THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE WORKING OF GOD

Legend for Cells

H1. Mention of the Holy Spirit  Lk 1:67; 3:22; Jn 1:34

H11. The power of the Holy Spirit

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

H2. The Holy Spirit is God  Acts 5:3-5; 1 Jn 4:12-16

H12. Holy Spirit called Spirit of truth Jn 14:17;16:13

I = Implied this is true or opposite is false

H3. Person of the Holy Spirit Acts 5:3-5; 15:28

H13. Holy Spirit taught us Jn 14:26; 16:13

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

H4. Glorify/worship the Holy Spirit -

H14. The Comforter/Holy Spirit comforts us

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

H5. Christ born of Mary by the Holy Spirit Lk 1:35

H15. The Holy Spirit is a gift Acts 2:38

P = Partial

H6. Paraclete/Holy Spirit already present.1Cor12:13

H16. Fruit of the Spirit Gal 5:22

H7. Baptized/washed with the Holy Spirit 1Cor12:13

H17. Holy Spirit gives gifts 1 Cor 12:11

- = no reference found

H8. The Holy Spirit seals believers Eph 1:13-14

H18. Life/Live in the Spirit Gal 5:16

X = Disagree

H9. Filled with the Holy Spirit  Acts 9:17; Eph 5:18

H19, Sevenfold Spirit or seven spirits Rev 1:4

blank = not researched yet

H10. Holy Spirit came down at Pentecost   Acts 2

H20. Blasphemy against Holy Spirit Mk 3:29; Lk 12:10

Writer totals include all symbols except 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 & 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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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+Diatessaron. Encratite Gnostic later

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died 172

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Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

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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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Hegesippus (chronicler)

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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 Father, Son, & Spirit were one person.

Persecution of Septimus Severus

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