History of the Christian Church • VOLUME 2
Ante-Nicene Christianity, A.D. 100–325
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181§ 176. Theophilus of Antioch.1,472 words182§ 177. Melito of Sardis.1,695 words183§ 178. Apolinarius of Hierapolis. Miltiades.1,017 words184§ 180. Hegesippus.923 words185§ 181. Dionysius of Corinth.2,072 words186With all his zeal for pure and sound doctrine, Irenaeus was liberal towards subordinate differences, and remonstrated with the bishop of Rome for his unapostolic efforts 2,258 words187§ 183. Hippolytus.2,089 words188Much more important is the recent discovery and publication (in 1851) of one of his works themselves, and that no doubt the most valuable of them all, viz. the Philosophu2,002 words189The book on Antichrist [1440] 440 which has been almost entirely recovered by Gudius, represents Antichrist as the complete counterfeit of Christ, explains Daniel's four 2,014 words190(4.) Dr. Salmon offers a modification of the Döllinger-hypothesis by assuming that Hippolytus was a sort of independent bishop of a Greek-speaking congregation in Rome. H1,945 words191§ 184. Caius of Rome.905 words192§ 185. The Alexandrian School of Theology.1,355 words193§ 186. Clement of Alexandria.1,618 words194§ 187. Origen.2,074 words195These and similar views provoked more or less contradiction during his lifetime, and were afterwards, at a local council in Constantinople in 543, even solemnly condemned730 words196§ 188. The Works of Origen.1,389 words197§ 189. Gregory Thaumaturgus.1,588 words198§ 190. Dionysius the Great.1,053 words199§ 191. Julius Africanus.908 words200§ 192. Minor Divines of the Greek Church.1,169 words201§ 193. Opponents of Origen. Methodius1,321 words202§ 194. Lucian of Antioch.1,343 words203§ 195. The Antiochian School.924 words204§ 196. Tertullian and the African School.2,105 words205His style is exceedingly characteristic, and corresponds with his thought. It is terse, abrupt, laconic, sententious, nervous, figurative, full of hyperbole, sudden turns1,839 words206§ 197. The Writings of Tertullian.2,025 words207§ 198.s Minucius Felix.2,003 words208V. Time of composition. Octavius closely resembles Tertullian's Apologeticus, both in argument and language, so that one book presupposes the other; although the aim is d1,513 words209§ 199. Cyprian.2,163 words210§ 200. Novatian.2,142 words211§ 201. Commodian.1,244 words212§ 202. Arnobius.1,854 words213§ 203. Victorinus of Petau.1,190 words214§ 204. Eusebius, Lactantius, Hosius.818 words215Indexes1,002 words216Index of Names5,427 words217Index of Hebrew Words and Phrases5,683 words218Index of French Words and Phrases2,370 words219This document is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College, http://www.ccel.org,6,274 words
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