proto-orthodox Christianity

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Proto-orthodox Christianity was the early mainstream form of the Christian faith that emerged in the first centuries CE, defining core doctrines about Jesus’ humanity and divinity and laying the foundations for later orthodox Christian theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early Christian movement ⓘ
form of Christianity ⓘ
historical religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWith development of baptismal creeds ⓘ
early Christian liturgy ⓘ
emerging catholic (universal) church ⓘ
linked to: universal Church

formation of episcopal sees ⓘ
contrastsWith Gnostic Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Gnosticism

Jewish-Christian sects ⓘ
various early Christian heterodox movements ⓘ
developsConcept apostolic tradition ⓘ
emerging New Testament canon ⓘ
episcopal hierarchy ⓘ
orthodoxy versus heresy distinction ⓘ
rule of faith ⓘ
emphasizesDoctrine Jesus’ full divinity ⓘ
Jesus’ full humanity ⓘ
Trinitarian understanding of God ⓘ
apostolic succession ⓘ
authority of bishops and presbyters ⓘ
bodily resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
future bodily resurrection of believers ⓘ
unity of Old and New Testaments ⓘ
use of a fixed scriptural canon ⓘ
geographicCenter Alexandria ⓘ
Antioch ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Clement of Alexandria ⓘ
Ignatius of Antioch ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ
Justin Martyr ⓘ
Origen of Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Origen

Polycarp of Smyrna ⓘ
Tertullian ⓘ
hasTimePeriod 1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
3rd century CE ⓘ
influences Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ
later Christological dogmas ⓘ
laysFoundationFor Christian canon law ⓘ
Christian creeds ⓘ
orthodox Christian theology ⓘ
opposes Docetism ⓘ
Ebionitism ⓘ
Gnosticism ⓘ
Marcionism ⓘ
Montanism ⓘ
precedes Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
usesText Hebrew Bible (as Old Testament) ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Pauline epistles ⓘ
linked to: Pauline Epistles

emerging collection of apostolic writings ⓘ
fourfold Gospel collection ⓘ

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Docetism → condemnedBy → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Deism → contrastsWith → Christian orthodoxy ⓘ
linked to: proto-orthodox Christianity
Against Heresies → theologicalOrientation → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Gnosticism → wasOpposedBy → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Valentinianism → consideredHeresyBy → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Contra Noetum → theologicalCurrent → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Ἔλεγχος καὶ ἀνατροπὴ τῆς ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως → theologicalOrientation → proto‑orthodox Christianity ⓘ
linked to: proto-orthodox Christianity
Basilideanism → viewedAsHeresyBy → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Encratism → opposedBy → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Hypomnemata → theologicalOrientation → proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ