History of Heresy Course

My Logos Mobile course on The History of Heresy is now available for purchase through Faithlife.

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I originally wanted to call the course “Heretics-R-US: From the Judaizers to Joel Osteen,” but that would be too controversial, because, you know, Paul’s opponents were not really judaizers – only Gentiles strictly can judaize – better to call them proselytizers.

Any ways, here is the outline.

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: What Is Heresy and Orthodoxy?

• Overview: Why Study Heresy?
• Heresy in the Graeco-Roman World (Part 1)
• Heresy in the Graeco-Roman World (Part 2)
• Heresy and Judaism (Part 1)
• Heresy and Judaism (Part 2)
• Unity and Diversity in the Early Church (Part 1)
• Unity and Diversity in the Early Church (Part 2)
• Unity and Diversity in the Early Church (Part 3)
• Did Heresy Precede Orthodoxy? (Part 1)
• Did Heresy Precede Orthodoxy? (Part 2)
• Did Heresy Precede Orthodoxy? (Part 3)

Unit 2: Paul’s Opponents

• Introduction to Paul
• Was There a Jewish Legalism? (Part 1)
• Was There a Jewish Legalism? (Part 2)
• Does Jesus Top Up Moses, or Displace Moses?
• The Jerusalem Council
• The Incident at Antioch
• Galatians
• Philippians
• Second Corinthians
• Colossians
• Letters to Timothy and Titus

Unit 3: Other Heresies in the New Testament Era

• Overview of Other Heresies in the New Testament Era
• Hebrews
• Jude and Second Peter
• Churches of Revelation

Unit 4: “Other Christianities”

• Overview of “Other Christianities”
• Docetists
• Ebionites
• Adoptionism
• Christ as Angel

Unit 5: Gnostics, Montanists and Modalists

• Gnosticism 101 (Part 1)
• Gnosticism 101 (Part 2)
• Simon Magus
• Egypt: Basilides, Carpocrates and Valentinus
• Saturninus (Antioch) and Cerinthus (Ephesus)
• Marcion
• Gnostic Writings
• Montanists
• Modalists

Unit 6: Later Heresies and Controversies

• Logos from John to Justin to Origen
• Arius
• Council of Nicaea
• The Divine and Human Natures of Christ (Part 1)
• The Divine and Human Natures of Christ (Part 2)
• How to Spot and Avoid Heresies

Conclusion

• Discerning True and False Expressions of Faith