Organization of the early church
In Pentecost, “a Hebrew word that means a gathering and assembly,” the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, as the Lord, to whom glory had said, before the crucifixion […]
Triangulation – squaring the gods
After the failure of the attempt to restore unity to the Church at the Second Council of Constantinople - the Fifth Ecumenical Council - which occurred after the Council of Chalcedon - the Ecumenical Council
Worshipers
Worshipers and Monk Alexandros: Worshipers are those who appeared in the dioceses of Antioch in the last quarter of the fourth century. They were obligated to pray in particular
Iamblichus of Ayturi
In the second half of the third century in Chalcis (Majdal Anjar), Iamblichus of Aytauri called for Neo-Platonism, defended it, and gave
Heresy of Porphyrius
He was born in Bithynia, from the city of Horan, and educated in Tyre. Then he studied rhetoric and philosophy with Longinus in Athens. Longinus was impressed
Neo-Platonism
Some people found sustenance in Plato's Timaeus and revived their souls. They confirmed his saying with the One and Only One. They said of Platonic dualism, so they differentiated between
Numanian heresy
Numanius taught in Abameya, between Hamah and Al-Maarra, in the second half of the second century. He quoted Pythagoras and Plato and explained what was stated.
Heresy of Apollonius of Tiana
Chaos, wars, and epidemics had given rise to new tendencies in pagan thought. It caused some men to turn away from this world
Manichaean heresy
It was stated in the history of the monk Edessa that the Third Council of Antioch forbade the teachings of Mani at the same time it forbade the teachings of Paul of Samesata.
Heresy of Sabellius
Sabellius was born at the end of the second century and died in 261 AD. He became a priest of Libyan nationality and was educated in Rome. and then
Heresy of Tatian the Syrian
Tatianus was born on the lower island in Hadyabin to pagan parents and was raised in paganism. Then he sought wisdom, so he left and wandered and resided in
Bardaisan heresy
Another Gnostic, Bardizan al-Rahawi, became famous in the late second and early third centuries. Bardesenes is derived from the Syriac word “Bar” and its meaning