What Early Christians Taught on Practicing Love Grid – November 2011 version

INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE

LOVING OTHERS

Legend for Cells

I1. Do not worship other gods Dt 27:15; Ps 97:7

L1. Love all /neighbor as yourself Lv19:18;Mk12:31;Lk10:27

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

I2. Stars have no influence on people Isa 47:13

L2. Forgive & love others/enemies; turn other cheek. Mt

I = Implied as true or opposite is false

I3. Have patience or self-control Jms 5:8; Tt 1:8; 2:5

L3. Do not get revenge Rom 12:19; 1 Pet 3:19; Lev 19:18

m = Mixed: some agree others did not

I4. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger.Eph4:26

L4. Do not be a gossip or chatterer 1 Tim 5:13

P = Partial (ex: I4 be meek in response to wrath, but no mention of sun)

I5. Have pure speech Pr4:24;15:2; Eph 4:29; Jms 3:2-12

L5. Do to others as you would them do to you Lk 6:31

I6. Forsake lies Eph 4:25; Prov 12:19-20

L6. Do not murder Mt 5:21; Mk 10:19; Ex 20:13; Dt  5:17

- = no reference found

I7. Do not get drunk    Eph 5:18; Tt 1:7; 2:3

L7. Abortion is evil/murder Ex 21:22-23

X = Disagree

I8. Eating meat is fine Jn 21:10-13; Acts 10:12-13

L8. Care for the sick Mt 25:36,39,43,44

blank = not researched yet

I9. Do not be a slave of your belly  Php 3:19; Pr 28:7

L9. Practice hospitality Rom 12:13; 1 Tim 5:10;Tt1:8;1Pet 4:9

 

I10. Vanity / avoid vain things Eph 4:17; 2 Pet 2:18

L10. Love covers a multitude of sins 1 Pet 4:8

Totals include W’s & I’s but not P’s

Rows: red=persecution of Christians, green=heresy, orange=schism, pink=strange writer, blue=Bible manuscript, brown=Christians persecute others

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

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Date A.D.

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Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

 

50 & 95/96

est. 500K Christians. Labeled atheists; killed for refusing to worship emperor/idols

Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

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97/98

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Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version)

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c.100-117

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Trajan persecutes Christians

 

107-117

Answered Pliny the Younger’s letter. Christians not sought after but killed if found

Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

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before 125

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Apology of Aristides (Greek version)

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125or138-161

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Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist)

1/8

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Letter to Diognetus (=Mathetes to Diognetus)

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Hadrian persecutes Christians

 

118 & 134

Hadrian loved Greek culture, and he persecuted both Jewish & Christian people.

Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

 

135

Christians persecuted in Israel because they would not join Bar Cochba’s revolt.

Letter of Barnabas

12 ½

100-150

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p52+p104+p87  5+5+4 verses (Jn, Mt, Philemon)

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p46 Chester Beatty II - 1,680 verses (70%) Paul+Heb

100-150

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2 Clement (anonymous writer)

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Polycarp to the Philippians

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Papias of Hierapolis, disciple of John

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“Presbyters” (Papias?)

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Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P

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Justin Martyr, philosopher and apologist

137

c.138-165

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Shepherd of Hermas

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Evarestus’ Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Gnostic heresies become widespread

 

c.170-

Gnostics believed Creator was evil or foolish, rejected O.T., mixed in paganism.

Tatian+Diatessaron. Encratite Gnostic later

18+86

died 172

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Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

1/3

170

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p66 Bodmer II Papyrii - 817 verses (92%) of John

c.125-175

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p4+p64+p67 Lk 1:58-59,etc. Mt 26:7-8,etc. 95 verses

c.150-175

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p90 Jn 18:36-19:7 (11 verses)

c.175

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

 

162/166-180

Aurelius was a Stoic philosopher. Persecution mainly in Gaul, ended when he died

Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons)

6 ½

177

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Athenagoras (apologist)

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Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis

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Hegesippus (chronicler)

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Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian)

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Rhodon (against Marcion and Apelles)

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Theophilus of Antioch (to Autolycus)

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168-181/188

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Ebionites & Clementina (OT Law,Father,Son)

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

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182-188

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Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs -died 180 A.D.

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180-202

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Maximus of Jerusalem -wrote on origin of evil

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Polycrates of Ephesus (Quartodecimian)

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p32 (=P. Rylands 5) Titus 1:1-15; 2:3-8 (21 verses)

150-200

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Caius and the Muratorian Canon

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190-217

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus, Callistus)

 

c.200-257-

Also called Patripassians, they believed Father, Son, & Spirit were one person.

Persecution of Septimus Severus

 

202

est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but didn’t repeal existing laws.

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

7

c.201/205

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Romans kill first known martyrs in Britain

 

209

Alban, Julius, and Aaron were formerly thought killed in 304/5 A.D.

Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

1/3

200-210

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Minucius Felix (The Octavius)

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Apollonius of Ephesus (against Montanists)

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Clement of Alexandria

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193-217/220

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p75 Lk 3:18-22; etc. Jn 1:1-11:45,etc. 1,166 verses

175-225

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p45 Chester Beatty I – 833 verses (4 gospels + Acts)

200-225

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p30 1 Th 4:12-13,16-17 etc. 2 Th 1:1-2 etc. 25 verses

ca.225

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Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church)

736

198-220

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

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207/8

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Theodotus the probable Montanist

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Bardaisan/Bardesan of Syria (heretical)

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Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists)

2 ¾

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Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son)

2 ¼

before 236

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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

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Maximin Thrax persecutes Christians

 

235-238

First empire-wide persecution, but only of clergy. It stopped when he was killed.

Instructions of Commodianus

16

c.240

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Julius Africanus (undisputed writings)

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232-245

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p13 Heb 2:14-5:5;10:8-22;10:29-11:13;etc. 114 verses

225-250

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Alexander of Cappadocia (Clem. A’.s pupil)

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233-251

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Origen (heterodox teacher)

622

225-254

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Severe persecution by Decius and Gallus

 

250-251 - 253

1st Christian schism. Could fallen Christians return, or doomed forever –Novatian

Novatian (his schism lasted over 200 years)

38 ½

250/254-257

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Anonymous Treatise Against Novatian

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Anonymous Treatise on Rebaptism

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c.250-258

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Cyprian of Carthage (against Novatian)

250 ¾

c.246-258

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Roman church leaders (ltr 2,29,30)

1+4 ¾

c.250-251

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Lucian et al. (letters 16, 21)

7/8

c.250-251

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Caldonius to Cyprian (letter 18)

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Celerinus to Lucian (letter 20)

1 ¼

c.250-251

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Moyses, et al. to Cyprian (letter 25)

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