Pre-Nicene Teaching on Salvation Grid – June 2018 version
SALVATION / Legend for CellsS1. O.T. pointed to salvation in Christ in New Lk 2-4 / S11. Adoption as sons of God Rom 8:23; 9:4 Eph 1:5 / W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching
S2. Salvation is a gift of God’s grace Rm5:17; 1 Pet1:14 / S12. We need to have faith Mk 4:40; Acts 3:16; 2 Pet 1:1 / I = Implied as true, or opposite is false
S3. Jesus’ death paid for our sins Mt 20:28; Rev 5:9 / S13. Live by faith Gal 2:20b;3:8; Rom5:1;Acts13:39;Hab 2:4b / N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed
S4. Saved by Jesus’ blood or dying for us.Mk4:24;Rv1:5 / S14. We are God’s “chickens” (Implied) Ps 91:4; Mt 23:37 / m = Mixed: some agree others would not
S5. Even Jews who reject Jesus will perish.Jn8:24;Rm9 / S15. Shipwrecked faith/salvation 1 Tim 1:19 / P = Partial. ex: S12 Rhodon says what our faith teaches.
S6. Believers are God’s elect 2 Tim 2:10; 1 Pet 1:2; Tt 1:1 / S16. Confidence or assurance of salvation 1Jn 5:13-14
S7. The reprobate (non-elect) will be lost Rom 9:22 / S17. Hope in God or Christ Job 13:15; Tt 2:13; Heb 6:19 / - = no reference found
S8. Some elect died before knowing Savior Jn 8:56 / S18. Our faith is precious 2 Pet 1:1; 1 Pet 1:7; Col 1:22-23 / X = Disagree
S9. Some follow Christ for a time, yet perish.2Pet2:20 / S19. God’s promises are great and precious 2 Pet 1:4 / blank = not researched yet
S10. Not saved if living in sin Mt 7:22-23; 25:31-46 / S20. Mystery of the Lord/faith Eph 3:8-9; 1 Tim 3:16 / Writer totals include W’s & I’s but not P’s
Rows: blue=Bible manuscript, khaki=spurious, green=heresy, orange=schism, pink=strange teacher, red=Christians persecuted, brown=Christians persecuting
Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript / Pages / Date A.D. / S1 / S2 / S3 / S4 / S5 / S6 / S7 / S8 / S9 / S10 / S11 / S12 / S13 / S14 / S15 / S16 / S17 / S18 / S19 / S20Nero and Domitian persecute Christians / 50 & 95/96 / est. 500K Christians. Labeled atheists; killed for refusing to worship emperor/idols.
Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement) / 16 ¼ / 97/98 / W / W / W / W / - / W / - / W / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / W / W / - / W / -
Papias of Hierapolis, disciple of John / 2 / 95-110 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / P / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
“Presbyters” (Papias?) / ½ / 95-117 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version) / 13 / c.100-117 / W / W / W / W / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / W / W / - / W
Trajan persecutes Christians / 107-117 / Answered Pliny the Younger’s letter. Christians not sought after but killed if found.
Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles) / 4 ¾ / before 125 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W
Apology of Aristides (Greek version) / 4 / 125or138-161 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist) / 1/8 / 126 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Letter to Diognetus (=Mathetes to Diognetus) / 5 ¼ / c.130 / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Hadrian persecutes Christians and Jews / 118 & 134 / Hadrian loved Greek culture; he persecuted both Jewish & Christian people.
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs / 29 / 70-135 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Bar Cochba persecutes Christians / 135 / Christians persecuted in Israel because they would not join Bar Cochba’s revolt.
Epistle of Barnabas / 12 ½ / 100-150 / W / - / W / W / - / W / - / - / W / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / -
p52, p104, p87 Jn, Mt, Philemon (5, 5, 4 verses) / -138,100-150 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p46 Chester Beatty II - 70% Paul, Heb (1,680 verses) / 100-150 / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / P / W / W / W / W / W / - / - / W / W / W / - / W
p98 Revelation 1:13-2:1 (9 verses) / 150? / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
2 Clement (anonymous writer) / 5 ¾ / c.150 / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / W / W / - / W / - / - / - / - / W / - / W / -
Polycarp, disciple of John, to the Philippians / 3 ½ / 100-155 / - / W / W / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P’s / 67.7 / -155 / 3 / 3 / 5 / 3 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 2 / 2 / 2
Gospel of Mary (ms. p463 is 200-250 A.D.) / 1 / 2nd century / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Shepherd of Hermas / 46 ½ / c.160 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / W / W / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / -
Justin Martyr, philosopher and apologist / 137 / c.138-165 / W / W / W / W / W / - / W / W / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / W
Evarestus’ Martyrdom of Polycarp / 5 / c.169 / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Marcion of Pontus, pupil of Cerdo/Cerdon. Apelles & Prepon from Marcion. / before 170- / Gnostics believed Creator was evil or foolish, rejected O.T., mixed in paganism.
Menander then Satorninos/Saturnilus (ascetic Gnostics) / c.150-4th cen. / Cerdo & Menander from Simon in Acts. Encratite Gnostics came from Saturnilus.
Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion) / 1/3 / 170 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Tatian's Diatessaron / 86 / died 172 / - / - / I / W / W / I / - / - / W / W / - / I / - / - / - / - / - / - / P / -
Tatian. Encratite Gnostic later / 18 / died 172 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Basilides & his pupil Isidorus, changed from Menander 's teaching / 2.5 / 132-135-4th / - / - / X / X / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / I / - / -
Sethians/Borborites (libertine Gnostics) / 20 / ?-4th century / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W
Hermetic Gnostics (no mention of Christ) / 6 / ?-4th century / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / I
Valentinians including Heracleon, Colorbasus, Marcus, & Ptolemy / 23+12 / c.150-4th cen. / - / - / - / - / - / P / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / I / - / W
Other gnostics: Cainites, Carpocrates, Docetics, Peretae, Cerinthus, Dositheus, Monoimus, Hermogenes, Marcillinians, Melchisedecians, Nicolaus, Ophites, Secundus/Epiphanes / 37 / c.150-4th century / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W
p66 Bodmer II Papyri - 92% of John (817 verses) / c.125-175 / - / I / - / I / I / - / - / - / - / P / W / - / - / - / -
p4, p64, p67 Lk 1:58-59,etc. Mt 26:7-8,etc. (95 verses) / c.150-175 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p90 Jn 18:36-19:7 (11 verses) / c.175 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons) / 6 ½ / 177 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Athenagoras (apologist) / 33 ½ / 177 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Persecution of Marcus Aurelius / 162/166-180 / Aurelius was a Stoic philosopher. Persecution mainly in Gaul, ended when he died
Melito/Meleto of Sardis (Quartodecimian) / 11 / 170-177 / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W
Claudius Apollinaris of Hierapolis / ½ / 160-177/180 / - / - / - / P / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Hegesippus (chronicler, against Gnostics) / 2 ½ / 170-180 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Rhodon (against Marcion and Apelles) / ½ / 180 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / P / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / -
Theophilus of Caesarea / 1/8 / 180 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Theophilus of Antioch (to Autolycus) / 32 / 168-181/188 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Ebionite Clementine Homilies (Law, Father, Son) / 123 ½ / -188- / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Ebionite Letter of Peter to James / 2 / -188- / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Ebionite Letter of Clement to James / 4 ½ / -188- / - / - / - / - / - / I / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Christians warning about Ebionites / 1 / 182-325 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Irenaeus Proof of Apostolic Preaching / 22.75 / c.160-202 / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / -
Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp / 262 / 182-188 / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / - / - / - / W / W / W / W
Gospel of Peter (Serapion finally against this) / 2 / 180-190 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Maximus of Jerusalem -wrote on origin of evil / 5 / 185-196 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Polycrates of Ephesus (Quartodecimian) / ½ / 196 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Akhmin Apocalypse of Peter (Greek) / 2 / 100-200 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / I / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p32 (=P. Rylands 5) Titus 1:1-15; 2:3-8 (21 verses) / 150-200 / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p103/p77 Mt 13:55-57; 14:3-5; 23:30-39 (10 verses) / 200 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p23 James 1:10-12, 15-18 (7 verses) / ca.200 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
0189 Acts 5:3-21 (earliest N.T. parchment) (19 verses) / Late 2nd/early 3rd / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs -died 180 A.D. / ¾ / 180-202 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Caius and the Muratorian Canon / 3 / 190-217 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus) / c.200-257- / Patripassians believed the Father, Son, & Spirit were one person.
Zephyrinus & Callistus of Rome (adoptionists) / 199-222 / God came upon the human man Jesus. Callistus excommunicated Sabellius.
Persecution of Septimus Severus / 202 / est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but did not repeal existing laws.
Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas / 7 / c.201/205 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / I / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Acts of Paul and Thecla (Tertullian said faked by a presbyter) / 6 / before 207 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / I / - / -
Romans kill first known martyrs in Britain / 209 / Alban, Julius, and Aaron were formerly thought killed in 304/5 A.D.
Epitaph of Abercius of Hieropolis in Phrygia Salutaris / 0.125 / 190-210 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion) / 1/3 / 191/200-210 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / P / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Minucius Felix (The Octavius) / 25 / 210 / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / I / P / W / - / - / W / P / - / -
Apollonius of Ephesus (against Montanists) / 1 / c.210 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Clement of Alexandria Stromata / 245.75 / 193-202 / W / W / - / - / I / - / W / W / W / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / W
Clement of Alexandria Protorepticus / 34.75 / c.195 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / W / - / - / - / - / W / - / W / -
Clement of Alexandria (remainder) / 90 / 193-217/220 / - / W / W / W / - / W / - / - / - / W / W / I / W / W / W / W / W / I / - / -
Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church) / 736 / 198-220 / W / - / W / W / W / P / W / W / W / W / - / W / - / - / W / - / - / I / W / W
Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion / 194 / 207/8 / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / W / - / W / W / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / W / W
Tertullian: On Monogamy, On Modesty / 41.25 / 213 / - / - / W / W / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p75 Lk 3:18-22; etc. Jn 1:1-11:45,etc. (1,166 verses) / 174-225 / - / I / - / W / W / W / - / P / W / - / W / - / - / -
p45 Chester Beatty I, Four gospels + Acts (833 verses) / 200-225 / W / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Green Collection #425 Rom 9:18-21 some Rom 10 / early 3rd / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
p29 Acts 26:7-8,20 (3 verses), p30 1 Th 4:12-13,16-17, 5:3,8-10,12-18,25-28; 2 Th 1:1-2; 2:1,9-11 (25 verses) / ca.225 / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Ebionite Recognitions of Clement / 134 / 211-231 / - / W / - / - / - / I / - / - / - / - / W / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / P
Bardaisan/Bardesan of Syria (heretical). Against Marcion & Valentinus. / 11 ½ / 154-224/232 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W
Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists) / 2 ¾ / c.232 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / W / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Elchasaite Ebionites (said Jesus God’s Son) / 2 ¼ / before 235 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Theodotus of Byzantium (Jesus born only a man) / 1/2 / before 235 / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -