OLD TESTAMENT INDIVIDUALS

NEW TESTAMENT INDIVIDUALS

Legend for Cells

O1. Cain murdered Abel   Gen 4:1-16; Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51

N1. Herod’s slaughter in Bethlehem                    Mt 2:16

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

O2. Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice Gn 22

N2. John the Baptist was a godly forerunner Mt3;Mk1;Jn1

I = Implied as true or opposite is false

O3. Joseph and/or his brothers                Gen 37-47

N3. Judas betrayed Jesus Mt 26; Mk 14;Lk 22; Jn 18; Ac1:16

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

O4. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt   Ex 12-14

N4. Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus   Lk 23:4-25; Jn 18-19

P = Partial (ex: Letter of Barnabas on O1 Abel’s blood, but no mention of Cain)

O5. Joshua obeyed God to conquer Canaan Josh 1

N5. High Priest Caiaphas/Herod tried Jesus  Mt 26:57-67

O6. David was godly (except adultery) 2 Sam 7

N6. Peter was a godly apostle or martyr Ac10:6-16;Jn21:7

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O7. King Solomon was wise 1 Ki 3

N7. James the Lord’s brother was godly Ac15:13; 1Cr15:7

X = Disagree

O8. Elijah was a godly prophet 1 Ki 18-20; Lk 9:33

N8. Mary Magdalene Mt 27:56,61;28:1;Mk15:40,47;16:1;Jn20:1

Blank = not researched yet

O9. Hezekiah and the Assyrian army 2 Ki 19

N9. Barnabas was a godly brother Acts 13:2; 14:1-3;15:22

O10. Jonah in the fish or warned Ninevites Jon; Mt12

N10. Paul was a godly apostle of Christ 2 Pet 3:15-16

Writer totals include W’s & I’s but not P’s

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

Pages

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Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

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

Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

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Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version)

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Trajan persecutes Christians

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

Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

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Apology of Aristides (Greek version)

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Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist)

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Letter to Diognetus (=Mathetes to Diognetus)

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Hadrian persecutes Christians

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

Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

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Christians persecuted in Israel because Christians would not join the revolt.

Letter of Barnabas

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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

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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

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Shepherd of Hermas

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Evarestus’ Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Gnostic heresies become widespread

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

Tatian+his Diatessaron.Encratite Gnostic later

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Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

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Hegesippus (chronicler)

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Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian)

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

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

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

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

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

Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons)

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Athenagoras (apologist)

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Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis

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Rhodon (against Marcion and Apelles)

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Theophilus of Antioch ( to Autolycus)

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Ebionites & Clementina (OT Law,Father,Son)

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

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Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs

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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)

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Caius and the Muratorian Canon

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus, Callistus)

c.200-257-

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

Persecution of Septimus Severus

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est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but did not repeal existing laws.

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

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Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

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

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

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

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Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church)

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

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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)

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Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son)

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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

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Maximin Thrax persecutes Christians

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

Instructions of Commodianus

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Julius Africanus (undisputed writings)

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

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Origen (heterodox teacher)

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Severe persecution by Decius and Gallus

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1st Christian schism. Could fallen Christians return or doomed forever (Novatian)

Novatian (his schism lasted over 200 years)

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Anonymous Treatise Against Novatian

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Anonymous Treatise on Rebaptism

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Cyprian of Carthage (against Novatian)

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Roman church leaders (ltr 2,29,30)

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Lucian et al. (letters 16, 21)

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Caldonius to Cyprian (letter 18)

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