REL 1350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pax Romana, Libellus, Apostolic Fathers

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Apologist defending christianity against the greek and roman world that sees christianity as barbaric and anti-intellectual. What does athens have to do with jerusalem? . Economic trinitarianism of the same substance but distinct in nature. Marcion"s canon (144 ad): luke"s gospel, and paul"s letters. Fall into a body if you have sinned. The whole of human life is trying to make your way back up to god. Protouniversalist the idea that every person will submit themselves to god and be saved. View of the bible is very high tw0 natures: literal and allegorical (divine) Jesus is a creature not divine and the church would stop worshipping him. Council of nicea was called to refute his outlook and ended up with his termination in the church. What arius says about jesus is very dangerous. If jesus is just a creature, then he cannot save. First person to list all 27 books of the nt.