Clement of Alexandria

his belief is that he actually saw a resurrected Jesus and that he was ready to die for the identical belief as Paul and the other disciples. “James’s martyrdom is attested by Josephus, Hegesippus, and Clement of Alexandria. We no longer have any of the works of Hegesippus or the writings of Clement where the event is mentioned. However, sections have been preserved by Eusebius. Therefore, his martyrdom is attested by both Christian and non Christian sources.” This fact

Origen (184/185 – 253/254) was a pupil of Clement, a Greek scholar, an ascetic, and later master of the Catechetical School in Alexandria. Although a devoted Christian, he was also an advocate of philosophy because he believed that philosophical and secular literature aided in the investigation of divine truth. Among his many writings were commentaries on the Bible. He applied the “‘allegorical mode of explaining the Grecian mysteries . . . to the Jewish Scriptures’” (p. 187). Further, he originated

election was deadlocked. The College of the Cardinals finally elected Clement V, a Frenchman, as pope. He then moved to Avignon, which was essentially in France. Seven successive popes ruled out of Avignon; their reigns lasting almost 70 years. Pope Gregory XI then moved to Rome, ending the Avignon papacy. The College of Cardinals then selected Pope Urban VI as pope, but then they regretted it and elected another pope, Pope Clement VII, who moved back to Avignon. The rival popes and their successors

The Doctrine of Christian Universalism Archie J. Spencer, Th.D THS 540: Introduction to Christian Theology Shahrzad Jamali ACTS Seminaries Fall 2017 Universalism is perhaps “the greatest unspoken premise of modern thought within the Christian church.” N.T wright The salvation of humankind has been always presented in 3 possible positions: 1) none will be saved, 2) some will be saved, or 3) all will be saved. The traditional Christian teaching has been always focused on the second position and

Fig. 40. Aphrodite, and the goat god Pan is a marble, Hellenistic artwork from the late 2nd century B.C., from the site of the Poseidoniasts of Berytos in Delos. The Church Father Clement of Alexandria referenced Pan and naked Aphrodite as perverted and adulterous. Aphrodite became center stage for the ancients, for it became impossible to imagine being sexually aroused

Gnosticism was one of the movements that grew out of Christianity. It would challenge the beliefs of the church in a way that would put the two at odds. This case study will discuss the beliefs of Gnosticism and the Church’s response to it using research from scholarly printed text and on-line resources. The term Gnosticism originates from the word gnosis, which means knowledge. It is a religious movement that became popular during the first and second centuries. The school of thought behind the

As Suzy Khimm stated in an article for the MSNBC website, even though two schools may experience the same percentage of government funds cut, they will not feel the effects equally. For example, she says that “Federal aid makes up less than 1% of Alexandria, Virginia’s $800 million district budget, but it’s nearly 60% of the funding for Window Rock, Ariz., an impoverished Native American reservation.”(1) Therefore, a 5% cut in federal aid will affect the district which relies the most on federal

INTRODUCTION: 1. While human law surrounds marriage with sanctions because it is viewed as a civil contract, it is God Who instituted it. It is He Who gives it the school of love and discipline of sweet self-denials. 2. Stress society's view toward marriage in Peter's day: a. Divorce was frequent. b. The marriage itself was regarded by Greeks in such a way that the wife was looked upon as a mistress in her husband's house, the mother to his children and the partner of his cares. She was not looked

Gnosticism Gnosticism was one of the movements that grew out of Christianity. It would challenge the beliefs of the church in a way that would put the two at odds. This case study will discuss the beliefs of Gnosticism and the Church’s response to it using research from scholarly printed text and on-line resources. The term Gnosticism originates from the word gnosis, which means knowledge. It is a religious movement that became popular during the first and second centuries. The school of thought

During the early stages of Christianity, church fathers argued about the roles of Athens and Jerusalem in Christianity. Some, like Tertullian, insisted Christianity consisted solely of Jerusalem, or faith alone. Others, like St. Augustine and Clement of Alexandria, argued that all truth stems from the character of God, and is thus viable to the Christian. They united Athens and Jerusalem, reason and faith. The interplay of faith and reason shines brightest through the work of Thomas Aquinas, who, like