Legend for Cells

Ca1. Christians met together on Sunday partial 1 Co16:2

Ca11. Mention of Easter /Pascha[l]

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

Ca2. Sing hymns to God, Father, or Jesus Rev 5:9-10

Ca12. Calling the Lord’s Supper the Eucharist

I = Implied this is true or opposite is false

Ca3. Practice water baptism Acts 2:38; 10:47-48;1Pet 3:21

Ca13. Shun alleged believers persisting in sin

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

Ca4. The Lord’s supper (Eucharist) 1 Cor 11:17-34

Ca14. The Church is the body of Christ 1 Cor 12:27

J = Mentioned as by Jesus, not John

Ca5. No more animal or blood sacrifices Heb 10:18-20

Ca15. Footwashing

Q = Quote of 1 or more verses

Ca6. No need to celebrate the Sabbath (except can fast) Hos 2:11

Ca16. Baptize in the Name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit Mt 28:19

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

Ca7. Learn from prior church writers/councils Acts 15

Ca17. We are the flock of Christ

½  = quote of ½ a verse  A = Allusion

Ca8. Cheer up/encourage other believers 1 Th 5:14

Ca18. Musical choir

P = partial

Ca9. Correct other believers 1 Cor 14:20; 1 Th 5:14

Ca19. Church(es) of God Acts 20:28;1 Cor 1:2; Gal 1:13

- = no reference found

Ca10. Calling ourselves Christians Acts 11:26; 1 Pet 4:16

Ca20. Church(es) of Christ Rom 16:16

X = Disagree     blank = not researched yet

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

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Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

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Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

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An estimated 500,000 Christians

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According to the Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126

Papias of Hierapolis, disciple of John

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Trajan persecutes Christians

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Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

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Hadrian persecutes Christians and Jews

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Hadrian loved Greek culture, and he persecuted both Jewish and Christian people.

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

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Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

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Christians persecuted in Israel because they would not join Bar Cochba’s revolt.

Epistle of Barnabas

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p98 Revelation 1:13-2:1 (9 verses)

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Shepherd of Hermas

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Justin Martyr, philosopher, apologist

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Evarestus Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Marcion of Pontus, pupil of Cerdo/Cerdon. Apelles & Prepon from Marcion.

before 170-

Gnostics believed Creator was evil or foolish, rejected Old T., mixed in paganism.

Menander then Satorninos/Saturnilus (ascetic Gnostics)

c.150-4th cen.

Cerdo & Menander from Simon in Acts. Encratite gnostics came from Saturnilus.

Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

1/3

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Tatian's Diatessaron

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Hermetic Gnostics (no mention of Christ)

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Other gnostics: Cainites, Carpocrates, Docetics, Peretae, Cerinthus, Dositheus, Monoimus, Hermogenes, Marcillinians, Melchisedecians, Nicolaus, Ophites, Secundus/Epiphanes

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p66 Bodmer II Papyri - 92% of John (817 verses)

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p4 Luke 1:58-59; 1:62-2:1,6-7; 3:8-4:2,29-32,34-35; 5:3-8; 5:30-6:16 p64 Mt 26:7-8,10,14-15,22-23,31-33 p67 Mt 3:9,15; 5:20-22,25-28 (95 verses)

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p90 Jn 18:36-19:7 (11 verses)

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

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Stoic philosopher. Persecution, mainly in Gaul, ended when he died.

Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian)

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Theophilus of Antioch ( to Autolycus)

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Ebionites Clementine Homilies (Law, Father, Son)

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Ebionite Letter of Peter to James

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Ebionite Letter of Clement to James

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Early Christians warning about Ebionites

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Irenaeus Proof of Apostolic Preaching

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

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Gospel of Peter (Serapion finally against it)

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Maximus of Jerusalem (wrote on origin of evil)

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Akhmin Apocalypse of Peter (Greek)

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p32 (=P. Rylands 5) Titus 1:1-15; 2:3-8 (21 verses)

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p103/p77 Mt 13:55-57; 14:3-5; 23:30-39 (10 verses)

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p23 James 1:10-12, 15-18 (7 verses)

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An estimated 2 million Christians

by 200 A.D.

According to the Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126

Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs -died 180 A.D.

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180-202

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Caius and the Muratorian Canon

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus)

c.200-257-

Patripassians believed the Father, Son, & Spirit were one person.

Zephyrinus & Callistus of Rome (adoptionists)

199-222

God came upon the human man Jesus. Callistus excommunicated Sabellius.

Persecution of Septimus Severus

202

est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but did not repeal existing laws.

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

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Acts of Paul and Thecla (Tertullian said faked by a presbyter)

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Romans kill first known martyrs in Britain

209

Alban, Julius, and Aaron were formerly thought killed in 304/5 A.D.

Epitaph of Abercius of Hieropolis in Phrygia Salutaris

0.125

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Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

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Apollonius of Ephesus (against Montanists)

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Clement of Alexandria Stromata

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Clement of Alexandria Protorepticus

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

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Tertullian: On Monogamy, On Modesty

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0189 Acts 5:3-21 (earliest N.T. parchment) (19 verses)

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Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists)

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Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son)

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Justin's Book of Baruch -Moses,Heracles,Christ

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Naaseni Gnostics & their Gospel of Thomas

3+6

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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

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Maximin Thrax persecutes Christians

235-238

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Narrative of Zosimus

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Theodotus the probable Montanist

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Instructions of Commodianus

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Julius Africanus (undisputed writings)

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Ebionite Protoevangelium of James

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"Revised Valentinian" Tripartite Tractate

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p129 1 Cor 7:36-39;8:10;9:3,14-17;9:27-10:6

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p80 Jn 3:34 (1 verse) p95 Jn 5:26-29,36-38 (7 verses)

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Origen’s Prayer, Exhortation to Martyrdom

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Severe persecution by Decius and Gallus

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1st Christian schism. Could fallen Christians return or doomed forever –Novatian

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