The Church in the Second and Third Centuries Part 1.

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The Church in the Second and Third Centuries Part 1

L4: Anti-Nicene Fathers Part 1 1)S t. Justin the Martyr 2)S t. Irenaeus of Lyons 3)H ippolytus of Rome 4)T ertullian

St. Justin the Martyr ( AD) 1) The most important 2 nd century Apologists 2) Born in Samaria of heathen parents => to Christianity after a long search for the truth 3) Wrote 2 apologies & a dialogue w/ Trypho the Jew. In Chapter 82, he wrote: “that every one who can speak the truth, and yet speaks it not, shall be judged by God”

St. Irenaeus of Lyon ( AD) 1) Second bishop of Lyon (France) and a disciple to Polycarp 2) Born in Smyrna (Turkey), raised Christian, moved to Rome then settled in Lyon 3) Best-known work “Against Heresies”; a detailed attack on Gnosticism in 5 books; quoted from 21 of the New Testament

Hippolytus of Rome ( AD) 1) A Roman priest 2) Principal work “Refutation of all Heresies” discovered in the 19 th century. 3) Historically important is his treatise “the Apostolic Tradition” (215 AD) => detail description of the sacraments of ordination, baptism, and Eucharist

Tertullian ( AD) 1) Born in Carthage (North Africa), studied law, became Christian, ordained priest, long career in defending Christianity 2) Several writings in different areas: apologetics, dogma, and spiritualities 3) Famous quotes: “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church”, “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem”.