History of Philosophy
Major Heresies
From the middle of the second century, different group of church fathers known as an apologist. In the 2nd century, the Christianity still regarded as the illegal religion in the Roman Empire. Therefore, it was subjected to persecution, imprisonment, exile, confiscation of property and death. ( The persecution ended in the 4th century 313 A.D under the emperor Constantine by the Edit of Milan). There was an attack from outside persecution and inside heresies. So the apologist was the group who defended the Christian faith. There are some major heresies which threaten the church during the early centuries. They are as follows: 1. Gnosticism: According to Tertullian and Irenaeus Gnosticism has its origin in Greek philosophy. The first Gnostic known in history is Simon Magus, the sorcerer of Samaria. They obtain their name from the Greek word “gnosis” meaning knowledge. According to them matter is evil and spirit is good. So the world is c...
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