JUST/CLAS/RELG 3022 and PHIL 3729: Searching for God: Week 11: Early Christianity
Topic for the week
Topic: Paul, John, and the Fourth and Fifth Century Christian Christological Debates: Miaphysites and Dyophysites
Primary Sources: Paul, John and 4th & 5th C. Christian Debates
New Testament
- 1 Cor 15:50-54 (cf. 2 Cor 10:3)Read: (cf. 2 Cor 10:3)
Gnosticism
- The Tripartite Tractate(This text is quite fascinating but very long. We will focus particularly on sections 2 and 4, though you should at least quickly skim through the rest.)
Marcion vs. Tertulian
Fourth and Fifth Century Christological debates:
- Alexander of Alexandria, Ep. Alex. 12 (Scroll down to section 12)Translated by James B.H. Hawkins. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 6. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- Against the Heathen (Athanasius) 42.1Translated by Archibald Robertson. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 4. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1892.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- On the Incarnation of the Word (Athanasius) 2, 8-9, 17, 20, 41Translated by Archibald Robertson. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 4. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1892.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- Letter on the Council of Nicaea (Eusebius of Caesarea)Translated by John Henry Newman and Archibald Robertson. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 4. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1892.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- Jerome, Letter 15.4Translated by W.H. Fremantle, G. Lewis and W.G. Martley. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 6. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1893.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- The City of God (Book XV) Augustine 15.25Translated by Marcus Dods. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 2. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- On the Nature of Good (Augustine) 19Translated by Albert H. Newman. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 4. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- The City of God (Book VIII) 8:11Translated by Marcus Dods. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 2. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
- A collection of letters: Severus, Letter 1: to Oecumenius (pg.175-86)A collection of letters: Severus, Letter 1: to Oecumenius In Patrologia Orientalis. Paris: Firmin-Didot et cie, 1907. Internet resource.
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Master P.G. (sculptor) (1550). Christ and Nicodemus. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington (Public Domain)
Secondary Sources:
- Discourse on the TrinityKhaled Anatolios, “Discourse on the Trinity” In the Cambridge History of Christianity: Constantine t c. 600.
- History of Christology to the Seventh CenturyUthemann, Karl-Heinz. “History of Christology to the Seventh Century” in The Cambridge History of Christianity: Constantine t c. 600
- Did Jesus Poop?Moss, Candida. (2019, Jun. 02). Did Jesus Poop? Daily Beast.
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