THE BIBLE

BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

Legend for Cells

B1. Study or obey God’s Word as an authority

B11. David wrote some Psalms

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

B2. Old Testament is our authority Mk12:24-25;Ac 3:22

B12. Twelve Minor Prophets

I = Implied this is true or opposite is false

B3. The Old Test. prophesied about Jesus Lk 24:44

B13. There are only four true gospels -

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

B4. Jesus superseded some Old Testament laws

B14, Matthew wrote the Gospel of Matthew

J = On B8, mentioned as by Jesus, not John

B5. New Testament is our authority     2 Pet 3:15-16

B15. Mark wrote the Gospel of Mark

Q = Quote of 1 or more verses

B6. Some parts of the Bible are allegorical Ezek 17:1

B16. Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

B7. Old Testament has types of Christ 1 Cor 10:4

B17. John wrote the Gospel of John

B8. Melchizedek was a type of Christ Gn14:18;Hb7:1-17

B18. Paul’s letters are scripture    2 Pet 3:15-15

½  = quote of ½ a verse  A = Allusion

B9. Moses wrote the Law

B19. Heb, Jms, 1,2 Pet, 1,2 Jn, or Jude scripture

P = partial -i.e. B6:gospels but not 4 gospels

B10. The Law and the Prophets

B20. Book of Revelation is scripture Rev 1:1;22:18-19

X = Disagree     blank = not researched yet

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

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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; he persecuted both Jewish & Christian people.

Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

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Christians persecuted in Israel because they would not join Bar Cochba’s 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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Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P

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Justin Martyr, philosopher, 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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died 172

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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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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 -died 180 A.D.

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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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Romans kill first known martyrs in Britain

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

Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

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

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Origen (heterodox teacher)

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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)

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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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