Exam 1 | Lecture #3: Christology ll
Begot (Begotten)
"Coming from oneself." + Different meaning than 'create' or 'make.' + NOT made.
Divine Impassibility
"Impossible for God to suffer."
Heresies are arising because people are trying to _____ articulate or navigate their way through _____ & _____.
+ Correctly + Right + Wrong
There was a _____ of sources (higher & lower) - in which some texts or books did _____ it into the final Christian canon.
+ Distribution + Not
Docetism arose because of the belief that God cannot take on human _____, & God cannot _____.
+ Flesh + Die
Arius said that Jesus was _____, & that if Jesus was made of another substance or made superior, then a person is _____ Christ.
+ Homoiusios + Reducing
The rise of heresies was accompanied with an overemphasis/underemphasis of the _____ of Jesus, & an overemphasis/underemphasis of the _____ or God-side of Jesus.
+ Humanity + Divinity
There was a time in which Christ was _____, but there was NOT a time in which the _____ was not.
+ Not + Son
Arius said that if one _____ Jesus, then they are approaching polytheism. This led to the idea that Christ was not fully _____ of redeeming humans to God.
+ Reduces + Capable
The Son of God (Traits_
+ Son in Heaven. + Through many. + Suffers, dies, & resurrects. + Back to Heaven.
Trinity Composition
+ The Father (Before All Ages) + The Son (Begotten Son) + The Holy Spirit
Docetism
A heresy saying that Jesus only seemed to be a human. + "Jesus was a sort of allusion." + Gnostic tendencies.
Marcionism
A heresy saying that the God of the Old Testament & the God of the New Testament were two completely different people. + One of the earliest heresies. + Died out & condemned heresy.
Arianism
A heresy that promotes or believes in the idea that Jesus was NOT of the same substance as God the Father. + 300's A.D. + Alexandria, Egypt
Arianism can be rooted to the figure of _____.
Arius of Alexandria + Pastor/Prespator of a large congregation. + Wanted to spread the Gospel.
In Marcionism, the God of the Old Testament was said to be _____.
Bad + "One of wrath, strictness, non-loving, & vengeful."
Arius used _____ passages to support his point, in which his idea of Jesus being homoiusios became a popular idea & teaching (ciruclating).
Biblical
Extra-Canonical Books
Books that are not in the major canon (66 books of the modern Bible). + Helpful resources without a firm approval.
Arius said that Jesus was not _____ with God the Father.
Coeternal + Proverbs 8 & Colossians 1
Tertullian
Coiner of the term 'Trinity.' + Old church father.
325 A.D.
Council of Nicea condemns Arius & says that his teachings (Arianism) are heresy.
Athanasius said that one cannot say that the Son of God was a _____.
Creation + Athanasius vs. Arius
Heterousia
Different substance.
In a way, Docetism was protecting the _____ qualities of Jesus.
Divine
Docetism was condemned heretical because of the belief that "if Jesus seemed to be human, & actually was not human, then Jesus could never _____ _____ humanity."
Fully save.
Marcionism had _____ tendencies.
Gnostic + Believed in the separation of creation.
In Marcionism, the God of the New Testament was said to be _____.
Good + Jesus + "One of goodness & love." + Defeats God of the Old Testament.
Christology is _____ to trinitarian doctrine.
Linked
Marcionism can be rooted to the figure of _____.
Marcion + Popular religious figure. + Marcionites
Heresies arise via _____ attempting to communicate truth.
Ministers
The Trinity (Father, Son, & Holy Spirit) is said to be _____ of time.
Outside
There was a tendency of Docetism in the Gospel of _____.
Peter + Condemned heretical. + Gospel of Peter said that Christ did not suffer on the cross. + Gospel of Peter said that Jesus was "pretending to be human."
Arianism spread over the _____ Empire.
Roman
Homousia
Same substance.
Homoiousia
Similar or like substance.
Ousia
Substance
Soteriology
The study of salvation.
Docet
To seem or to appear.
The _____ was a major conflict of discussion for centuries in the Old Church.
Trinity
Polytheism
Worship of multiple gods.
Monotheism
Worship of one god.
