The traditional account of Tertullian’s life is based upon Jerome’s Lives of Illustrious Men and Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History. According to this tradition‚ Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullian (c. 155-c.225) was a native of Carthage where his father served as a centurion of the proconsular cohort (centurion proconsularis). Educated in literature‚ rhetoric‚ and jurisprudence‚ Tertullian went to Rome where he practiced law. Some historians equate him with a jurist‚ Tertullianus‚ whose opinions
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Zeitschrift fur die neutestametiche pg. 52 10. I.bid 11. I. Bid Simon the Father of Gnosticism is a title bestowed upon him by many Scholars. 12“The language of heresy was developed in order to exclude troublesome philosophies like Simons. “There is a passage that warrants further study‚ it relates to how Simon was able to continue to minister
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” (Metzger‚ 1987:127). The early church was dealing with many challenges internally and externally. There were movements that were within the church that questioned the orthodoxy and the New Testament canon. One of the movements included the Gnosticism‚ with its claim to esoteric knowledge that supplements and basically alters the outlook of the writers of the New Testament: the attempt by Marcion to sever the connection with Judaism by discarding the Old Testament and reducing the authoritative
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Saint Augustine of Hippo delved into a life of deep‚ philosophical thinking‚ challenging the very way of life to it’s minute existence. He struggled with his inner being after leaving home to pursue intellectualism. He broadened his views after converting from Christianity to Manichaeism‚ devoting his thought to Neoplatonism. He eventually returned to Catholicism in A.D. 387‚ when he began to re-establish his Christian doctrine. As the Western Roman Empire came to a decline‚ St. Augustine developed
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What we know today as the New Testament was compiled over a period of many decades. It was first referenced as the “New Testament” by Clement of Alexandria. It is believed that the books that comprise what we know as the New Testament canon were in existence no later than the end of the first century. The included books varied by different sources until the fourth century when the Bishop of Alexandria‚ Athanasios‚ included them in a letter to his flock in AD 367. His list was approved by councils
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adopting the monastic lifestyle. Monasticism developed due to the prevalent acetic culture that was already present in the Roman Empire. This came about from the Christian community being impacted by Hellenistic beliefs and practices. Specifically‚ Gnosticism and Greek philosophy contributed to the cultural emphasis of acetic living. Another influence was Christianity becoming legalized after Emperor Constantine’s “conversion” to the faith. It served as a catalyst for Monasticism’s rapid growth.
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There was a time when Carl Jung was greatly influenced by Sigmund Freud. Indeed‚ their seemingly paternal relationship developed over several years and at one point‚ he was heir apparent to Psychoanalysis. Eventually‚ ideological differences and disagreement over dream interpretation proved to be the pair’s breaking point. While Freud theorized dreams were manifestations of the id as wish fulfillment‚ Jung had a grander idea. Jung was uniquely qualified to ascertain the deeper meaning of the various
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supernatural‚ sacred‚ or divine. The beliefs that what one does in the former life will follow to the next life and good karma will help obtain higher forms of life in the reincarnation. Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Janineism‚ Sikhism‚ Manichaeism and Gnosticism beliefs in reincarnation‚ that the soul continues to live from the death of the old to be reborn in the new and to break this cycle is to achieve enlightenment or nirvana (Valea‚ 2009) Or the beliefs of the Greek that their Gods and Goddess appear
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Thomas Rausch. Thomas P. Rausch in his book‚ I believe in God‚ presents an important account of the heart of Christian doctrine from a Catholic perspective.in his book‚ Rausch takes seriously the disbelief of our age and the new developing of new Gnosticism teachings in contemporary North American culture. He gives the presentation of the creed by carefully considering other popular and competing interpreters of christian doctrines by contemplating them against the biblical and historical sources
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The Christian faith is based upon the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. This miraculous event is the defining factor on whether or not Jesus is truly the Son of God. Throughout the centuries‚ scholars have established countless reasons to deny the account of Jesus being raised from the dead. No piece of evidence standing alone can point to the absolution of the resurrection story. However‚ when multiple evidences are put together‚ there is no logical explanation that can deny the resurrection’s
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