Early Heresies
Church HistorySteve Gregg
Steve Gregg discusses early Christian heresies in this talk. He explains that some people defected from the faith, and contemporary apostles who lived in the later centuries and died early on. He mentions several early Christian figures such as Hermas, Ignatius, Polycarp, and Papias. Steve delves into the heretical ideas that began to spread in the second century, including variations of Gnosticism and the modalistic theology of Li's cult. He explores key texts and doctrines, and highlights the various controversies that arose in the early Christian church.
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