Nicea to Ephesus Teaching Grid

Ephesus Until Start of Muslim Conquests Teaching on Money Grid – Sept. 2024

		Legend for Cells
Mo1. Heavenly treasure; don’t fear earthly loss Lk 12:15-	Mo11. No stealing. Eph 4:28; 1 Pet 4:15	W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching
Mo2. Offer money/possessions to God 2 Cor 8:3-9:7	Mo12. Don’t rob others Lev 6:2-4; 19:13; Ezek 22:29	I = Implied this is true or opposite is false
Mo3. Freely you have received, so freely give Mt 10:8	Mo13. Don’t cheat/defraud others. Lev 19:13; 1 Th 4:6	N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed
Mo4. Give in secret Mt 6:1-4	Mo14. No bribes Pr 15:27; 17:23; 25:21; Ps 15:5; 26:10; Dt 16:19; Ecc 7:7; 1 Sam 8:3; 12:3; Isa 1:23; Am 5:12; 2 Chr 19:7	M = Mixed: some agree, others would not
Mo5. Serving God vs. Mammon Mt 6:24b; Lk 16:13b	Mo15. No usury / lending to needy with interest	P = partial ex: Irenaeus: Gnostics wrong to say Savior not killed since impassible
Mo6. Do not love money Mt 6:19-24; Heb 13:5; 1 Tim 6:10	Mo16. Hoarding is bad Mt 6:19-20; Lk 12:18
Mo7. Love of money is root of all evil 1 Tim 6:10		- = no reference found (so far)
Mo8. God’s house not a den or robbers/thieves Mt 21:12-13; Mk 11:15-17; Lk 19:45-46		X = Disagree
Mo9. No profit to gain world and lose your soul. Mt 16:26; Mk 8:36; Lk 9:25		blank = not researched yet
Mo10. Strive for godliness, not gain Mk 8:36; 1Tim6:5		Writer totals include W’s & I’s but not P’s

Rows: blue=Bible manuscript, white=Christian writer, khaki=spurious, green=heresy, orange=schism, pink=strange writer, yellow=foreign missions, red=Christians persecuted, purple=Roman Catholics persecuting, brown=Christians persecuting

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

Pages

Date A.D.

Council of Ephesus (200 bishops) against Pelagius & all who were not against Nestorius

Jun-Sep 431

Philip of Side (Sidetus), Pamphylia. historian

21.67

405-after 431

Celestine of Rome to the Council of Ephesus

1.75

431-432

pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Four Homilies

13.5

after 431?

Syriac Didascalia -refers to Nestorians so after 431

after 432

Paul of Emesa (Homs, Syria today)

after 432

Philostorgius, strict Arian historian

425-433

Vincent of Lerins A Commonitory

c.434

Mar Rabbula of Urhai (Syriac) Admonitions Concerning Monks. Removed the Diatessaron.

4.2

411-435

Isidore of Pelusium (2,000 extant letters)

c.435

Acacius of Beroea

c.430-c.436

Socrates of Constantin. Ecclesiastical History

178

c.400-439

Gospel of Nicodemus First Greek form

405-439

Arians persecute both Catholics & Donatists in N. Africa

439

per World Christian Trends AD 33-AD 2200 p.238

First Council of Orange (17 bishops)

Nov 8, 441

Deposed Cheliderius of Besancon for marrying a widow before becoming a priest.

Syriac Peshitta (Mt - 1 Pet)

442-

Fourth Synod of Arles

443 or 452

Cyril of Alexandria (foe of Diodore)

444

Arsenius of Anachoreta

445

Theodore of Ancyra

445

Proclus of Constantinople

446

Sechnall of Ireland. Hymn to St. Patrick

439-447/448

3rd Persian Christian persecution under Yazdegerd II

448

Yazdegerd II massacres Christians in Kirkuk, modern-day Iraq

Valerian of Cimiez (for Hilary of A. vs. Leo I)

c.422-449

Second Council of Ephesus (Robbers Council)

449

Flavian of Constantinople

449

Armenian Synod of Artisat

449

Eucherius/Eucharius of Lyons (Cassian’s friend)

c.434-ca.449

Persians attack Armenians and Georgians

449

Armenians and Georgians revolt after Yazdirg II tries to impose Zoroastrianism.

Victor of Antioch

425-450

Peter Chrysologus of Ravenna, Italy (vol.3 only)

179

c.433-c.450

Passion of St. Saturninus (250 A.D.)

420-450

Possidus of Calama. Life of Augustine

425-433,450

Sinaitic Old Syriac (Syr S) Mt 1:1-6:10a, 8:3f-12:4, 12:6-25, 12:29-16:15, 18:11-20:24, 21:20f-25:15, 25:17-20, 25-26, 25:32-28:7, Mk 1:12-44, 2:21-4:17, 5:1-26, 6:5-16:8, Lk 1:36-5:28, 6:12-24:52, Jn 1:25-47, 2:16-4:37, 5:6-25, 5:46-14:9;14:12-18:31, 19:40-end

5th century

Marius Mercator (wrote in Latin)

450

Kharitas and 10K companions killed in Ethiopia

450

per World Christian Trends AD 33-AD 2200 p.238

Agroecius bishop of Sen, Gaul

c.450

p14 1 Cor 10:3; p93 Jn 13

450

p93 Jn 13:15-17

450

p127 Acts 10:32-35,40-45;11:2-5;11:30-12:3,5,7-9;15:29-30,34-41;16:1-4, 3-40,17:1-10

450

Freerianus (I) Paul’s Letters plus Hebrews minus Romans. 1 Cor 10:29; 11:9-10,18-19,26-27; 12:3-4,27-28; 14:12-13,22,32-33;15:3,27-28,38-39,49-50; 16:1-2,12-13; 2 Cor 1:1,9,16-17,2:3-4,14; 3:6-7,16-17; etc.

450

Alexandrinus (All of Mt 25:7-Rev except Jn 6:50-8:52; Rom 16:24; 2 Cor 4:13-12:6. It has Rom 16:25-27 twice.). All of OT except Gen 14:14-17; 15:1-5,16-19,16:6-9; 1 Sam 12:17-14:9; Ps 19:20-79:11.) It also has 1 Clement and 2 Clement up to 12:4. IT also has apocryphal additions to Daniel, Tobit, Judith, 1 Esdras, 1-4 Maccabees, and Sirach. Psalms of Solomon is in the Table of contents but was lost.

c.450

Bodmer 19 Sahidic Coptic Mt 14:28-28:20; Rom 1:1-2:3

4th/5th cent.

p. Michigan 3520 * 6868a Fayyumic Coptic 1 Jn, 2 Pet

4th/5th cent.

Mt 1:3-5:14; 7:6-17:25; 18:29-22:20; 23:18-24:9;24:46-25:29; 26:23-27:10; 27:49-28:14; Mk 1:18-6:31; 8:6-12:29; 13:20-16:20 (end); Lk 1:3-2:4; 2:43-3:20; 4:26-6:3; 6:37-7:16; 8:29-12:3; 19:43-20:27; 21:21-22:18; 23:26-24:6; 24:26-53 (end); Jn 1:4-40; 3:34-5:16; 6:38-7:2; 8:35-9:10; 11:8-11:46; 13:8-14:7; 16:22-18:35; 20:26-21:25 (end); Acts !1:3-4:2; 5:35-6:7;6:9-10:42; 13:2-16:36; 20:11-21:30; 22:21-23:17; 24:15-26:18; 27:17-28:5; Rom 1:4-2:4; 3:33-9:5; 10:16-11:30; 13:11-16:27 (end); 1 Cor 1:3-7:17; 9:7-13:7;15:41-1624 (end); 2 Cor 1:3-10:7; Gal 1:21-6:18 (end); Eph 1:3-17; 2:19-4:16; Php 1:23-3:4; Col 1:3-4:18 (end); 1 Th 1:2-2:8; 1 Tim 3:10-5:19; 2 Tim 1:3-4:22 (end); Tt 1:3-3:15 (end); Phm 3-25 (end); Heb 2:5-7:25; 9:16-10:23; 12:16-13:25 (end); Jms 1:3-4:3; 1 Pet 1:3-4:4; 2 Pet 1:2-3:18 (end); 1 Jn 1:3-4:2; 3 Jn 3-14; Jde 3-25; Rev 1:3-3:19; 5:15-7:13; 7:18-8:4; 9:17-10:9; 11:4-16:12; 18:3-19:4. Parts of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom and Sirach

5th century

1 Cor 1:25-27; 2:6-8; 3:8-10,20 (10 verses)

5th century

Curetonian Old Syriac (Syr C) (Mt 1:1-8:22; 10:32-23:25; Mk 16:17-20; Lk 2:48-3:16; 7:33-15:21; 17:24-24:44; Jn 1:1-42; 3:6-7:37; 14:10-29)

5th century

048 (= Gregory 2061, Patiriensis) Acts 26:6-27:10(?); 29:3-31; Rom 13:4-15:10(?); 1 Cor 2:1-6:11; 12:23-15:27; 2 Cor 4:7-6:8; 8:9-10:6; Eph 5:6(?)-6:24; Php 1:1(?)-2:8; Col 1:20-4:18; 1 Th 1:1-6; 5:5-6:21; 2 Tim 1:1-2:25; Tt 3:13-15; Phm 1-25; Heb 11:32-13:4; Jms 4:14-5:20; 1 Pet 1:1-12; 2:3(?)-3:15; 1 Jn 4:6-5:21; 2 Jn 1-13; 3 Jn 1:15

5th century

061 1 Tim 3:15-16; 4:1-3; 6:2-4, 5-8 (12 verses)

5th century

062 Gal 4:15-5:14 (31 verses)

5th century

068 Jn 13:16-17, 19-20, 23-24, 26-27; 16:7-9, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19 (17 verses)

5th century

069 Mk 10:50-51; 11:11-12 (4 verses)

5th century

077 Acts 13:28-29 (2 verses)

5th century

0163, 0165 (Acts 3:24-4:14; 4:17-20) 0166 (Acts 28:30-31; Jms 1:11)

5th century

0172 (Rom 1:27-30; 1:32-2:2), 0175 (Acts 6:7-10,12-15)

5th century

0182 Lk 19:18-20,22-24

5th century

0201 (1 Cor 12:2-3,6-13; 14:19-20), 0216 (Jn 8:51-53; 9:5-8), 0217 (Jn 12:2-6,9-11,14-16), 0218 , 0227 (Heb 11:18-19,29), 0238 (Jn 7:10-12)

5th century

0240 (Tt 1:4-8), 0254 (Gal 5:13-17), 0261 (Gal 1:9-12,19-22; 4:5-31), 0274 (Mk 6:56-7:4; 7:6-9,13-17,19-23,28,34; 8:3,9-11; 9:20-22,26-41; 9:43-10:1; 10:17-22)

5th century

0301 Jn 17:1-4

5th century

0252 Heb 6:2-4,6-7

5th century

Munich BSB, Clm 29170/1 Old Latin Mt 9:17; 9:33-10:2

5th century

Codex Palatinus Old Latin. Mt 12:49b; 13:1-2; 13:3-28:20 with gaps; Jn 1:1-21:25; Lk 1:1-9a; 1:9c-24:53; Mk 1:20f-6:8; 12:37f-40a; 13:2b-3,24-36 with gaps

5th century (some say 350)

Codex Corbiensis II (ff2) Old Latin. Mt 1:1-11:16; Lk 8:48; 10:20-21; 11:45-12:7; Jn 17:15-18:9; 20:22-21:8 with gaps

5th century

Codex Sarravianus (Septuagint Greek Torah). Gen 31:53-36:18; Ex 36:8-19; 36:3-6,35-38; 37:1-21; 38:1-31,37-41; 39:1-18,13,15-19; 40:3-32; Lev 1:1-13:17; 13:49-14:6; 14:33-49; 15:24-17:10; 18:28-19:36; 24:9-27:16;

Num 1:1-7:85; 11:18-18:1; 18:30-20:22; 25:2-27:3; 29:34-36:12; Dt 4:11-26; 7:13-17:14; 18:8-19:4; Josh 9:33-19:33; Jdg 9:48-10:6; 15:3-18:16; 19:25-21:12

5th century

Gospel of Mary

5th century

Kanteans, Manichaean/Magian hybrid

5th century

Good god of light and evil god of darkness. Savior came from the god of light

Besa the Copt (Monophysite)

5th century

Merutha of Maiperqat On the Council of Nicea

2.8

5th century?

Cyprian of Gaul Gen-Jdg poetic paraphrase

5th century

Julianus Pomerius

5th century

Oecumenius of Isauria

5th century

Speculum

5th century

Euthalius of Sulca -put most of NT in sections

ca.450

Strain on Genesis -likely by Salvian of Marseilles

420-450

Salvian the presbyter from Marseilles On the Government of God

440-450

Hesychius of Jerusalem

after 450

Council of Chalcedon vs. Monophysites (4th)

451

Fifth Synod of Arles, in support of Chalcedon

451

Byz. Emperor Marcianus closes Coptic churches in Egypt

451

Bishop Macari of Edko martyred per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.238

9 Monophysites and Geez translation in Ethiopia

after 451

Pantelewon, Gerima, Isaac/Yeshaq, Aftse, Guba, Alef, Yem’ata, Liqanos, & Sehma

ex-patriarch Nestorius Bazaar of Heracleides

c.128

451/452

Nestorius 2 Letters to Pope Celestine

431

Quodvultdeus (friend of Augustine)

453

de Promissionibus

453

Julian of Eclanum, Italy (Pelagian)

c.454

Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D) (Gospels & Acts) Mt 1:21-5:19; 5:21-29;5:31-6:19; 9:3-33; 9:35-17:37a; 10:38-41a; 410:42-21:43; 21:45-23:13; 23:15-27:1; 27:13,27:15-28:20; all of Mark except 15:28; All of Luke; All of John except Jn 5:4. Some of Acts and 3 John

c.455 A.D.

Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria deposed at Chalcedon. Coptic saint

1.7

444-454

Arian Vandals under Gaiseric sack Rome

455

Rome loses most of its influence after that. Start of the Middle ages.

Monophysites kill orthodox patriarch of Alexandria

457

Monophysites chase and kill Proterius. World Christian Trends AD 33-AD 2200 p.117

Monophysites & Nestorians in Syria formally split

457

Council of Milan

457

Theodoret of Cyrus (bishop & historian)

318

423-458

Many Christians killed in Persia and Armenia

420-460

After Bishop Abdas burned a Zoroastrian temple, many Christian churches burned.

Isaac of Antioch (Monoph. or Orthodox?)

451-460

Arnobius the Younger of Gaul

c.460

Patrick of Ireland (English missionary to Irish). 100K converts, 200 churches planted.

420-461

Pope Leo I of Rome (turned back Attila)

204

440-461

Syriac B.L. 14425 (Gospels)

463/464

Prosper of Aquitaine (foe of Cassian) -partial

426-465

Shenoute (friend of Cyril of Alexandria)

c.450-466

Hidatius/Igacius of Gallaecia (Portugal)

c.401-c.469

Sharahb’il Yakuf kills Ethiopian Christians

c.472

Christian missionary Azqir among those killed.

Diadochus of Photice/Photiki

c.400-474

Sidonius Apollinaris

451-481

Christian soldier, statesman, and important historian of secular history

Moses of Chorene/Khorenatsi History of Armenia

5.5

474,461-491

Jewish Babylonian Talmud codifies Pharisaic law

375-475/500

Encyclical of Emperor Basilius (anti-Chalcedon)

475

pseudo-Melito of Sardis de Transit Virginis

late 5th

Gelasius of Cyzicus, Hist. of the Council of Nicea

475

Sidonius Apollinaris of Gaul

451-480

Seventh Synod of Arles (30 bishops)

475/482

Against the priest Lucidus, because he supported predestination as Augustine taught

Acts of Barnabas (claimed to be by John Mark)

before 478

Varimadum (in Latin)

445/480

Gennadius of Marseilles (semi-Pelagian) continued Jerome’s Lives of Illustrious Men.

467-480

Henotikon of Zeno

482

Severin evangelizes Austria

453-482

Founds monasteries, cares for the poor, friends with Odoacer.

Against Varimadus the Arian (pseudo-Vigilius)

439-484

What has been called the Athanasian Creed

447/484

Nestorian Council of Jundish

484

Honors Pelagian Theodore of Mopsuestia. Disapproves of marriage of monks.

Vigilius of Africa and Thrace

after 484

Arians persecute Christians in Algeria

484

Arian Visigoth Hunneric persecutes Orthodox Christians in Tipasa, Algeria

Fourth Persian Council

486

Formally accepts Nestorian view of Christ and says bishops and priests can marry

Romans shut down Nestorian school in Edessa

489

Roman Emperor Zeno closes Nestorian school; Nestorians flee to Persia

Victor of Vita, Africa (historian)

after 489

Acts of Philip (condemned by Pope Gelasius)

6.75

-496

Pope Gelasius of Rome

died 496

Synod of Catholicos Babi

497

John of Resh-aina, Thomas the Tanner, and Karaduset

497-

Nestorian missions into central Asia, including the Hephthalite [White] Huns (aka Avars)

Local Synod of Constantinople

499

Condemns Diodore as Nestorian

Life of Abercius

300-500

pseudo-Eustathius Liber Chroniconum (includes Commentary on the Six Days of Creation)

375-500

p135 Gal 3:21-22,28-29; 4:31-5:6; 5:10-15

300-500

Codex Veronensis old Latin Mt 1:12-15:11; 15:24-23:17; 23:28-28:20; Jn 1:1-7:43; 8:13-21:25; Lk 1:1-19:25; 21:30-24:53; Mk 1:1-13:8; 13:20-23;

475-500

p105 Mt 27-28 (2 verses)

500

p54

5th/6th cent.

p56

5th/6th cent.

p94

5th/6th cent.

p105

5th/6th cent.

071

5th/6th cent.

072, 076

5th/6th cent.

088, 0170

5th/6th cent.

0186/0224

5th/6th cent.

0213, 0241

5th/6th cent.

0232 (= the Wyman fragment) 2 Jn 1-9 (9 verses)

5th/6th cent.