The Theologians

schism

A division within a group or church

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During the Age of the Theologians, the Scriptures were systematically studied to determine the mind of God as revealed in His Word.

Diocletian

Roman Emperor who tried to eradicate the Scriptures

Diocletian's attempts to destroy all Bibles and Constantine's order for 50 copies of the New Testament

The events that greatly helped in the formation of the New Testament canon were:

Tertullian, Ireneaus, Jerome, Augustine

The four theologians referred to as the Latin fathers of the Roman church are:

Augustine

author of The City of God

Athanasius

bishop of Alexandria

Ambrose

bishop of Milan

Athanasius

defended the orthodox position concerning the incarnation and humanity of Christ

Eusebius

historian

Jerome

translated the Bible into Latin as The Vulgate

Augustine

wrote about heresy and the origin and development of the church

Ambrose

wrote about the need for a system of Christian ethics