Vocabulary words
to "Choose differently"
Heresy
There are this many books in the New Testament.
27
These were the three responses the early church had to resolving which books of the new testament were reliable.
1. Was this written by an eyewitness or a close associate of an eyewitness?
2. Do other churches recognize this writing as scripture?
3. Does this book contradict what we know to be scripture?
This church leader recognized the gospel of peter was heretical when he compared it with other scriptures.
This word means "Measuring Stick."
Canon
This modern book by Dan Brown was heavily influenced by several early church heresies.
The DaVinci Code
The church came up with these 3 responses to determine a way to defend the true teachings of Jesus.
1. A Canon of Scripture
2. A confession of faith
3. A centralized authority
This Early Church historian recorded the process of how Christians preserved the New Testament.
Tertullian
To be "In the Know"
Gnosticism
This forgery was written by an elder in a church. He claimed to have written it out of love for the apostle; He was stripped of his position because it could have led people astray.
The Acts of Paul
A church historian recorded that these were the 5 churches that had the original letters Paul had sent them for the past 150 years.
Corinth, Philippi, Thessalonica, Ephesus, and Rome.
These two Christian women were martyred in the Colosseum for their faith.
Perpetua and Felicity
These are the four heresies that sprung up around the time of the early church between AD 100-300.
Docetism, Ebionism, Gnosticism, and Marcionism
as mentioned in the Muratorian Fragment, This writing was a wildly popular book that appeared to be acceptable, but was rejected because it could not be traced to an eyewitness or an associate of an eyewitness of the risen Lord Jesus.
The Shepherd of Hermas
There are THIS MANY fragments of copies of early church manuscripts.
over 5,600
This Roman Official decreed that it was illegal to convert to a different faith.
Septivius Severus