DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AD 70

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DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AD 70
JEWISH REVOLT 66-70 AD
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Matthew 241-2 241 Jesus left the temple and
was going away, when his disciples came to point
out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he
answered them, You see all these, do you not?
Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here
one stone upon another that will not be thrown
down.
Futurist
Preterist
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An eschatological viewpoint that places many or
all eschatological events in the past,
especially during the destruction of Jerusalem in
A.D. 70 R. C. Sproul The Last Days According
to Jesus, p. 228
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Apostolic Church
Post Apostolic Church
Reformation
Early Church
Medieval Church
1517
1648 AD (1688 in England
PRESENT
Approx 30 AD
Approx 100 AD
Approx 450 AD
Transition Points
MAJOR CHANGE
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APOSTOLIC FATHERS (95-140)
To Edify Christians
APOLOGISTS (125-195)
To Defend Christianity
POLEMICISTS (190250)
To Fight False Doctrine
PATRISTIC Latin pater father
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Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
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Writings of the Apostolic Father
1. CLEMENT OF ROME The Epistle to the Corinthians
the oldest and best among sub-apostolic
writings both in form and substance Schaff,
Vol. 2, p. 642
2. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHE
7 Epistles

• Smyrna
• Ephesians
• Magnesians
• Trallians
• Romans

• Troas
• Philadelphians
• Smyrneans
• To Polycarp

Unity of the local church
Unity of one bishop (presbyter) in charge of each
church presiding over the elders in the churches
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• POLYCARP
• Epistle to Philippi

. . . remembered vividly his mode of life and
personal appearance, his discourses to the
people, and his communications respecting the
teaching and miracles of the Lord, as he had
received them from the mouth of John and other
eye-witnesses, in agreement with the Holy
Scriptures Iraneus as quoted by Schaff, V. 2,
p.665
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4. DIDACHE

• Contrasts Way of Life with Way of Death

• Discusses church practices

It is very simple in its approach and
reflects a primitive (pre-episcopal) era in
church government Waldron, p. 65
5. Epistle to Diognetus
The epistle of Diognetus comes closerto a real
understanding of the Pauline doctrine of grace
than any document I have yet read prior to Saint
Augustine Dr. Calhoun
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6. The Octavius by Minucius Felix
7. Epistle of Barnabas
Alexandria ca. 120-130
8. Shepard of Hermes
How to assess these writings?
1. Cliff phenomenon

• Appreciation
• Schaff V. II, pg. 634-635

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Writings of the Apologists (125-195)
Justin Martyr 100-160
A Dialogue with Trypho

• Personal testimony

• The Old Testament predicted the coming of Christ

Tertullian 160-225
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