In History of Heresies Dr. Michael Bird examines the missteps of theologians from the beginning of the Christian faith. The course begins by placing Christian heresy in the context of ancient Jewish and Graeco-Roman ideas about heresy. After looking at the unity and diversity of the early church, Dr. Bird examines Paul’s opponents, as well as false teachings/teachers in later New Testament documents like Jude and Revelation. From there, he explores later heresies like Docetism, Gnosticism, modalism and Arianism. The course concludes by looking at the Person of Christ and how to spot and avoid heresies today.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
3m
What Is Heresy and Orthodoxy?
Overview: Why Study Heresy?
12m
Heresy in the Graeco-Roman World: Part 1
8m
Heresy in the Graeco-Roman World: Part 2
7m
Heresy and Judaism: The Five Pillars of Judaism
8m
Heresy and Judaism: Hellenism, Early Christian Beliefs, and the Minim
9m
Unity and Diversity in the Early Church: Areas of Unity
8m
Unity and Diversity in the Early Church: Hellenists and Hebrews
7m
Unity and Diversity in the Early Church: Disputes about Doctrine and Practice
9m
Did Heresy Precede Orthodoxy?—The Walter Bauer Thesis
7m
Did Heresy Precede Orthodoxy?—Gnosticism vs. The Faith
7m
Did Heresy Precede Orthodoxy? Proto-Orthodoxy Preceded Both
7m
Paul’s Opponents
Introduction to Paul
6m
Was Paul’s Primary Problem with Jewish Legalism?—Part 1
7m
Was Paul’s Primary Problem with Jewish Legalism?—Part 2
7m
Does Jesus Top off Moses or Displace Moses?
10m
The Jerusalem Council
9m
The Incident at Antioch
12m
Galatians
8m
Philippians
6m
Second Corinthians and Romans
7m
Colossians
10m
Letters to Timothy and Titus
8m
Other Heresies in the New Testament Era
Overview of Other Heresies in the New Testament Era
2m
Hebrews
8m
Jude and Second Peter
7m
Churches of Revelation
6m
“Other Christianities”
Overview of “Other Christianities”
3m
Docetists
11m
Ebionites
8m
Adoptionism
11m
Christ as Angel
7m
Gnostics, Montanists, and Modalists
Gnosticism 101: Basic Elements of Gnosticism
7m
Gnosticism 101: Origins of Gnosticism
6m
Simon Magus
7m
Egypt: Basilides, Carpocrates, and Valentinus
9m
Saturninus of Antioch and Cerinthus of Ephesus
4m
Marcion
7m
Gnostic Writings
9m
Montanists
7m
Modalists
9m
Later Heresies and Controversies
Logos from John to Justin to Origen
11m
Arius
9m
Council of Nicaea
8m
The Divine and Human Natures of Christ: Jesus Not Fully Human
4m
The Divine and Human Natures of Christ: Distinct or Blended