REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Everett Ferguson, Epistle To The Colossians, Stoicism
19 Sep 2016
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Who were christians before the incarnation? those who live by reason (logos) A sense of order that was connected to the divine. It is the very structure built into the universe and it is divine. In a form of writing: a reasoned defence of the christian faith, explaining what christina beliefs and doctrines mean and how the make sense. Many early christian writings about doctrine were in the form of apologies. Apology (apologia)- a reasoned defines and justification of the christian faith against its critics. Justin martyr is known for speaking for christianity. Jesus is the logos (greek philosophical thought) Logos spermatikos (seed being word): god prepared the way for gd"s revelation in christ through hints of truth clement of alexandria. Philosophy prepares the way for the gospel (story f jesus) God gave philosophy to the greeks like god gave the law to the jews.
