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Persecution of Early Christians

Persecution of Early Christians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnL713jBr7c By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Disclaimer: In order to do this subject justice, I need to describe some actions that are highly inappropriate for children. So, if there are little ones in ear shot, you should probably wait until later. To be honest, this material is traumatizing for all ages. Still, I think we need…
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Early Church Orders

Early Church Orders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7tCjuTbHx8 By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Sources - The Didache (100) 1 - Apostolic Tradition (215) (Hippolytus?) 2 - Didascalia Apostolorum (230) 3 - Apostolic Church Order (300) 4 - Apostolic Constitutions (380) 5 - quotes from others like Justin, Tertullian, Hippolytus, Cyprian, etc. Church Orders are notoriously hard to date (composite documents). They don’t necessarily…
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Origen of Alexandria

Origen of Alexandria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_Hz1TDjg0 By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] “Origen was the most important Christian thinker between Paul in the first century and Augustine in the fifth century.” – Joseph Lynch Life (186 - 253) - grew up in a Christian home - a committed ascetic Scripture - strong commitment to the inspiration of Scripture - an early textual…
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Philo & Clement of Alexandria

Philo & Clement of Alexandria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WijYP1cGJlI By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Alexandria (founded 331BC) - named after Alexander the Great - capital of Egypt for a millennium (until the Muslims came in 641) - still the largest city on the Mediterranean - had the Pharos light house (one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world) - had a massive world-famous…
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Apologists & Heresy Hunters

Apologists & Heresy Hunters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43mIuUVqCK0 By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Apologists (Defenders) of the 2nd C. - Quadratus (130?) - Aristo of Pella (c. 140?) - Aristides (c. 145) - Miltiades (c. 160-180?) - Justin Martyr (d. 165) - Athenagoras (c. 170-180) - Melito of Sardis (c. 170-180?) - Appolinaris of Hierapolis (170-180) - Tatian (d. 180?) - Theophilus of…
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Gnostics & Valentinians

Gnostics & Valentinians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxGsWx7OfKE By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] The Gnostic Myth According to The Secret Revelation of John 1 - the Monad (SRevJohn 4.1-4, 10-11, 28, 30, 34) - initial emanations of aeons in the pleroma (5.13-17, 20, 23; 6.1-3, 7- 10, 12-14, 18-20, 23, 25) - Christ’s unique origin and creation of the All (7.1-6, 8-10, 19,…
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The Apostolic Fathers

The Apostolic Fathers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJwqv-Y87M By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] The Apostolic Fathers is a collection of Christian writings primarily from the second century. 1. The Didache 2. Epistle of Barnabas 3. 1 Clement 4. Shepherd of Hermas 5. Epistles of Ignatius 6. Fragments of Papias 7. 2 Clement 8. Epistle of Polycarp 9. Martyrdom of Polycarp 10. Fragment of…
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Christianity in the Second Century

Christianity in the Second Century
https://youtu.be/zxFkeSR6LGg By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Outline 1. Jewish Christianity 2. Asceticism 3. Marcion 4. Gnostics 5. Christologies in the 2nd c. Jewish Christianity Patricia Crone: “Originally, the bastion of law-observing Christianity was the Jerusalem church, the undisputed center of Christianity until the first Jewish war with Rome (AD 66–70). When this war broke out, the…
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The Jewish-Roman War and Jewish-Christian Relations

The Jewish-Roman War and Jewish-Christian Relations
https://youtu.be/TZ9ExalbABs By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Flavius Josephus (AD 37-100) - primary source for first-century Jewish history - Antiquities of the Jews - The Jewish War Revolutionary Movements - Athronges (4 BC) - Judah the Galilean (AD 6) - The Samaritan Prophet (AD 36) - Theudas (AD 45) - The Egyptian Prophet (AD 58). Four Types…
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Christianity in the First Century

Christianity in the First Century
https://youtu.be/etUHkoDdevU By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] Why should you care about Church history? 1. avoid mistakes of the past 2. become inspired by heroism 3. get guidance and encouragement 4. trace doctrinal developments 5. enable you to do your own research 6. see your hidden presuppositions Dating Systems - BC = before Christ - BCE =…
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One God in Early Church History

https://youtu.be/Or5KAXkc6Jc By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"] In the first three centuries, Christians held a variety of christologies, including subordinationist and egalitarian. The only egalitarian theory prior to the fourth century was modalism—the Son just is the Father (held by Sabellius and others). Nearly all Christians held to one of three subordination christologies. The Gnostic approach saw…
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