DIVISIONS OF CHURCH HISTORY A NCIENT M ODERN C HURCH C HURCH M - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ANCIENT CHURCH MEDIEVAL CHURCH MODERN CHURCH

POSTMODER

CHURCH DIVISIONS OF CHURCH HISTORY

A.D. 600 1500 1900 1700 Reformation Enlightenment

THE ANCIENT CHURCH A.D. 100–600 THE ANCIENT CHURCH A.D. 100–600

AGE OF THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS AGE OF THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS

A.D.

100

A.D.

100 AGE OF THE APOLOGISTS AGE OF THE APOLOGISTS

A.D.

150

A.D.

150 AGE OF THE THEOLOGIANS AGE OF THE THEOLOGIANS

A.D.

300

A.D.

300

A.D.

600

A.D.

600

What was Jesus BEFORE He came? What was Jesus WHEN He came?

Modalism: The Son is NOT Modalism: The Son is NOT Distinct from the Father Distinct from the Father Modalism: The Son is NOT Modalism: The Son is NOT Distinct from the Father Distinct from the Father

GOD

F

S H.S.

ADOPTIONISM: The Son is Subordinate ADOPTIONISM: The Son is Subordinate to the Father in Essence to the Father in Essence ADOPTIONISM: The Son is Subordinate ADOPTIONISM: The Son is Subordinate to the Father in Essence to the Father in Essence

ETERNITY PAST

ETERNITY FUTURE MAN CHRIST

TIME

GOD GOD

ARI ANI SM

ETERNITY PAST ETERNITY FUTURE

TIME

CHRIST

GOD GOD

Other creatures

‘omoousiaß, homoousias

Same substance

‘omoiousiaß, homoiousias

Similar substance

Trinitarianism:

ORTHODOXY Subordinationism Modalism Tritheism Unity Diversity Equality