![]() ![]() Chapter Two examines the second-century writers’ claims about the origin and authority of the rule, tests these claims against the apostolic writings of the New Testament, and assesses evidence for the reliable transmission of apostolic teaching in the post-apostolic period. These are analysed to uncover common structural features and common doctrinal content, and significant differences are identified. ![]() Chapter One examines the origin of the term and summarises the concept of the rule of faith before outlining the seven clearest statements of the rule. It provided an authoritative standard with which to measure and refute heresies and exercised a pervasive influence on the teaching and practice of the church. The rule of faith was a narrative summary of Christian doctrine that represented apostolic authority in the period between the death of the apostles and the formalisation of the canon. This paper examines the rule of faith in the late second century in the works of Irenaeus, Tertullian and Origen. ![]()
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