Ephesus Until Start of Muslim Conquests Teaching on the Holy Spirit’s Work Grid - Dec. 2022 version

		Legend for Cells
Hw1. The power of the Holy Spirit 1 Cor 2:4	Hw11. Baptized/washed with the Holy Spirit 1 Cor 12:13	W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching
Hw2. God’s Spirit moved over the abyss/waters	Hw12. The Holy Spirit seals believers Eph 1:13-14	I = Implied this is true or opposite is false
Hw3. The Holy Spirit spoke Scripture Acts1:16;4:25	Hw13. Filled with the Holy Spirit Acts 9:17; Eph 5:18	N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed
Hw4. Sword of the Spirit is the word of God Eph 6	Hw14. The Holy Spirit directs Acts 8:29; 13:2; 15:28	M = Mixed: some agree, others would not
Hw5. Christ born of Mary by the Holy Spirit Lk 1:35	Hw15. Holy Spirit taught us Jn 14:26; 16:13	P = partial ex: Irenaeus: Gnostics wrong to say Savior not killed since impassible
Hw6. Holy Spirit appeared as a dove Mt3:16;Jn1:32	Hw16. The Holy Spirit gives knowledge Gen 41:38-40; etc.
Hw7. Holy Spirit came down at Pentecost Acts 2	Hw17. Spirit gives us guidance/understanding Jn 16:13	- = no reference found (so far)
Hw8. Holy Spirit gives gifts 1 Cor 12:11	Hw18. The Comforter/Holy Spirit comforts us Jn14:15-27	X = Disagree
Hw9. The Holy Spirit is a gift Acts 2:38	Hw19. Disciples received the Holy Spirit Jn 20:22; Acts 1:8	blank = not researched yet
Hw10. Fruit of the Spirit Gal 5:22	Hw20. The Holy Spirit witnesses Jn 15:26; Acts 10:9	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.

Hw1

Hw2

Hw 3

Hw 4

Hw 5

Hw 6

Hw 7

Hw 8

Hw 9

Hw 10

Hw 11

Hw 12

Hw 13

Hw 14

Hw 15

Hw 16

Hw 17

Hw 18

Hw 19

Hw 20

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

20

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?

The Didascalia -refers to Nestorians so after 431

70

after 432

Paul of Emesa (Homs, Syria today)

after 432

Philostorgius, strict Arian historian

40

425-433

Vincent of Lerins A Commonitory

26

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 1st Greek form

10

405-439

1st 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-

4th 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

Persian king Yazdegerd II persecutes Christians

448

Massacres Christians in Kirkuk, modern-day Iraq

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

c.422-449

2nd 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.)

3

420-450

Possidus of Calama. Life of Augustine

20

425-433,450

Marius Mercator (wrote in Latin)

450

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

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

Q

5th century

T

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,

5th century

062

5th century

068, 069

5th century

0163, 0165

5th century

0172, 0175

5th century

0182 Lk 19:18-20,22-24

5th century

0201, 0216, 0217, 0218, 0227, 0238

5th century

0240, 0254, 0261, 0274, 0301

5th century

0252 Heb 6:2-4,6-7

5th century

Codex Sarravianus (Septuagint Greek Torah)

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)

18

451

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5th Synod of Arles, in support of Chalcedon

451

9 Monophysites & 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

Monophysites kill orthodox patriarch of Alexandria

457

Copts 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)

15

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

12

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

7th 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)

3

before 478

Varimadum (in Latin)

445/480

Henotikon of Zeno

482

What has been called the Athanasian Creed

1

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

4th 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

Gennadius/Jerome Lives of Illustrious Men

41

480-495

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

Local Synod of Constantinople

499

Condemns Diodore as Nestorian

Life of Abercius

300-500

Liber Chroniconum (includes Commentary on Origen’s Hexameron)

375-500

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

300-500

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.

De Obitu S. Diminae

5th/6th cent.

Faustus of Riez

490/500

Phemion and Monophysites evangelize Yemen

500

according to World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 220 p.117

An estimated 15 or 38 million Christians

by 500 A.D.

World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.321 or Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126

Andreas Caesariensis (historian)

c.500

pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus (Monophysite)

c.500

Council of Rome

501

Mar Narsai Persian-born Syriac poet. Called “The harp of the Spirit” 80 surviving homilies. Believed in soul-sleep

437-502

Eugenius of Carthage (quotes 1 Jn 5:7)

-c.505

Armenian Apostolic Church 1st Council of Dvin 20 bishops, 14 laymen, and various rulers

506

Council of Agde. Caesarius of Arles presided

506

Joshua the Stylite

507

Philoxenian Syriac parts of Ps,Isa,2Pet,2Jn,3Jn,Jude,Rev

507/508

Monophysite Synod of Tyre rejects Chalcedon

513-514/515

Ruricus/Ruricius I of Limoges

ca.485-c.510

Eugippius of Naples Life of St. Severinus

22

485-511,533

John of Niciota, patriarch of Alexandria

505-516

Timothy, patriarch of Constantinople

511-517

Copts kill 350 Maronite monks

517

The Maronite monks were killed for adhering to the Chalcedonian creed

Roman pope excommunicates Acacius/east churches

484-518

Ennodius of Pavia, Italy

514-521

Jacob of Serug/Sarug/Serugh (Mar Jacob) (partial)

9

519-521

Cosmas Indicopluestes

after 522

Greek and Nestorian sailor. Wrote about India and the Christians in Kerala and Sri Lanka. He was one of the few who said Ptolemy’s round earth was wrong; the earth was flat.

Philoxenus of Mabbug (Monophysite)

c.498-523