REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Demiurge, Rule Of Faith, Docetism
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Ech: ignatius of antioch (docetism, eucharist and christ) Doctrine and beliefs: christology, soteriology, heresy, recapitulation, docetism, arianism, tradition, regula fidei. People and institutions: ignatius of antioch, arius of alexandria, athanasius of alexandria, Ethics and events: council of nicaea (also spelled nicea) in 325. Understand what a heresy is and explain the common heresies about the person of jesus. Understand why debates about who jesus is/was are important for christians. Understand the relevance of jesus" humanity and divinity for salvation. Know the early church fathers and their teachings about tradition and the regula fidei. Christology: the area of theology or doctrine that concerns the person of. Christ, especially questions about his humanity and divinity. Christians believe that he is both divine and human simultaneously. Since the beginning of theology, there have been many controversies and beliefs within christianity. One of the earliest questions was about the nature of jesus. Early writers are known as patristic (early church fathers)