
Who is Justin Martyr
The city that Irenaeus is from.
This heresy believed in an alternative genealogy and mythology of the world. The Demiurge was the minor god that created the material earth and is thought to be a minor evil that trapped humanity within their bodies. They took beliefs from Judaism, Christianity, Roman deities, and many other religions.
What is Gnosticism?
The date that Tertullian converted to Montanism.
207 A.D.
The first known creed to be used in Rome before someone is baptized.
What is The Apostles Creed.
Only received credit if the whole creed is spoken with the answer.