Patrology I
Exam Questions
Read carefully the nature of each question and provide their answers
accordingly
1. What is an orthodox worldview? Describe it in consideration of flesh, soul,
and spirit.
2. Explain how spirituality can be experienced on the level of purification,
contemplation, and perfection.
3. Why we need to study early Church Fathers while we are in the 21 st century?
4. What kind of literatures we find in the works of early church fathers?
5. What are the main roles of early church fathers?
6. Discuss and reflect on the five criteria by which we identify the fathers of
the Church.
7. What is Didache and are the issues discussed in its four sections?
8. What are the main two articles of the apostolic creed taken from the New
Testament?
9. Discuss the other articles of apostolic creed and the reason why they are
added?
10.Discuss and reflect on the life and teachings of St. Ignatius of Antioch.
11.What is the substantial relation between a biological father in a family and a
spiritual father in the Church?
12.Discuss and reflect on the reasons or motivations that moved St. Ignatius to
desire for martyrdom.
13.Discuss some particular characteristics we observe in the writings of the
Apostolic Fathers.
14.Discuss the life and personality of St. Polycarp of Smyrna.
15.Discuss some of the features we notice in the letter of Clement of Rome to
the Corinthians.
16.What was the main problem that the Christian community in Corinth was
facing and how Clement of Rome addressed it?
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