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Christianity Clashes with Rome

Christianity Clashes with Rome. Lesson Overview. Models of Christ and Culture Culture of ancient Rome Culture of Christianity Christ against Culture Legalization of Christianity . Models of Christ and Culture . What is Culture? (Pg. 35) Created by Humans (in a given context)

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Christianity Clashes with Rome

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  1. Christianity Clashes with Rome

  2. Lesson Overview • Models of Christ and Culture • Culture of ancient Rome • Culture of Christianity • Christ against Culture • Legalization of Christianity

  3. Models of Christ and Culture • What is Culture? (Pg. 35) • Created by Humans (in a given context) • Ways of doing things • Belongs in the Public domain • Arises from traditions • Function as rules or norms • Based upon the research of American Anthropologist Clyde Kluckohn

  4. Culture of Early Christianity • Apologetics • Unity • Apostolic Succession • Eucharist • Baptism • Heretics and schisms • Lapsi (Lapsed ones) • Petrine primacy • Epicopate in general

  5. Church Fathers • Clement of Rome (? – 101) • Ignatius of Antioch (50-107) • Irenaeus (130-200) • Tertullian (160-225) • Origen (184-253)

  6. St. Clement of Rome • Letter to Corinth 96 CE • Schism developed • Elders are direct successors of apostles • Validates their authority

  7. Ignatius of Antioch • Martyrdom • Denounced schisms and heresies • Advocated for Church’s Episcopacy • Incarnation, Passion, Death, Resurrection • Coined the term “Roman Catholic”

  8. Nature of Jesus • Human? God? Demi-God? • God = Unlimited being in every sense (Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresences, Omnibenevolent) • Modalism • Docetism • Tertullian Rejects both

  9. Irenaeus of Lyons • Interested in Sotiriology • Why does the death of Jesus save us? • Save us from What? • Why was such a gruesome death necessary? • Answer: Saved through Christ, from the Devil Irenaeus’ theology would have an impact on the 20th Writer C.S. Lewis when he wrote his children’s book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

  10. Origen • How do we comprehend Jesus? • Joining of two separate entities • Divine Word and Human Flesh • Infusion • Problems with this theory

  11. PaxRomana • Peace of Rome • Emperor Augustus had established peace • Meant safe travels

  12. Roman Infrastructure • Mediterranean under Roman occupation • Roads, mail system, ships, travel routes • Hellenistic culture meant Greek common language

  13. Persecution • Initially, came from local • Shift to regional governments • Nero • Seen as problematic, Christians would not acknowledge the divinity of the Roman Emperor

  14. Emperor Decius • First Empire-wide persecution of Christians • Decius attributed Empire’s misfortunes to Christianity • Since Christianity called for ultimate allegiance to Christ, seen as dissident

  15. Christ Against Culture • Tertullian and Apostles Roman Culture • Emperor = Lord • Pantheon of gods • Favour to “Roman State” • Foster Virtue Christian Culture • Jesus = Lord • One God • Favour weakest members of society • Foster Virtue

  16. Legalization of Christianity • Civil War (Constantine against Maxentius) • Edict of Milan 313 • Toleration and integration of Christ and State • Good or Bad?

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