Kryteria przynależności do wspólnoty wierzących w I–II wieku

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  • Dariusz Kasprzak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/acr.4011

Abstract

The Christian Church in the 1st and 2nd century was already conscious of being a commu- nity of believers. The criteria of membership developed gradually and frequently only inciden- tally. Consequently it is still too early to say of a developed problem orthodoxy/orthopraxis or heterodoxy/heteropraxis. The basic 2nd century criteria of being a member of Christian Church in and out were as follows: belief in Jesus Christ corroborated by baptism, a sincere will of belonging to the Church of true believers in Christ, and a duty to live in agreement with the high moral standards. If a Christian man or woman broke the principles observed by the commu- nity, he/she was successively removed from the Church society of the faithful, and had to re- main out of the Church until he/she again converted to the true faith. The similarities between the Christian excommunication and Jewish herem are clearly visible. A heterodoxy was re- garded as sinful (a lack of unity with the church) and consequently must have been a painful experience of isolation from one another on both sides, orthodox and heterodox.

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Published

2023-01-04

Issue

Vol. 40 (2008)

Section

Z zagadnień teologicznych

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