THEO 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Messianic Judaism, Celtic Christianity, Holy Spirit
28 Jan 2020
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Lesson 1: jesus= historical character, christ= the messiah figure created by the disciple"s, that is the title, christianity= faith centered around jesus of nazareth figure. The apostolic period= when the church mas led in the apostles: 2. Post- apostolic period= early christianity from the 2 and 3 centuries. In the post apostolic period more specifically in the 4 century constantine the great allowed tolerance for the christians: in that time christianity made its way to the celtics isles. Corinthians 14 writing by paul he asserts that christ died for our sins: creator, saviour and enlightener, by the second century the church father irenaeus affirmed that, 1. God as a father= creator who is himself uncreated and beyond human comprehension: 2. God as a son= god became human, he is visible, tangible, his coming was foretold by the hebrew prophets: 3. Eucharist or lord supper: they both directly reflect events in the life of jesus as recounted in the gospels.
