SRS 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jewish Christian, Purgatory, Priesthood In The Catholic Church

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1112
• Professor: Theodore Debruyn

Document Summary

The parting of ways between jews and christians: christian re-interpretation of jewish scriptures, christian belief in jesus as the messiah, the fulfillment of the prophecies of the. Jewish scriptures: christian polemics against jewish christians or judaizing christians. Persecution and martyrdom: local, sporadic persecution in the first and second centuries ce, empire-wide, systematic persecution in the third century ce, the cult of martyrs (or saints). The change in roman imperial policy: the change in policy under emperor constantine in the edict of milan (313 ce): toleration of christians, official support for the christian church during the fourth century, constraint or persecution of non-christians. The spread of monasticism: the value of asceticism in antiquity, the rise of monastic communities in the fourth century, the monk and nun as model christians . Conflicts and divisions within christianity: theological and political differences within and between regions, the failure to achieve unity through councils, enduring divisions at the end of the roman period.