Nicea until Ephesus Teaching on NT Canon Grid – Dec. 2024 version
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Nc1. Matthew is scripture |
Nc11. Ephesians is scripture |
W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching |
Nc2. Mark is scripture or God says |
Nc12. Philippians is scripture |
I = Implied this is true or opposite is false |
Nc3. Luke is scripture or God says |
Nc13. Colossians is scripture |
N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed |
Nc4. John is scripture |
Nc14. 1 Thessalonians is scripture |
M = Mixed: some agree, others would not |
Nc5. Acts is scripture |
Nc15. 1 Timothy is scripture |
P = partial ex: Irenaeus: Gnostics wrong to say Savior not killed since impassible |
Nc6. Paul’s letters are authoritative 2 Pet 3:15-16 |
Nc16. 2 Timothy is scripture |
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Nc7. Romans is scripture |
Nc17. Titus is scripture |
- = no reference found (so far) |
Nc8. 1 Corinthians is scripture |
Nc18. Revelation is scripture or the Lord says |
X = Disagree |
Nc9. 2 Corinthians is scripture |
Nc19. The “New Testament” is scripture |
blank = not researched yet |
Nc10.Galatians is scripture |
Nc20. Use of the term “New Testament” |
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 Q=Quote
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Council of Nicea I vs. Arians (c.318 bishops) |
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May-Jun 325 |
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Estimated 1,800 Christian bishops in the world |
325 |
20 in Britain, 200+ in Italy, 3+ in Russia, 1+ in Turkmenistan, 20+ from the Caspian Sea to Bahrain,122+ Egypt per World Christian Trends; AD 30 – AD 2200 p.114-115. |
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P. Michigan Inv. 3521 Middle Coptic Jn 6:22-25; 15:9-11 |
c.325 |
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Persian king Shapur II persecutes Christians |
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Persian Christians double-taxed after Constantine became a Christian. Violent persecution after 325. In Mesopotamia alone 1,150 Christians killed. |
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Persian Shapur II attacks Christian Lakhmid Arabs |
325 |
In retaliation for prior raids into Persia, 60,000 soldiers kill everyone in al-Hera. |
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Creed of Arius for Constantine to restore him |
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328 |
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Juvencus’ poem: The Four Books of the Gospels (=Englynion) |
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Gregory the Illuminator |
301-c.331 |
Brought Christianity to Armenia. Baptized his former persecutor, King Tiridates III |
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Shipwrecked Syrian slave Frumentius |
332 |
Enters Axum (Ethiopia) and later becomes the first bishop. |
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Constantine orders 50 vellum Greek Bibles |
331/332 |
Vaticanus and Sinaiticus are probably two of these. |
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Arian Council of Tyre to condemn Athanasius |
335 |
Marcellus of Ancyra wrote strongly against this |
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Eustathius of Berrhoea, then Antioch (against Origen & Eusebius of Nicomedia) |
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324-337 |
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Sethian Gnostic Gospel of Judas. Sahidic Coptic. Implied Jesus told Judas to turn him over to Jewish authorities. |
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220-340 |
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Eusebius of Caesarea (leader at Nicea) |
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318-339/340 |
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Marcellus of Ancyra (said Trinity not forever) |
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c.336 & 340 |
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St. Nino/Nuneh of Cappadocia |
320-338/340 |
A nun who fled the violent persecution of Armenia, converted Queen Nana and King Mirian III of Iberia/Georgia. The gospel spread all across Georgia. |
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Synod of Antioch in Encaeniis (97 bishops) |
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summer 341 |
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Asterius the Sophist (Arian) |
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Mild Arian Creed of Antioch |
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c.341/344 |
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Council of Sardica (Greek) (church discipline) |
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343/344 |
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Aphrahat/Aphraates, Select Demonstrations (believed in soul sleep) |
67.25 |
337-345 |
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The Macrostich Creed (very detailed) |
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344/345 |
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Aithalla of Edessa |
325-346 |
To the Christians of Persia on the Faith. Letter after attending the Council of Nicea. |
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Donatists violently persecuted in North Africa |
347 |
The Orthodox Roman Empire killed many Donatists. Donatists had 270 bishops. |
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Firmicus Maternus On the Error of Profane Religions. God rewards persecuting pagans. |
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346/348 |
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A Poem on the Passion of the Lord |
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315-350 |
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Crosby-Schøyen (Sahidic Coptic) All of 1 Peter, Jonah. 2 Macc 5:27-7:41; Melito of Sardis On Pascha 47-105, a homily |
250-350 |
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Vaticanus (B) Most OT, all NT to Heb 9:15, no 1, 2 Tim, Tt, Phm, Rev. (6,979 verses) Every other NT verse except: Mt 12:47; 16:2b-3; 17:21; 18:11; 23:14; Mk 7:16; 9:44,46; 11:26; 15:28; 16:9-20; Lk 17:36; 22:43-44; Jn 5:4; 7:53-8:11; Acts 8:37; 15:34; 24:6; 28:29; Rom 16:24; 1 Pet 5:3 |
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Sinaiticus (Aleph) half of OT. Every NT verse except: Mt 12:47; 16:2b-3; 17:21; 18:11; 23:14; 24:35; Mk 1:33; 7:16; 9:44,46; 10:36; 11:26; 15:28; 16:9-20; Lk 10:32; 17:36; Jn 5:4; 7:53-8:11; 16:15; 19:20; 20:5b-6; 21:25; Acts 8:37; 15:34; 24:7; 28:29; Rom 16:24 |
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p25 Mt 18:32-34; 19:1-3,5-7,9f (8.5 verses) |
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p62 Mt 11:25-30 (6 verses) |
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p86 Mt5:13-16,22-25; p88 Mk2:1-26; p89 Heb6:7-9,15-17 |
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p120 Jn 1:5-28,33-38,42-44 (33 verses) |
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p123 1 Cor 14:31-34; 15:3-6 (8 verses) |
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p126 Heb 13:12-13:19-20 (4 verses) |
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Schoyen Papyrus 6 Akhminic Coptic Jn 10:1-2,4-7,9-10,20: 11:1-8,45-52; Jms 1:1-12; 1 Clem 1:1-26:2 |
4th century |
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Papyrus Osioensis Coptic Mt 11:25-30; Dan 3:51-53; Book of Odes |
4th century |
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p6 (Greek) Jn 10:1-2,4-7, 9-10; 11:1-8,45-52; (Akhminic Coptic) Jn 10:1-12,20; 13:1-2,11-12; Jms 1:13-5:20 (242 verses) |
4th century |
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p8 Acts 4:31-37;5:2-9;6:6,8-15 p10 Rom 1:1-7 (29 verses) |
4th century |
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p71 Mt 19:10f;17f (parts of 2 verses) |
4th century |
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p139 Phm 6-8,18-20 (6 verses) |
4th century |
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058 Mt 18:18-19.22-23.25-26.28-29 (8 verses) |
4th century |
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0169 (= the Princeton fragment) Rev 3:19-4:3 (7 verses) |
4th century |
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0185 1 Cor 2:5-6,9,13; 3:2-3 (6 verses) |
4th century |
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0188 Mk 11:11-17 (6 verses) |
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0206 1 Pet 5:1-13 (13 verses) |
4th century |
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0207 Rev 9:2-15 (13 verses) |
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0221 Rom 5:16-17,19; 5:21-6:3 (7 verses) |
4th century |
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0222 1 Cor 9:5-7,10,12-13 (6 verses) |
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0228 Heb 12:19-21,23-25 (6 verses) |
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0230 Eph 6:11-12 (2 verses) |
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0231 Mt 26:75; 27:1,3-4 (4 verses) |
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0242 Mt 8:25-9:2; 13:32-38,40-46 (24 verses) |
4th century |
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0258 Jn 10:25-26 (2 verses) |
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0308 Rev 11:15-16, 11:17-18 (4 verses) |
4th century |
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Cairo Geniza Old Testament Fragments |
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Michigan MS Inv 3992 1 Cor Tt, Ps |
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Berlin MS Or. 408 Phm, 1 Jn, Rev |
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Bodmer III Bohairic Coptic Jn 1:1-21:25; Gen 1:1-4:2 |
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Amon of Adrianople (martyr) |
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Apostolic Canons (=Apostolical Canons) |
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4th century |
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Faustus of Milevis/Milevum (Manichaean) |
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Hegemonius of Sirmium Acts of Archelaus Disputation with Manes |
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4th century |
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History of Joseph the Carpenter |
6.5 |
4th century |
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Book of Mary’s Repose (extant in Ethiopic) |
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4th century |
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Six Books Dormition Narrative |
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4th century |
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Gospel of Nicodemus (=Acts of Pilate 2). First Greek form. Discusses Jesus’ descent into Hell. |
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mid-4th century |
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Kukeans (mentioned by Ephraim and Bar-Konai) |
mid-4th century |
God was born from the Awakened Sea in the World of Light, and procreated with his own image |
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Patriarch Paul I of Constantinople |
337-350 |
Wrote against Arians. Emperor deposed 3 times. Finally strangled by Arians. |
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Macarius the Great Apocriticus |
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300-350 |
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pseudo-Justin Martyr. (anonymous) Hortatory Address to the Greeks, Sole Government of God |
20.5 |
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Ammonas the Hermit of Egypt. (Origenist, successor of Anthony, a founder of monasticism) |
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Third synod of Arles |
353 |
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Furius Filocalus. Chronology of 354 |
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354 |
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Theodore of Heraclea |
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Council of Arminum, Nicene/Arian compromise Athanasius against all councils after Nicea |
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Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis (Euchologion) (supporter of Athanasius and anti-Origenist) |
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350-356 |
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Fourth Council of Sirmium |
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Father neither the same nor similar substance as the Son, but greater than the Son |
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George/Georgius of Laodicea (Arian to Semi-Arian). Letter to be reinstated as bishop. |
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Synod of Seleucia in Isauria (160 bishops) |
0.2 |
357/358 |
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King Ezana of Aksum becomes a Christian |
c.325-360 |
King of Ethiopia, Sudan, and parts of Egypt and Yemen |
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Eusebius of Emesa/Amasea. On the Sufferings and Death of our Lord |
3.5 |
c.359/360 |
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Potamius of Lisbon, Portugal |
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Jews forbidden to set foot in Jerusalem |
325-361 |
Constantine forbids Jews to be in Jerusalem. Julian later rescinds this decree. |
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Arian Roman Emperor Constantius |
337-353-361 |
Orthodox bishops were banished, and Athanasius had to go into hiding. |
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Arian Creed of Nica in Thrace |
0.5 |
356-361 |
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Life of Antony (probably by Athanasius) |
26.5 |
356-362 |
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Arian Candidus’ Two Letters to Marius |
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359-362 |
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Marius’s Reply to Candidus (partial) |
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359-362 |
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Nemesius of Emesa, Phoenicia |
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Julian the Apostate again makes paganism the official Roman religion |
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Roman emperor Julian tries to restore paganism until he dies in battle against the Persians. Valentinian becomes emperor in the west, Arian Valens in the east. |
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Christians killed in Alexandria and Gaza |
361-363 |
Emperor Julian shows some toleration, yet permits persecution of Christians. |
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Council of Lampascus, near Nicea |
364 |
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Felix II replaces banished Roman bishop Liberius |
354-365 |
Liberius banished by Constantius II for refusing to condemn Athanasius. |
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Exposition of Patricius and Aetius |
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363-365 |
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Arian Acacius of Caesarea (liked Eusebius of Caesarea, against Cyril of Jerusalem) |
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Aëtius of Antioch. Wrote On the Faith |
350-367 |
Debated that since God must be unbegotten, therefore the Son cannot be God. |
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Hilary of Poitiers (taught Martin of Tours) |
226.5 |
355-367/368 |
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Theodore of Tabennesi, Egypt |
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Council of Tyana, in Asia Minor |
368 |
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Council of Ashtishat, Armenia called by Narses |
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Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae |
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Cheltenham Canon (=Mommsen Catalogue) |
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ca.360-370 |
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Aetius of Anomean wrote the Syntagmation |
324-370 |
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Arian Roman Valens kills Christians in east |
370 |
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Messalians (Adelphius & Alexander the Sleepless) |
370-1231 |
Nothing matters except prayer, which became their idol. Condemned at Ephesus. |
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Eusebius of Vercelli (persecuted by Arians) |
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c.345-370/371 |
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Vercellensis (Latin a) Mt 1:1-25:1; 25:13-end; Mk 1:1-21;1:35-15:14; Lk 1:1-11:11; 11:27-12:36; 13:1-end. Oldest surviving Latin NT MS. |
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Arians kill Orthodox Copts in Egypt |
372 |
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Athanasius of Alexandria (partial) |
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Optatus of Milevis (converted by Augustine) Against Donatists |
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373-375 |
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Athanaric persecutes Orthodox Visigoths |
369-376 |
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Titus of Bostra. Dead purified after death (like purgatory). 4 books against the Manichees. |
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Ephraim/Ephrem, Syrian hymn-writer (partial) (soul sleep) |
161.25 |
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Fighting: Damasus I vs. Ursinus as Roman bishop |
366-378 |
Emperor sends in troops to stop the fighting. 137 of Ursinus' followers killed. |
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Macedonius, Pneumatomachian patriarch of Constantinople |
342-379 |
Expelled and tortured Novatianist and Orthodox Christians in Greece and the Balkans. Dug up the corpse of Constantine I. |
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Macrina, younger sister of Basil/Greg. Nyssa |
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c.327-379 |
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Basil of Cappadocia (Origenist) (partial) |
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357-378/379 |
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Synod of Antioch under Gregory Nyssa |
378/379 |
Against both those who worshipped Mary and those who denied the perpetual virginity of Mary, mother of God |
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Apocalypse of Elijah (both a Jewish and a Christianized Coptic version) |
4.6 |
250-350/380 |
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Zeno of Verona (90 sermons) |
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Sapor II persecutes Christians in Persia |
379/380-401/2 |
Heliodorus, Dosa, Ia, and 8K-9K others killed |
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Apostolic Constitutions (=Constitutions of the Holy Apostles) |
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375-380 |
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Council of Saragossa, Spain |
380 |
Condemned Priscillian, Salvianus, Instantius, & Helpidius (all had refused to appear) |
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Orsiesius/Orsisius of Tabenna |
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c.380 |
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Faustinus of Rome, Luciferian, On the Trinity |
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ca.380 |
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Synod of Laodicea (in Phrygia) (undisputed) |
4.5 |
343-381 |
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Council of Gangra -vs. Eustastius of Sabaste |
1.33 |
345-381 |
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Meletius of Antioch (taught Diodore) |
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First Council of Constantinople -150 bishops |
3.75 |
381-382 |
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Council of Rome under Damasus I |
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Eunomius of Cyzicus (Extreme Anomean Arian) |
10.6 |
360-c.383/395 |
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Bachiarius Libellis de Fide |
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ca.383 |
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Ambrosiaster Questions on the Old and New Testaments (Latin) |
157.8 |
c.384 |
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Helvidius/Helvetius. Jerome was against his view |
before 383 |
Jesus’ brothers and sisters in the Bible proved that Mary had children after Jesus. |
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Genuine Acts of Peter of Alexandria |
7.75 |
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Fritigern, Ullingswick, & Ufilas convert Goths to Arianism |
360-383 |
For Ufilas see Socrates’ Ecclesiastical History book 4 ch.33 p.115 and Sozomon’s Ecclesiastical History book 4 ch.23 p.319 and book 6 ch.37 p.373. |
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Creed of Ufilas (Wulfila/Ufolu/Ulphilas/Orhpila) |
0.25 |
348-383 |
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Jacob of Nisibis |
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Gregory of Elvira, Spain |
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Macedonian and Priscillian heresies |
c.383, 385 |
Macedonians denied H.S. a being. Priscillian denied Jesus God. killed 385 A.D. |
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Priscillian of Avila, denied the Trinity |
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Cyril of Jerusalem (cross over Jerusalem) |
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c.349-386 |
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Queen Fritigil and the Marcomanni (lived in Bohemia) |
c.390 |
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Paulinus to Augustine Letters 25,30 |
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394,396 |
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Vision of Paul (Augustine said forged) |
15.25 |
c.388 |
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Christians burn down Valentinian Gnostic chapel |
388 |
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Damasus I of Rome against Arian Nica Creed |
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Ambrose of Milan (Against Arianism) |
446.25 |
370-390 |
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Tyconius of Africa, On the Apocalypse (Donatist) |
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Tyconius of Africa. The Book of Rules |
126.3 |
370-380/390 |
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A bishop burns down a Jewish synagogue |
379-390 |
Emperor Theodosius orders the bishop to rebuild it. Ambrose of Milan cautions him. |
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Apollinaris the Younger of Laodicea (former friend of Basil, later denied Jesus had a soul) |
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Letter 16 Maximus of Madaura to Augustine |
1.5 |
390 |
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Gregory of Nazianzen (leader at Constant.) |
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Christians burn all pagan temples in Alexandria |
391 |
With emperor’s blessing patriarch Theophilus destroys all pagan temples and images |
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Pacian of Barcelona (against Novatianists) |
c.19 |
342-379/392 |
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Fortunatus, Christian poet. Friend of Radegunde |
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Phoebadius of Agen (wrote against Arians) |
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Diodore of Tarsus (taught Chrysostom & Theodore) |
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c.360-390/394 |
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Council of Constantinople, under Nectarius |
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394 |
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Macedonians (=Pneumatomachians) deny the Holy Spirit is a distinct being. |
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Emperor Theodosius I persecutes Jews, Arians, & Macedonians (=Pneumatomachians) |
379-395 |
Allowed the burning of synagogues. Jews could no longer serve in official positions. |
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Cyrillones/Qurilona, Syriac poet. Six Hymns |
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On the Grains of Wheat possibly by Cyrillones |
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Gregory of Nyssa (Origenist) |
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Peter of Sabaste, Basil and Gregory’s brother |
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378-397 |
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Julius Hilarian |
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ca.397 |
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Ninian takes the gospel to the southern Picts in Scotland. |
397 |
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Didymus the blind (Origenist, against Pneumatomachians) |
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Luciferian schism (Lucifer of Cagliari,Sardinia) |
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Evagrius Ponticus (Origenist monk) |
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Siricius was first to call himself Pope in Rome |
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60 Christians killed in Sufes (modern Qasrin, Tunisia) |
399 |
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Epitaph of Pectorius |
0.125 |
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Syriac Book of Steps (Liber Graduum) |
c.189 |
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Sinaitic Old Syriac (Syr S) Mt 1:1-6:10, 7:3-12:4, 12:6-25, 12:29-16:15, 18:11-20:24, 21:20-25:15, 25:17-20, 25:25-26, 25:32-28:7, Mk 1:12-44, 2:21-4:17, 5:1-26, 6:5-16:8 (no ending), Lk 1:36-5:28, 6:12-24:52, Jn 1:25-47, 2:16-4:37, 5:6-25, 5:46-18:31, 19:40-end). |
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Syriac Doctrine of Addai (uses Mk 16:15) |
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Estimated 10 or 25 million Christians. |
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First Council of Toledo, Spain |
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p82 Lk 7:32-34, 37-38 (5 verses) |
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p85 Rev 9:19-10:1,5-9 (9 verses) |
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p19 Mt 10:32-40, 10:41-11:5 (16 verses) |
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p50 Acts 8:26-32; 10:26-31 (13 verses) |
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p51 Gal 1:2-10 (9 verses) |
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p117 2 Cor 7:6-11 (6 verses) |
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p122 Jn 21:11-14.22-24 (7 verses) |
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p21 Mt 12:24-26,32f (8 verses) |
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p57 Acts 4:36-5:2; 5:8-10 (7 verses) |
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p130 Heb 9:9-12; 19-23 (9 verses) |
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p132 Eph 3:21-4:2,14-16 (6 verses) |
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p134 Jn 1:49-2:1 (4 verses) |
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p139 Phm 6-8,18-20 (6 verses) |
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Syriac Catalog of St. Catherine’s |
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Freer Gospels (W) (original) Mt 1-28; Mk 1:1-5:16:20; Lk 1:1-24:53; Jn 5:12-14:25;16:8-21:25 |
4/5th century |
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Codex Bobiensis (Latin k) Mt 1:1-3:10; 4:1-14,17; 15:20-36; Mk 8:8-11,14-16; 8:19-16:8 (346 verses) |
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Codex Glazier middle Coptic Acts 1:1-15:3 (522 verses) |
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Codex Cottonianus of Genesis (Septuagint) |
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059 Mk 15:20-21,26-27,29-38 (14 verses) |
4/5th century |
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0160 Mt 26:25-26,34-36 (5 verses) |
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0176 Gal 3:16-25 (10 verses) |
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0181 Lk 9:59-10:14 (18 verses) |
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0214 Mk 8:33-37 (5 verses) |
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0219 Rom 2:21-23; 3:8-9,23-25,27-30 (12 verses) |
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0315 Mk 2:9,21,25; 3:1-2 (5 verses) |
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0323 Jonah (1 page) |
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Bodmer XIX Mt 14:28-28:20; Rom 1:1-2:3 |
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Torino Old Latin Mt 1:1-3,10; 4:1-14,17; 15:20-36; Mk 8:8-16:8 |
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Caelestine/Coelestius of Ireland. Pelagian monk |
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Julianus. British bishop and Semi-Pelagian |
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Fastidus British semi-Pelagian and historian |
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Hyperechius (Mt, etc.) |
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Timothy I of Alexandria |
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Maximinus |
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Maximus of Turin (fasting at Lent and Pentecost, but not Easter, supremacy of Peter) |
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Petilian/Petilianus, Donatist bishop |
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Monarchian Prologues (Spanish Priscillianist) |
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Nonnus of Panopolis (wrote Dionysiaca, a Gospel of John paraphrase) |
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The Gnostic Bruce Codex (two books) |
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Pope Anastasius I of Rome |
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Epiphanius of Salamis (wrote on 80 heresies) |
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Coptic saint Theophilus of Alexandria |
391-403 |
Persecuted pagans and anti-Origenist monks. The Orthodox remember martyrdoms of 10,000 monks due to him. Presided at the Synod of the Oak against Chrysostom. |
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Acts of Andrew |
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Acts of Andrew and Matthias |
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Amphilochius of Iconium (against Pneumatomachians) |
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Flavian I of Antioch |
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Prudentius, poet of Tarraconensis, Spain |
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Pope Innocent I of Rome |
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Rufinus, translator and historian (Origenist) |
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Ethiopic (Geez) Bible translation |
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Mesrop Mashtotz translates the Bible into Armenian |
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Theotimos, a Scythian friend of Chrysostom |
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John Chrysostom (partial) |
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Chromatius of Aquileia. 38 sermons + 18 works on Matthew. friend of Chrysostom, tried to reconcile Jerome and Rufinus |
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Severian of Gabala/Jableh (Chrysostom's foe) |
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Maron, ascetic monk admired by Chrysostom |
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Gaudentius of Brescia (Donatist, 21 sermons) |
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Asterius of Amasea |
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First Nestorian Synod (Seleucia-Ctesiphon) (Mar Isaac). 5 Metropolitans, 38 bishops |
410 |
Called by bishop Mar Isaac. Affirmed the Nicene Creed. Said the bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon on par with Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, & Rome. |
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Violent persecution of and by Donatist sects |
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Augustine protested the harshness of Emperor Honorius’ persecution. |
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Theophilus of Alexandria |
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412 |
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Timasius and Jacobus Letter to Augustine |
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Niceta/Nicetas of Remesiana, Dacia (Serbia). Theologian and hymn composer |
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417 |
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414-418 |
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Pelagius tried at the Council of Lydda, 25 miles NW Jerusalem. 415 A.D. (People are born neutral.) Confession of Faith 417 A.D. |
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Roman Emperor Honorius outlaws Pelagianism |
418 |
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Letter from Paula & Eustochium to Jerome |
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Greek Neoplatonist mathematician and astronomer Hypatia of Alexandria killed by Christian mob |
c.415/419 |
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Persian Marutha of Maiperqat. Friend of Chrysostom, collected relics |
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Sulpicius/Sulpitius Severus (pupil of Martin) |
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363-420 |
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Jerome of Stridon, later Jerusalem, translated the Bible into Latin as the Vulgate |
382-405 |
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Jerome of Stridon (pupil of Gregory Nazianzen) (partial, NPNF only) |
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420 |
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420? |
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Third Nestorian Synod (Markabta of Tayyaye) |
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Sozomen’s Ecclesiastical History |
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Sixth Synod at Carthage |
426 |
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Theodore of Mopsuestia (Pelagian) (partial) |
114.5 |
392-423/429 |
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Petronius of Verona, Italy |
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Augustine of Hippo (Ambrose’s pupil) (partial) |
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John Cassian (Origenist, father of Semi-Pelagianism) |
422.5 |
419-430 |
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Nilus of Ancyra & Sinai, friend of Chrysostom, against Messalians |
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Polychronius of Apamea brother of Theodore of Mopsuestia |
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c.430 |
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Marcus of Eremita |
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Paulinus of Nola, Italy. Ex-senator and married priest who introduced bells in worship. He wrote 51 letters and many poems. |
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431 |
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Nicea to Julius I of Rome, no Eusebius, Adrian |
269.75 |
325-352 A.D. |
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325-431 A.D. |
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106 years The Council of Nicea until the Council of Ephesus (325-431 A.D.) 289 entries, including 8 missions, 13.5 non-Christian persecutions, 7 spurious works, 33 spiritual counterfeits, and 71 Bible copies
Council of Nicea I 325 A.D. to the death of Athanasius of Alexandria 373 A.D – 115 (116-1) entries
After Athanasius 374 A.D. to the death of Siricius 399 A.D. – 64 (65-1) entries
After Siricius 399 A.D. first Roman bishop to call himself Pope until the Council of Ephesus 431 A.D. – 109 (111-1) entries