Pre-Nicene Teaching on Demons Grid – Oct. 2024

 

 

Legend for Cells

Dm1. Demons Rom 8:38;1Cor10:19-21;Jm2 2:19;Rev 9:20;16:14

Dm11. Demons tremble at/fear Christ Jms 1:19 (partial)

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

Dm2. [Demons are] unclean spirits Lk 4:34; 8:28; Acts 5:16

Dm12. Demons are subject to Christ Mt 12:27-; Lk 4:34;

I = Implied this is true or opposite is false

Dm3. Power/principalities of darkness Col 1:13

Dm13. Beelzebub/Baalzebub Mt 10:25; 12:24-; Mk 3:22

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

Dm4. Demons can possess people Mt 4:24;8:16 Mk 1:32; Lk 8:36

Dm14. Mention of the devil’s angels Mt 25:41

J = Mentioned as by Jesus, not John

Dm5. Devil/demons tempt people 1 Pet 5:8-9

Dm15. Some cast into eternal fire for the devil and his angels Mt 25:41

Q = Quote of 1 or more verses

Dm6. Demons vex/cause harm to people Job; Mt 24:24

Dm16. Demons named Legion [begged to avoid the abyss] Mk 5:9,15; Lk 8:30

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

Dm7. Demons/Satan can bind people

 

½  = quote of ½ a verse  A = Allusion

Dm8. Demons deceive/delude people 1Ki 22:19;1Tim 4:1

 

P = partial

Dm9. There are doctrines of demons/devils 1 Tim 4:1-3

 

- = no reference found

Dm10. Demons worshipped by pagans.1Cor10:19-

 

X = Disagree     blank = not researched yet

Rows: blue=Bible manuscript, white=Christian writer, khaki=spurious, green=heresy, orange=schism, pink=strange writer, yellow=foreign missions, red=Christians persecuted, brown=Christians persecuting

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

Pages

Date A.D.

Dm

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Dm

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1

2

3

4

5

6

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9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

 

 

 

 

First Christians in Edessa, Osrhoene

60

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111

The Apostle Philip martyred in Hierapolis, Turkey

60

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111

First Christians in Armenia

c.60

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111

First Christians in England and Glastonbury church.

61

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.111-112

The Dead Sea Scrolls (205 OT fragments, 667 non-OT)

150 B.C.-68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Masada. Gen 46:7-11; Lev 4:3-9; 8:31-11:40; Dt 33:17-21; 34:2-6 Ps 150:1b-6, and Ezek 35:11-15; 36:1-10, 13-14, 17-35; 37:1-14, 16, 23, 28; 38:1-4, 7-8 (with gaps)

169 B.C.-73 A.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

64-95/96

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

Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

16.25

96/98

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-

-

-

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Estimated 500K or 800K Christians. World pop. 180M

by 100 A.D.

per Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126 or World Christian Trends AD 30-2200 AD p.18

First Christians in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Algeria

100

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

First [St. Thomas] Christians in Sri Lanka, south of India

c.100

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Papias of Hierapolis, disciple of John

2

95-110

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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“Presbyters” (Papias?)

0.5

-95-117

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version)

13

c.100-117

-

-

-

-

-

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Trajan persecutes Christians

107-117

Answered Pliny the Younger’s letter. Christians not hunted, but killed if found.

Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

4.75

c.60-120

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-

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P

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First Christians in Dacia (modern Romania)

c.120

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Apology of Aristides (Greek version)

4

125or138-161

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-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist)

.125

126

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-

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Epistle of Barnabas

12.5

c.70-130

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-

-

-

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-

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-

-

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First Christians settle in Moldova from Romania

130

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Wadi Murabba’at Mur 2. Dt 10:1-3; 11:2-3; 12:25-26; 14:29; 15:1 or 2

c.132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hadrian persecutes Christians and Jews

118 & 134

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

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

29

70-135

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

132-135

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

p52 Jn 18:31-33,37f-38 (5 verses)

-138

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2 Clement (anonymous writer)

5.75

120-140

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-

-

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-

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p87 Phm 13-15,24-25 (5 verses)

100-150

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-

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

100-150

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Akhmin Apocalypse of Peter (Greek)

2

135,100-150

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-

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p104 Mt 21:34-37,43-45(?)

150

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p98 Revelation 1:13-2:1 (9 verses)

150?

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

-

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Antoninus Pius persecutes Christians

c.150

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

First churches in Morocco, Portugal, & south Germany

c.150

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Polycarp to the Philippians

3.5

100-155

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Mathetes to Diognetus – teaching a disciple

5.25

c.130-200

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-

-

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Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P

67.5

-155

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

The Epistle of the Apostles. Against Cerinthus, Simon, and Gnostics. Canonical in the Ethiopic Orthodox Tawahedo Church

9.8

2nd century

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-

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W

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Leucius Charinus Acts of John (bedbugs)

24.7

2nd century

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Gospel of Mary (ms. p463 is 200-250 A.D.)

1

2nd century

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shepherd of Hermas (= Hermas, = The Pastor)

46.5

c.115-155

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Justin Martyr, philosopher, apologist

116.5

c.138-165

W

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W

W

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W

-

W

W

W

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W

W

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Evarestus Martyrdom of Polycarp

5

c.169

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Marcion of Pontus, pupil of Cerdo/Cerdon. Apelles & Prepon from Marcion.

before 170-

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

Menander then Satorninos/Saturnilus (ascetic Gnostics)

c.150-4th cen.

Cerdo & Menander from Simon in Acts. Encratite gnostics came from Saturnilus.

Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

.333

170

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Tatian's Diatessaron

86

c.172

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W

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W

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W

W

W

W

 

 

 

 

Encratite Gnostics (Tatian became one later)

18

c.172

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-

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-

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First Christians in Austria

174

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Basilides & his pupil Isidorus, changed from Menander 's teaching

2.5

132-135-4th

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Sethians/Borborites (libertine Gnostics)

20

c.150-4th cen.

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Hermetic Gnostics (no mention of Christ)

6

c.150-4th cen.

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Valentinians including Heracleon, Colorbasus, Marcus

23

c.150-4th cen.

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W

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Ptolemy the Gnostic

12

c.150-4th cen.

W

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Other gnostics: Cainites, Carpocrates, Docetics, Peretae, Cerinthus, Dositheus, Monoimus, Hermogenes, Marcillinians, Melchisedecians, Nicolaus, Ophites, Secundus/Epiphanes

37

c.150-4th century

W

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

c.125-175

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p4 Luke 1:58-59; 1:62-2:1,6-7; 3:8-4:2,29-32,34-35; 5:3-8; 5:30-6:16 p64 Mt 26:7-8,10,14-15,22-23,31-33 p67 Mt 3:9,15; 5:20-22,25-28 (95 verses)

c.150-175

W

 

 

 

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

c.175

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Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons)

6.5

177

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Athenagoras (apologist)

33.5

177

W

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

162/166-180

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

First African Christians martyred in Carthage

180

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian)

11

170-177

W

W

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-

-

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Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis

0.5

160-177/180

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Hegesippus (chronicler)

2.5

170-180

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Rhodon (against Marcion and Apelles)

0.5

180

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Theophilus of Caesarea

.125

180

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Theophilus of Antioch (to Autolycus)

32

168-181/188

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Ebionite Clementine Homilies (Law, Father, Son)

123.5

-188-

W

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Ebionite Letter of Peter to James

2

-188-

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Ebionite Letter of Clement to James

4.5

-188-

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Early Christians warning about Ebionites

1

182-325

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Irenaeus Proof of Apostolic Preaching

22.75

c.160-202

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

262

182-188

W

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Pantaenus of Alexandria traveled to India

189

Visited the Malankara church in India. They used the Gospel of Matthew in Hebrew.

Gospel of Peter (Serapion finally against it)

2

180-190

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Quartodecimian Synod of Ephesus

c.190

Convened by Polycrates to fix the date of Easter. Roman bishop Victor I rejects it.

Many north Africans become Christians

c.190

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

Maximus of Jerusalem (wrote on origin of evil)

5

185-196

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Polycrates of Ephesus (Quartodecimian)

0.5

196

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Christians in Bactria, Hindu Kush, and Kurdistan

196

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.113

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

150-200

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p103/p77 Mt 13:55-57; 14:3-5; 23:30-39 (10 verses)

200

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Gaius of Rome started the Alogi heresy

0

c.200

Claimed the Gospel of John and Revelation were by Cerinthus, not John

p23 James 1:10-12, 15-18 (7 verses)

ca.200

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Estimated 2 or 4.7 million Christians, world pop. 192M

by 200 A.D.

per Ante-Nicene Fathers v.4 p.126 or World Christian Trends :AD 30–AD 2200 p.97

First known church building

201/202

In the city of Edessa (modern-day Urfa in southern Turkey)

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

0.75

180-202

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Caius and the Muratorian Canon

3

190-217

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus)

c.200-257-

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

Zephyrinus & Callistus of Rome (adoptionists)

199-222

God came upon the human man Jesus. Callistus excommunicated Sabellius.

Persecution of Septimus Severus

202

A Christian helped him when ill, but did not repeal existing laws.

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

7

c.201/205

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Acts of Paul and Thecla (Tertullian said faked by a presbyter)

6

before 207

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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.

Epitaph of Abercius of Hieropolis in Phrygia Salutaris

0.125

190-210

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Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

1.333

191/200-210

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Minucius Felix (The Octavius)

25

210

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Apollonius of Ephesus (against Montanists)

1

c.210

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Christians slaughtered in Egypt

212

Roman Emperor Caracella order killing Christians in Egypt

Judah the Prince compiles the Jewish Mishnah

189-217

Oral traditions of the Pharisees were written down & became part of the Talmud

Clement of Alexandria Stromata

245.75

193-202

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Clement of Alexandria Exhort. to the Heathen

34.75

c.195

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Clement of Alexandria (remainder)

109

193-217/220

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Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church)

692.75

198-220

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

194

207/208

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Tertullian: On Monogamy, On Modesty

41.25

208-220

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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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0189 Acts 5:3-21 (earliest N.T. parchment) (19 verses)

175-225

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Council of Carthage under Agrippinus

ca.200-225

Decides that baptisms by heretics are invalid.

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

200-225

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Green Collection #425 Rom 9:18-21 some Rom 10

early 3rd

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p29 Acts 26:7-8,20 (3 verses)

200-225

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p30 1 Th 4:12-13,16-17, 5:3,8-10,12-18,25-28; 2 Th 1:1-2; 2:1,9-11 (25 verses)

early 3rd cent.

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Ebionite Recognitions of Clement (=Sinai Epitome)

134

211-231

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Bardaisan/Bardesan of Syria (heretical). Against Marcion & Valentinus.

11.5

154-224/232

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Council of Alexandria under bishop Demetrius

231/232

Invalidated Origen’s ordination. Origen forbidden to teach or live in Alexandria.

Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists)

2.75

c.232

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Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son)

2.25

before 235

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Theodotus of Byzantium (Jesus born only a man)

0.5

before 235

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Justin's Book of Baruch -Moses,Heracles,Christ

2.5

188-235

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Naaseni Gnostics & their Gospel of Thomas

3+6

188-235

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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

218

222-235/236

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Maximin Thrax persecutes Christians

235-238

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

Narrative of Zosimus

4.5

before 240

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Theodotus the probable Montanist

7.75

ca.240

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Instructions of Commodianus

16

c.240

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Julius Africanus (undisputed writings)

9

232-245

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pseudo-Clement Two Epistles on Virginity

5.75 + 5

before 246

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Ebionite Protoevangelium of James

6

145-248

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Heraclas of Alexandria 1st to be called a pope

232-249

No Roman bishop called a pope until the Council of Arles I in 314 A.D., Next was 347 A.D.. Siricius c.384-399 was the first Roman bishop to call himself a pope.

p137 Mk 1:7-9,16-18 (6 verses)

150-250

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"Revised Valentinian" Tripartite Tractate

11

200-250

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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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p5 Jn 1:23-31,33-40; 16:14-20;20:11-17,19-20,22-25

early 3rd cent.

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Martyrdom of the Holy Martyrs

1.5

before 250

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p1 Mt 1:1-9,12,14-20 (17 verses)

250

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p22 Jn 15:25-16:2; 16:21-32 (17 verses)

c.250

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p91 Acts 2:30-37; 2:46-47; 3:1-2 (12 verses)

250

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p118 Rom 15:26-27,32-33; 16:1,4-7,11-12 (11 verses)

250

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p119 Jn 1:21-28,33-38,42-44 (17 verses)

250

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p121 Jn 19:17-19,25-26 (5 verses)

250,200-300

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p129 1 Cor 7:36-39;8:10;9:3,14-17;9:27-10:6 (17 verses)

250,200-300

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p131 Rom 9:18-21; 9:22-10:3 (19 verses)

250,200-300

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Nag Hamadi Apocalypse of Peter

2.5

3rd century

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Hermias Satire on Greek Philosophers

4.2

3rd century?

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Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca

12.5

mid-3rd cent?

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

0.75

233-251

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Bishop Stephen I of Rome Letter to Antioch

251

Asked why Novatian did not know there should be only one bishop in Rome

Sentences of Sextus (partial) originally Pythagorean, modified by Christians.

2

before 253

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Origen (heterodox teacher)

825.15

225-253/254

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Origen’s Prayer, Exhortation to Martyrdom

180

233-235

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