Master of Christian History Lesson 9
1) Who were the apologists and polemicists and how did they respectively approach their task of defending the Christian faith through writing? What was the difference in approach between the Eastern and Western apologists?
In the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., The Christian church expressed itself in a different way by using the new writing methods of apology and polemics. The apologists confronted a hostile Roman government which they tried to win over with their written arguments. They tried to convince the powers that be that Christianity deserve persecution. The polymists directed their attentions to the condemnation of internal heresy. These two groups were different from the apolostic fathers in that they did not write to and for Christians.
2) Who was the greatest apologists? Who was the greatest polemicists?
Justin Myrtyr was the greatest of the apologists, and Irenaeus was the greatest of the polemicists.
3) What were the two polemical schools of Christian thought and what were their respective approaches to formulating Christian theology?
Around A.D.185, there was founded in Alexandera a school of catechism to teach new pagan converts, the doctrines of Christianity. The men of this school wanted to create a systematic Christian theology, by using philosophy. These men had been trained in classical literature and philosophy and they thought that these things could be used to form Christian theology…. The Carthaginian school., Western/Latin mentality was more concerned with practical involving church polity and doctrines relating to the church rather than speculative theology. The difference can be seen in contrasting the writings of Origen with the writings of Tertullian and Cypian of North Africa.
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1) Who were the apologists and polemicists and how did they respectively approach their task of defending the Christian faith through writing? What was the difference in approach between the Eastern and Western apologists?
In the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., The Christian church expressed itself in a different way by using the new writing methods of apology and polemics. The apologists confronted a hostile Roman government which they tried to win over with their written arguments. They tried to convince the powers that be that Christianity deserve persecution. The polymists directed their attentions to the condemnation of internal heresy. These two groups were different from the apolostic fathers in that they did not write to and for Christians.
2) Who was the greatest apologists? Who was the greatest polemicists?
Justin Myrtyr was the greatest of the apologists, and Irenaeus was the greatest of the polemicists.
3) What were the two polemical schools of Christian thought and what were their respective approaches to formulating Christian theology?
Around A.D.185, there was founded in Alexandera a school of catechism to teach new pagan converts, the doctrines of Christianity. The men of this school wanted to create a systematic Christian theology, by using philosophy. These men had been trained in classical literature and philosophy and they thought that these things could be used to form Christian theology…. The Carthaginian school., Western/Latin mentality was more concerned with practical involving church polity and doctrines relating to the church rather than speculative theology. The difference can be seen in contrasting the writings of Origen with the writings of Tertullian and Cypian of North Africa.
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