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New Church History Articles
- The Heathen Apologetic Literature
- Julian’s Attack upon Christianity
- Heathen Polemics. New Objections
- The Downfall of Heathenism
- Theodosius the Great and his Successors (A.D. 392–550)
- From Jovian to Theodosius (A.D. 363–392)
- Julian the Apostate, and the Reaction of Paganism (A.D. 361–363)
- The Sons of Constantine (A.D. 337–361)
- Constantine The Great (A.D. 306–337)
- THIRD PERIOD : FROM CONSTANTINE THE GREAT TO GREGORY THE GREAT (a. d. 311–590)
Tag Archives: Antioch
The Heathen Apologetic Literature
After the death of Julian most of the heathen writers, especially the ablest and most estimable, confined themselves to the defence of their religion, and thus became, by reason of their position, advocates of toleration; and, of course, of toleration … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Aurelius Symmachus, Christianity, Constantinople, Nicomedia, Themistius, Theodosius I
Theophilus of Antioch
Theophilus was converted from heathenism by the study of the Scriptures, and occupied the episcopal see at Antioch, the sixth from the Apostles, during the later part of the reign of Marcus Aurelius. He died about a.d. 181. His principal … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Theophilus, Theophilus of Antioch, κατηξητικά βιβλία, κατηχητικὰ βιβλία
Ignatius of Antioch
I. Life of Ignatius. Ignatius, surnamed Theophorus, stood at the head of the Church of Antioch at the close of the first century and the beginning of the second, and was thus contemporaneous with Clement of Rome and Simeon of … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Asia Minor, Eusebius, Ignatius of Antioch, Jerome, Jesus Christ, Polycarp, Theophorus
Catholic Tradition
Besides appealing to the Scriptures, the fathers, particularly Irenaeus and Tertullian, refer with equal confidence to the “rule of faith;” that is, the common faith of the church, as orally handed down in the unbroken succession of bishops from Christ … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Catholic, Christ, Clement, Eleutherus, Ephesus, God, Jerusalem, Linus, Polycarp, Rome, St. John, Tertullian
Saturninus (Satornilos)
Contemporary with Basilides under Hadrian, was Saturninus or Satornilos in Antioch. He was, like him, a pupil of Menander. His system is distinguished for its bold dualism between God and Satan, the two antipodes of the universe, and for its … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Basilides, Hadrian, Saturninus, ἄγγελοι κοσμοκράτορες, θεός ἄγνωστος, σπινθήρ
The Nicolaitans
The Nicolaitans are mentioned as a licentious sect in the Apocalypse 2:6, 15. They claimed as their founder Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the congregation of Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). He is supposed to … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Apocalypse of John, Nicolaitanes, Nicolas
The Epiphany
The feast of the Epiphany is of later origin. It spread from the East towards the West, but here, even in the fourth century, it was resisted by such parties as the Donatists, and condemned as an oriental innovation. It … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Baltazar, Cana, Caspar, Christ, Christmas, Chrysostom, Epiphany, Jesus, Magi, Melchior, Nativity, Philip Schaff
