Pihilippine Church History

the early
apologists
and their fight
against heresies

Karen S. Cayobit
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heresies
false teachings agains the early
church, which threatened the unity
and stability of the Christians
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gnosticism
claims that they have a special type of
knowledge that can save them. They also claim
that all matter, including the human body and
its sexual desires and pleasures, are evil, and
the spirit only is good.
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marcionism
claims that Demiurge, creator of man, is a
vengeful God, for he expelled his creature from
his paradise, and that the good God is Jesus
Christ himself, who is man in appearance only.
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montanism
claims that its leader, Montanus, was the
prophet sent by the Holy Spirit to lead the
church to all truth. He also proclaimed that all
his followers will have a special place in the
heavenly Jerusalem
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manicaenism
claims that good and evil is in a constant battle
for human souls. In order to guide people to the
world of light, religious teachers, such as Jesus,
teach them ascetical practices such as celibacy
and vegetarianism
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apologists
a new breed of dedicated christian men
who devoted their lives for the propagation
and defense of the faith through their
writings
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apologists
clement of rome 30-100 A.D.
polycarp of smyrna 65-155 A.D.
ignatius of antioch 30-107 A.D.
irenaeus of lyons 120-202 A.D.
justin martyr 114-165 A.D.
Tertullian 145-220 A.D.
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CLEMENT
OF ROME

the fourth pope

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Philippians
4:3
defended and propagated the Christian
faith
persuaded people that martyrs are good
examples of holiness and humility
reminded people of the commandment of
love, pursuit of good works and virtues,
and the value of repentance
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polycarp
of
smyrna

our direct link to

the disciples
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letter to the
church at philippi
encouraged people of virtue, love, hope, and
patience
supported deacons, youths and virgins,
presbyters, and all Christians
was bound and burned at a stadium, and
was stabbed when the fire failed to consume
him
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ignatius
of
antioch

judaizers and
docetists fighter
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fight against
judaizers & docetists
criticized and condemned the Judaizers and
Docetists in his Epistle to the Magnesians
emphasized the divine vindication of the
Christians as the new people of Gof
stressed the superiority of the Christian
faith
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irenaeus
of lyons

"Scripture and
tradition"
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adversus
haeresus
defended the Christian practice and
doctrine in his work
condemned and refuted the theological and
moral errors of Gnosticism
laid out the standard approach verifying
religious truths called "Scripture and
Tradition"
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justin
martyr

a former pagan
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two apologies and

the dialogue with
typho
addressed the Roman Emperor to demand
justice from the persecutions of Christians
promotoed intellectual inquiry of the
philosophies of Jews and Christians
emphasized the primacy of Christ as the
fulfilled prophecy
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tertullian

first great latin

christian writer
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quintus septimius
florens tertullianus
fought against faulty reasoning and divisive,
false teachings
produced a number of apologetical writings
against Marcion, paganism and heresy
wrote a systematic exposition of Christian
doctrine