Ch.65. Ec., IV, 23. New Testament Era | Apostolic Era (33-100) | Ante-Nicene Era (100-325) | Nicene Era (325-451) | Byzantine Era (451-843) | Late Byzantine Era (843-1054) | Post-Roman Schism (1054-1453) | Post-Imperial Era (1453-1821) | Modern Era (1821-1917) | Communist Era (1917-1991) | Post-Communist Era (1991-Present) |. Since, however, you inquire diligently into all things, I will point out this also to you, not as giving occasion for error to those who are to believe, or have lately believed, in the Lord. Ch.12. Ch.12. Dionysius of Corinth, "Epistle to the Roman Church," in Eusebius, Hist. (a) New distinction between clergy and laity. For if thou art able to bear all the yoke of the Lord, thou wilt be perfect; but if thou art not able, do what thou art able. infra, § 30). A translation of the epistle may be found in ANF, I, 23. This article will cover the period following the Apostolic Age of the first century, c.100 AD, down to the Nicaea in 325 AD. Let us not give indulgence to our soul, that it should have power to run with sinners and the wicked, that we become not like them. His work “The Shepherd of II. Who, indeed, can better direct me in hesitation, or enlighten me in ignorance? Others who were named by an informer said that they were Christians, and soon afterward denied it, saying, indeed, that they had been, but had ceased to be Christians, some three years ago, some many years, and one even twenty years ago. {HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS}. Comp. (c) Many new intermediate church offices instituted. Meanwhile I have taken this course with those who were accused before me as Christians: I have asked them whether they were Christians. Whosoever, therefore, shall come and teach you all these things that have been said receive him; but if the teacher himself be perverted and teach a different doctrine to the destruction thereof, hear him not; but if to the increase of righteousness and knowledge of the Lord, receive him as the Lord. (MSG, 20: 300.). VI. ad Corinthios, I, 42, 44. Ch.11. Soon afterward the church moved to a gentile city—Pella. But if it were as certain persons who are godless, that is, unbelievers, say, that He only appeared to suffer, they themselves being only in appearance, why am I bound? The performing of cures, or the healing of diseases, is mentioned by numerous writers of the post-apostolic era. Popes have maintained this belief since the founding of Christianity: 1. It seems that all of the New Testament books, except for John's writings (95-98 A.D.), had been written by … Mirbt, n.18. The Ante-Nicene Period (literally meaning "before Nicaea") of the history of early Christianity refers to the period following the Apostolic Age of the 1st century down to the First Council of Nicaea in 325. THE POST-APOSTOLIC AGE I. PALESTINE 1. Corinth. by Lucius Waterman. Hosanna to the God of David. They are unknown and condemned; they are put to death and restored to life. I suppose he got these ideas through a misunderstanding of the apostolic accounts, not perceiving that the things said by them were spoken mystically in figures. It is impossible to determine with accuracy even the principal places to which Christianity had spread in the first half of the second century. If, therefore, you keep the commandments of God and do these services, you will have joy if you observe them according to my commandment." The second and third centuries saw a sharp divorce of Christianity from its early roots. The distribution to each and the partaking of that for which thanks were given then take place; and to those not present a portion is sent by the hands of the deacons. And now, being in bonds, I learn not to desire anything. Ch.20. See that no one cause thee to err from this way of the teaching, since apart from God it teacheth thee. In general, the Grecian churches made progress and, in If he will not do this, he is trafficking upon Christ. Moreover, the same writer speaks of his own epistles as having been falsified, as follows: "For when the brethren asked me to write letters, I wrote them. He was propraetor of Bithynia under Trajan (98-117), with whom he stood on terms of friendship and even intimacy. The post-apostolic period is a period of the beginning of full-blown apostasy within the NT church. 2. On this account I believed it the more necessary to find out from two maid-servants, who were called deaconesses [ministrae], and that by torture, what was the truth. A case had occurred in the Corinthian church about which St. Paul had given some instructions to the Christians of that city (cf. B. Lightfoot, Apostolic Fathers, pt. 6. The martyrdom was written by some member of the church at Smyrna for that body to send to the church at Philomelium in Phrygia, and must have been composed soon after the death of the aged bishop. The First Apology of Justin Martyr was written probably about 150. There was always some sort of trouble with the church at May grace come and may this world pass away. (21) And every prophet teaching the truth, if he doeth not what he teacheth, is a false prophet. We are of the opinion, therefore, that those appointed by them, or afterward by other eminent men, with the consent of the whole Church, and who have blamelessly served the flock of Christ in lowliness of mind, peaceably, and with all modesty, and for a long time have borne a good report with all -- these men we consider to be unjustly thrust out of their ministrations. The final occasion of stumbling approaches, concerning which it is written as Enoch speaks: For this end the Lord has cut short the times and the days, that His beloved may hasten and will come to his inheritance. It is the best example of an extensive apocalyptic literature which flourished in the Church in the first two centuries. § 13. The Lord, therefore, being merciful, has had mercy on the works of His hands and has set repentance for them; and has intrusted to me the power over this repentance. Let that be deemed a proper eucharist which is administered either by the bishop or by him to whom he has intrusted it. Appoint [i.e., lay hands on], therefore, for yourselves bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men meek, not lovers of money, truthful, and approved; for they also render you the service of prophets and teachers. ), and others, who deny the Pauline authorship of the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, date the organization laid down there from the post-apostolic age, but it belongs to the period from a.d. 60–70. {HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS} But also circumcision, in which they trusted, has been abrogated. "There is no sin in marrying again," said he; "but if they remain unmarried, they gain greater honor and glory with the Lord; but if they marry, they do not sin. Notes:Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. So it is not marvellous that some have tried to falsify even the dominical scriptures [i.e., the Holy Scriptures], when they have conspired against writings of another sort.". And, further, a certain man with us, named John, one of the Apostles of Christ, predicted by a revelation that was made to him that those who believed in our Christ would spend a thousand years in Jerusalem, and thereafter the general, or to speak briefly, the eternal resurrection and judgment of all men would likewise take place. 6) There are indications that the miracle of tongues has ceased. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Waterman, Lucius, 1851-1923. By chiliasm, strictly speaking, is meant the belief that Christ was to return to earth and reign visibly for one thousand years. 2. Henceforth all things were in a state of tumult because He meditated the abolition of death. The term "Post-Apostolic Fathers" is the name given by the Christian Church to the writers who established Christian doctrine before the 8th century. In like manner, let all reverence the deacons as Jesus Christ, as also the bishop, who is a type of the Father, and the presbyters as the sanhedrim of God and the assembly of the Apostles. And it was at Antioch that Jesus’ followers were But there is nothing like quoting its words in which, in approval of the custom of the Romans maintained until the persecution in our own time, he writes as follows: "For you have from the beginning this custom of doing good in different ways to all the brethren, and of sending supplies to many churches in all the cities, in this way refreshing the poverty of those in need, and helping brethren in the mines with the supplies which you have sent from the beginning, maintaining as Romans the customs of the Romans handed down from the fathers, which your blessed bishop Soter has not only kept up, but also increased, helping the saints with the abundant supply he sends from time to time, and with blessed words exhorting, as a loving father his children, the brethren who come up to the city." For he who has received remission of his sins ought to sin no more, but to live in purity. If they are accused and convicted, they are to be punished, yet on this condition, that he who denies that he is a Christian and makes the fact evident by an act, that is, by worshipping our gods, shall obtain pardon on his repentance, however much suspected as to the past. This belief, in somewhat varying form, was one of the great ethical motives in apostolic and post-apostolic times. $12.49. For thus saith the Scripture in a certain place: "I will appoint their bishops in righteousness, and their deacons in faith."(16). The post-apostolic age by Waterman, Lucius, 1851-1923. The weight of opinion seems to be that he lived shortly before 150. The Post-Apostolic Age: A. D. 100-A. And let no man having a dispute with his fellow join your assembly until they have been reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be defiled; for this is the sacrifice spoken of by the Lord: In every place and at every time offer me a pure sacrifice; for I am a great king, saith the Lord, and my name is wonderful among the nations. (7){HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS} Learn, then, my beloved children, concerning all things richly, that Abraham, the first who enjoined circumcision, looking forward in spirit to Jesus, circumcised, the teaching of the three letters having been received. On account of her repentance [i.e., because she may repent, and therefore should be taken back] the husband ought not to marry. Then I shall be truly a disciple of Jesus Christ, when the world sees not my body. by Lucius Waterman. Copyright 2003 by Jim Beasley 6 Post-Apostolic Age II E. F. Doubts have arisen as to the authenticity of these epistles on account of the frequent references to the episcopate and to heresy. Post-Apostolic Age II (2) Development of Church Polity. Apart from these there is no Church. Adv. (8), (b) Justin Martyr, Dialogus cum Tryphone, 17. This higher morality was not without its compensations; superior merit was recognized by God, and was accordingly rewarded; it might even be applied to offset sins committed (d, e). First, as regards the cup: We give Thee thanks, O our Father, for the holy vine of David, Thy Son, which Thou madest known unto us through Jesus, Thy Son; Thine is the glory forever. — When Corruption Entered. The Post-Apostolic Age to the Middle Ages, A.D. 100-1500 by David K. Bernard ISBN 1-56722-036-3 Cover Design by Paul Povolni ©1995 David K. Bernard Hazelwood, MO 63042-2299 All Scripture quotations in this book are from the King James Version of the Bible unless otherwise identified. But do thus: having fulfilled what is written, during the day on which you fast you will taste nothing but bread and water; and having reckoned up the price of the dishes of that day which you intended to have eaten, you will give it to a widow, an orphan, or to some one in want, and thus you will be humble-minded, so that he who has received benefit from your humility may fill his own soul and pray to the Lord for you. This belief even candid heathen were sometimes forced to admit (cf. Ch.9. ... Post-Apostolic Church 141,032 views. If the husband should not take her back [i.e., the penitent wife who has committed adultery] he sins, and brings a great sin upon himself; for he ought to take back her who has sinned and repented; but not frequently; for there is but one repentance to the servants of God [i.e., after becoming the servants of God]. Hahn. (MSG, 6:676.). 1. supra, § 11). The term "Post-Apostolic Fathers" is the name given by the Christian Church to the writers who established Christian doctrine before the 8th century. 2. Ch.4. Although you have fallen in with some who are called Christians, but who do not admit this truth [the resurrection] and venture to blaspheme the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob,(14) and who say that there is no resurrection of the dead and that their souls, when they die, are taken to heaven, be careful not to regard them as Christians. His work entitled The Pastor is in the form of revelations, and was therefore thought to partake of an inspiration similar to that of Holy Scripture. Justin Martyr, Dialogus cum Tryphone, 117. Other writers such as Justin Martyr, Origen, Chrysostom, and Augustine considered tongues something that happened only in the earliest days of the Church. Those who are well-to-do and willing give, every one giving what he will, according to his own judgment, and the collection is deposited with the president, and he assists orphans and widows, and those who through sickness or any other cause are in want, and those who are in bonds, and the strangers that are sojourning, and, in short, he has the care of all that are in need. Ch.19. Antioch produced Ignatius, the first known martyr, after Jesus’ family, sects and heresies began to appear. Its charity was very widely known and extolled. I John 5:16). Ch.13. But it were better for them to love it, that they also may rise again. Wherever the bishop shall appear there let also the multitude be, even as wherever Jesus Christ is there is the Catholic Church. This naturally gave it a place among Scriptures for a while and accounts for the great popularity of the work in the early Church. He says, therefore: "To-day, then, being the Lord's day we kept holy; in which we read your letter; for reading it we shall always have admonition, as also from the former one written to us through Clement." The whole passage contains in brief the fundamental point of the writer's teachings. No subject in Church history has been more hotly discussed than the organization of the primitive Christian Church. But before baptism let him that baptizeth and him that is baptized fast, and any others also who are able; and thou shalt order him that is baptized to fast a day or two before. "[3] Hence, tongues and other gifts were simply transitory. A special problem was presented from the first by the difference between the conceptions of marriage held by the Christians and by the heathen. It was preserved in but one manuscript, which was unfortunately destroyed in 1870. 5. There seems to have been in the Church several forms of organization, and to some extent the various contentions of conflicting creeds and polities have been therein justified. Egyptians”—being the gospel of a sect, the Few teachings of the Catholic Church have aroused more discomfort among non-Catholics and non-Christians as the Church’s claim that it is the only visible institution founded by Jesus Christ and that full unity with Christ’s Church is attained only in communion with the pope of Rome. The 2nd and 3rd centuries were, however, quite important in the development of Christianity. The apostolic age ended with the death of John, the last surviving apostle. His epistle was written circa 115, soon after the death of Ignatius of Antioch. This is reflected in that it is usually referred to in terms of the adjacent periods with names as such "post-apostolic" (after the period of 1st century formative Christianity) and "ante-Nicene" (before the First Council of Nicaea). Next comes Docetism—denying the material gospel of Luke. Thereupon they are brought by us to where there is water, and are born again in the same manner of a new birth as we, also, ourselves were born again. ap-os-tol'-ik aj. 3. — When Corruption Entered. Later, both Matthew and Luke were woman”—could not suffer pain or death. “False prophets” sprang up everywhere. For I did not doubt that, whatever it was they admitted, obstinacy and unbending perversity certainly deserve to be punished. Wittenb., 1837, pp. He was born and baptized, that by His passion He might purify the water. See the works quoted in § 20 p.193, 194, especially Wieseler. Before all things we give Thee thanks that Thou art powerful; Thine is the glory forever. Acts 2:42; 20:7; I Cor.10:16). — The Character and Boundaries of the Post-Apostolic Age — Its Beginning— Its Terminal Point. Traditionally, the years following Jesus until the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles is called the Apostolic Age, after the missionary activities of the apostles. The heresy which the writer fears is that known as Docetism, which denied the reality of the body of Jesus. In this same epistle he also mentions the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, showing that from the first it was read by ancient custom before the Church. 190 sqq. They are dishonored, and yet in their very dishonor are glorified. Then came the Montanist schism—the. Having first recited all these things, baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit in living [i.e., running] water. The matter seemed to me to be worth deliberation, especially on account of the number of those in danger. 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