MANY CHRISTIANS TODAY AGREE

Legend for Cells

m1. God is before/beyond time Tt 1:2

m11. Religion is/can be good Jms 1:27

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

m2. Jesus appeared on earth prior to His birth -partial Heb7:1-16

I = Implied this is true or opposite is false

m3. Mention of laity or clergy  partial 1 Tim 3:1-11; 5:17-20; Tt 1:5-9

m12. Drinking wine is OK 1 Tim 5:23; (Implied) Tt 2:3

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

m4. The Church can be called the city of God  Heb 11:10; 12:22-23

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

m5. People have free will/choice Partial Lk 7:30; Josh 24:14-22; Jonah 2:8

P = partial, (ex: 1 Peter 5:13 on M6 refers to those in Babylon sending greetings)

m6. Babylon referred to Rome  partial: 1 Pet 5:13

m7. There are greater/mortal & lesser sins.Jn19:11b;1Jn5:16b-17;Ezk8:6,13,15

- = no reference found

m8. Christians can lose their salvation (Partial) Heb 6:4-6;10:26-31; 2Pet2:20-22

X = Disagree

m9. God knows all things in the future Ps 139:16

blank = not researched yet

m10. Jesus preached to the dead 1 Pet 3:19; 4:6

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

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

Pages

Date A.D.

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Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

50 & 95/96

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

Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

16 ¼

97/98

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Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version)

13

c.100-117

W

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Trajan persecutes Christians

107-117

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

Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

4 ¾

before 125

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Apology of Aristides (Greek version)

4

125or138-161

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Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist)

1/8

126

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Letter to Diognetus (=Mathetes to Diognetus)

5 ¼

c.130

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Hadrian persecutes Christians

118 & 134

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

Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

135

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

Letter of Barnabas

12 ½

100-150

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p52+p104+p87  5+5+4 verses (Jn, Mt, Philemon)

-138,100-150

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

100-150

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2 Clement (anonymous writer)

5 ¾

c.150

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Polycarp to the Philippians

3 ½

100-155

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Papias of Hierapolis, disciple of John

2

130-150

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“Presbyters” (Papias?)

½

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Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P

62

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Justin Martyr, philosopher and apologist

137

c.138-165

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Shepherd of Hermas

46 ½

c.160

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Evarestus’ Martyrdom of Polycarp

5

c.169

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Gnostic heresies become widespread

c.170-

Gnostics believed Creator was evil/foolish, rejected Old Test., mixed in paganism.

Tatian+his Diatessaron.Encratite Gnostic later

18+86

died 172

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W

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Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

1/3

170

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

c.125-175

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

c.150-175

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

c.175

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

162/166-180

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

Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons)

6 ½

177

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Athenagoras (apologist)

33 ½

177

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Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis

½

177, 160-180

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Hegesippus (chronicler)

2 ½

170-180

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Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian)

11

170-177/180

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Rhodon (against Marcion and Apelles)

½

180

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Theophilus of Antioch (to Autolycus)

32

168-181/188

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Ebionites & Clementina (OT Law,Father,Son)

265½+

-188-

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

262

182-188

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

¾

180-202

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Maximus of Jerusalem -wrote on origin of evil

5

185-196

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Polycrates of Ephesus (Quartodecimian)

½

196

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

150-200

W

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Caius and the Muratorian Canon

3

190-217

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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

202

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

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

7

c.201/205

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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.

Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

1/3

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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Clement of Alexandria

424

193-217/220

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

200-225

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

ca.225

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Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church)

736

200-240

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

194

207/8

W

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Theodotus the probable Montanist

7 ¾

ca.240

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Bardaisan/Bardesan of Syria (heretical)

11 ½

154-224/232

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Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists)

2 ¾

c.232

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Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son)

2 ¼

before 236

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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

218

222-235/6

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Maximim persecutes Christians

235-238

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

Instructions of Commodianus

16

c.240

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Julius Africanus (undisputed writings)

9

232-245

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

¾

233-251

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Origen (heterodox teacher)

622

225-254

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Severe persecution by Decius and Gallus

250-251 - 253

1st Christian schism. Can fallen Christians return, or doomed forever –Novatian

Novatian (his schism lasted over 200 years)

38 ½

250/254-257

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Anonymous Treatise Against Novatian

6 ½

254-256

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Anonymous Treatise on Rebaptism

11

c.250-258

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Cyprian of Carthage (against Novatian)

250 ½  

c.246-258

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Roman church leaders (ltr 2,29,30)

1+4 ¾

250-251

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Lucian et al. (letters 16, 21)

7/8

250-251

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Caldonius to Cyprian (letter 18)

3/8

250-251

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Celerinus to Lucian (letter 20)

1 ¼

250-251

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Moyses, et al. to Cyprian (letter 25)

2 ½

250

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Cornelius to Cyprian (letters 45,47)

2 ½ 

c.246-256

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Maximus, et al. to Cyprian (ltr 49)

¼

c.246-256

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Firmilian of Caesarea to Cyprian (74)

7 ¼

256

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Nemesianus, et al. to Cyprian (77)

¾

254-257

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Lucius and the brethren to Cyprian (78)

½

254-257

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Felix & the rest of the martyrs to Cyprian (79)

¼

254-257

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Seventh Council of Carthage (85 bishops)

7 ¼

258

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Pontius’ The Life and Passion of Cyprian

7 ½

after 258

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Valerian persecutes Christians

257-260

2nd most severe persecution. Tolerant at first, but then Macrianus influenced him.

Theognostus of Alexandria (Origenist)

½

260

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Gregory Thaumaturgus (undisputed works)

28 ½

240-265

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Dionysius of Alexandria (Origenist)

39 ½

246-265

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Dionysius of Rome (Against the Sabellians)

1

259-269

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Malchion (Against Paul of Samosata)

2 ½

270

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Aurelian Persecution

270

At first tolerant, Aurelian died soon after he decided to persecute Christians.

p37+p49/65+p53 34+29/19+23 verses (Mt, Acts, Paul)

225-275,c.260

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Pierius of Alexandria (fragment)

½

275

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Archelaus Disputation with Manes

58 ¾

262-278

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Anatolius of Alexandria (mathematician)

7 ½

270-280

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p47 (= Chester Beatty III) 31% of Rev. Rev 9:10, etc.

c.250-300

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p9+p20+p27/p40+p28+p35+p69+p70+p101 113 verses

3rd century

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p15/p16 1 Cor 7:18-8:4; Php 3:10-17; 4:2-8 42 verses

Late 3rd

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p17 Hebrews 9:12-19  8 verses

Late 3rd

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Theonas of Alexandria (Letter to Lucianus)

3

282-300

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p72 (=Bodmer 7,8) All of 1,2 Peter, Jude 191 verses

ca.300

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p38+0162+0171+0220+0232 13+12+30+6+9 verses

ca.300

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Sinaitic Old Syriac (Syr S) (almost all of the 4 gospels)

3/4th century

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Adamantius Dialog on the True Faith in God

c.63

c.300

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Marcionite Megethius disputing Adamantius

c.2

c.300

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Marcionite Marcus disputing Adamantius

c.2

c.300

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Bardasene Marinus disputing Adamantius

c.2

c.300

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Valentinian Doserius disputing Adamantius

c.2

c.300

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Alexander of Lycopolis Of the Manichaeans

12

301

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Arnobius Against the Heathen (undisputed)

126 ½

297-303

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Victorinus of Petau, Austria -commentator

18 ½

martyred 304

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p24 Rev 5:5-8; 6:5-8 (8 verses)

early 4th cent.

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King Tiridates III of Armenia

>287-300

At first persecuted Christians, then became one through Gregory the Illuminator

Most severe persecution by Diocletian

284, 303-305

est. 5M Christians, some killed for not sacrificing. destroyed churches/scriptures

Council of Elvira (21 undisputed canons)

c.1

306/307

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Phileas of Thmuis/Tmai, Egyptian Delta

2 ½

beheaded 307

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Pamphilus disciple of Pierius (Origenist)

2 ¾

martyred 309

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Peter of Alexandria (undisputed)

8 ½

306,285-311

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Donatus Magnus (Donatists) in North Africa

311-411-

Refused to accept those who had ever surrendered their scriptures to authorities

Methodius (corrected Origen’s followers)

86 ½

260-312

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Council of Ancyra (about 12 bishops)

3 1/3

314

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