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  1. Although generally overshadowed in popular discussions of early Christian history by the towering influence of the New Testament and later fourth-century councils and creeds, second-century Christianity produced some of the most influential figures, innovations, and literature of Christian tradition.

  2. The church of the second century grew into a force, but not without struggle. Persecution Roman Empire was a consistent challenge, but this only helped the church grow with internal strength. Sometimes the reaction to brutal persecution was heroic, sometimes ridiculous.

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  4. Tertullian. The Initial Heresies and Heretics. Typically when early church heresies are discussed it is in the second century. There is debate among scholars as to exactly when these early church heresies started, but we do not have clear literary evidence until the second century.

  5. Several articles support a greater sense of continuity within early Christianity. James Carleton Paget evaluates the second century from the perspective of the New Testament. He rightly points to how this time period can date the New Testament documents and define the narrative of Christian history.

  6. 2 days ago · Holy Scripture. Theology. Church History. Special Topics. More. THE SECOND & THIRD CENTURIES: THE AGE OF MARTYRS. Roman Persecutions in the Second and Third Centuries. The brutal Roman persecutions lasted for three hundred years.

  7. Antoninus Pius (138-161) Most “ideal”; most popular emperor of the empire; mild attitude toward Jews and Christians, though random persecution prompted Justin Martyr’s “Apology.”

  8. This was also a time of transition regarding leadership structures, with a plurality of elders being the most common form of church leadership at the beginning of the second century while a system of bishop rule took precedent by the end.

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