believes that despite the writings of the early Church Fathers, most of whom were fanatics with an axe to grind theology see gnostic belief as an enemy of the true gospel. Ireanus used the term ‘herectic ’ which was not universally used by early church fathers. This is because gnostics themselves were comprised of diverse groups which did not have a uniform set of beliefs because of their diversity. Because of their diversity and lack of having a define theory on some of their views, one is posed with
works changing Christians views on Gnosticism, to his letters concerning Roman priest and controversial topics, Irenaeus began to change the view of Christianity. Irenaeus was born in Smyrna, Asia Minor around 120 AD (Olson, 68). He was tutored by the famous Polycarp, who learned from the Apostle John. During his life, Irenaeus spent much of his time writing to different leaders as well as writing to Christians, as a whole, dealing with the issue of Gnosticism. Adversus Haereses and Proof of the
be making certain concessions. One of the main problems presented by the study of these systems is how broadly defined they tend to be. The strict comparison would denote a clear understanding of what precisely defines these movements. However, as diverse of a range of ideas as is covered between the two, it's unclear that a decision had ever been arrived at for
Spirit and set apart for Christ” (Healy). Michael A. Fahey, in his essay on the Church in Systematic Theology, states that the Church is holy because “it is set apart by God’s graciousness for the reception of a mysterious love of predilection” (Fahey 347). In our class lecture on the marks, the Hebrew word found in the scriptures is kavod, which means set apart (Pugliese). The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms states that “Holy” derives from the Greek word hagias, which means set apart and
These visions made Blake believe in the belief of different powers despite his knowledge of religious ideas. As a child, his visions grew to diverse types of symbolic imageries, such as; elves, fairies, devils and angels (Long 329). These sights carried him through his childhood leaving grand impressions that inspired him to write poems and songs