Lynch frames the ‘god-man’ issue and prefaces that this wasn’t the only controversial issue that has come about. There have been controversies surrounding theology as early as the third century. For example, the issue of Mary being the Theotokos, or “God-bearer” was a reoccurring issue as Marian devotion was beginning to become popular. Many argued,… Continue reading Theotokos or Christotokos?
The Romans are infamous for their tactics of executions. According to Lynch, in the first and second centuries, Roman authorities encouraged worship of the emperor (80). The emperor was seen as a god in the Roman population. If Christianity was emerging and growing quickly, the worshiping would shift from the emperor to the one true… Continue reading Persecutions and Polycarp
Many scholars say that book of the Acts of the Apostles focuses on the development of Christianity. Lynch, describes in the reading, that “Christianity was a movement within Judaism” and he notes that the members of Christianity are called Jewish-Christians (38-39). A trait that Jewish-Christians held was that they still observed the Mosaic Law. For… Continue reading The traits and roles of a Jewish Christian