Persecutions: St. Stephen

UNIT 4: PERSECUTION

 

Objective: Students should understand the historical and spiritual reasons for martyrdom, be able to name several martyrs (including the first), and know something about their lives, and to discuss the historical significance of Constantine the Great for both Rome and the Church.

 

WEEK 1: ST. STEPHEN

 

Definition of “Martyr”:

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Early Church Fathers: Canon of Scripture

UNIT 5: THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS

 

Objective: Students should be able to recite all the books of the Bible and have an understanding of what constitutes the canon of Scripture and how we got it, to recite the Nicene Creed and understand the positions of Arius and Athanasius at the Council of Nicea, and to list the parts of the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and the objects used in the liturgy, understanding the life of St. John and his ministry.

 

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Early Church Fathers: St. John Chrysostom and the Liturgy

WEEK 3: ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND THE LITURGY

 

Life of St. John Chrysostom

St. John Chrysostom was born about 300 years after the time of Christ in the city of Antioch in the land of Syria. (Locate Antioch of Syria on your maps.) His parents, Secounthos and Anthousa, were very rich. They became Christians before John was born, and John was baptized when he was very young. Secounthos died when John was a boy, and Anthousa taught him carefully about Christ Jesus and the Christian life.

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Church Established: Cappadocian Fathers, Macarius, and Ephraim

UNIT 6: THE CHURCH ESTABLISHED

 

Objective: Students should be able to identify several of the early church Fathers and understand their teachings, to discuss the development of monasticism and the monastic way of life, to identify and discuss the importance of such great monastics as St. Anthony the Great, St. Gregory Palamas, St. John Climacus, and St. Mary of Egypt, and to recite the Jesus Prayer.

 

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Councils

UNIT 7: THE COUNCILS

 

Objective: Students should be able to give date and name to all seven councils, to name the major players in each and to understand the major debates and heresies, and to discuss the decisions reached and their importance.

 

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