The Bible in Context Classes
For Gateway January 2010
THE BIBLE IN CONTEXT
January 3, 2010 False Teaching and Fables Ignatius to Magnesia Second Floor Conference Room 11 a.m.
January 10, 2010 Combat With Lions Ignatius to Tralles Second Floor Conference Room 11 a.m.
January 17, 2010 Chained to Leopards Ignatius to Rome Second Floor Conference Room 11 a.m.
January 24, 2010 Poisonous Weeds Ignatius to Philadelphia Room 350-B 9:30 a.m.
January 31, 2010 Abjure All Factions Ignatius to Smyrna Room 350-B 9:30 a.m.
On his journey to Rome, to be executed, Ignatius of Antioch stopped twice to write to local churches. His letters give us the first written evidence of some Christian doctrines, such as the observance of “the Lord’s Day”, and the first use of terms such as “Christianity” and “Catholic”. It has been traditionally believed that he was appointed bishop by St. Peter and that he was a disciple of the apostle John.
Trivia Questions January 2010
1. Ignatius opposed the Docetists, who -- :
a. held that Jesus was not divine
b. taught that Christ's sufferings and death were illusions
c. denied the resurrection
d. rejected three of the four gospels
2 . Ignatius described his military escort as -- :
a. panthers
b. tigers
c. leopards
d. jackals
3. Where is Ignatius buried? :
a. Antioch
b. Rome
c. Jerusalem
d. Ephesus
Answers to previous questions and fuller quizzes can be found at
A blog based on previous bible studies is at: http: //www.blog.petercombes.com
Texts of the letters of Ignatius are at
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/index.html