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The Language and the Attitude of the Christians Towards "Others" in the Second Century A.D. A lar... more The Language and the Attitude of the Christians Towards "Others" in the Second Century A.D. A large part of the Christian history is stained with blood and violence regarding other religious options. But, the humble and non-violentic beginning of the Christianity didn't announce this turn of attitude. In this article we study the second century Christian writings for analyzing the attitude they exposed towards "others". In that period "others" meant pagan religions and philosophy, Judaism and judaizing Christian cults and heretic movements. We will see that the terms used by Christians regarding "others", the attitude adopted, the action taken and the motivation developed were a natural response to the contact with ideologic competitors. For this stage of Christian history, there is no hint of what will became later a discourse of intolerance and violence.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2018
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2020
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), May 18, 2022
Human Freedom as Basis of Divine Judgment în Hippolytus' Theology. Hippolytus is the first Christ... more Human Freedom as Basis of Divine Judgment în Hippolytus' Theology. Hippolytus is the first Christian author from whom we have left biblical commentaries. The best known are the Commentary on Daniel and the Commentary on the Song of Songs. His theology shows the fundamental role that human freedom plays in the divine worldview. God' s self-discovery finds its full significance in man' s positive response. The man' s answer can be given by virtue of his ability to choose. In this article we will analyze Hippolytus' conception about human being and how divine judgment is possible on the basis of this human freedom. The usefulness of this article is that it introduces us to the thinking and theology of Christians in the early third century, showing their understanding of the biblical message about human being.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2020
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Dec 3, 2022
The Language and the Attitude of the Christians Towards "Others" in the Second Century A.D. A lar... more The Language and the Attitude of the Christians Towards "Others" in the Second Century A.D. A large part of the Christian history is stained with blood and violence regarding other religious options. But, the humble and non-violentic beginning of the Christianity didn't announce this turn of attitude. In this article we study the second century Christian writings for analyzing the attitude they exposed towards "others". In that period "others" meant pagan religions and philosophy, Judaism and judaizing Christian cults and heretic movements. We will see that the terms used by Christians regarding "others", the attitude adopted, the action taken and the motivation developed were a natural response to the contact with ideologic competitors. For this stage of Christian history, there is no hint of what will became later a discourse of intolerance and violence.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2018
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2020
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), May 18, 2022
Human Freedom as Basis of Divine Judgment în Hippolytus' Theology. Hippolytus is the first Christ... more Human Freedom as Basis of Divine Judgment în Hippolytus' Theology. Hippolytus is the first Christian author from whom we have left biblical commentaries. The best known are the Commentary on Daniel and the Commentary on the Song of Songs. His theology shows the fundamental role that human freedom plays in the divine worldview. God' s self-discovery finds its full significance in man' s positive response. The man' s answer can be given by virtue of his ability to choose. In this article we will analyze Hippolytus' conception about human being and how divine judgment is possible on the basis of this human freedom. The usefulness of this article is that it introduces us to the thinking and theology of Christians in the early third century, showing their understanding of the biblical message about human being.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Dec 1, 2020