Transfigured | Irenaeus of Lyon - Defining Orthodoxy and exposing Gnosticism @transfigured3673 | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This is the second episode of our monthly series where Sam and Hank discuss the church fathers. This episode is about Irenaeus of Lyon. He was the Bishop of Lyon in southern France but he had grown up in Smyrna. We discuss his biography, his importance in church history, his writings, his views on gnosticism, his Christology, and other facets of his theology. We also draw parallels and applications of his life and message for Christians today. We also mention Paul Vanderklay, John Behr, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Jordan Peterson, Bishop Barron, James Lindsay, Polycarp, Valentinus, Ignatius of Antioch, John Calvin, Martin Luther, and many more. I hope you enjoy and learn from our discussion.

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00:00:00 - Introduction to Irenaeus
00:19:40 - The mission of Irenaeus
00:26:45 - The cannon of Irenaeus
00:30:30 - What is Gnosticism
01:00:20 - Ecclesiology and the Apostles
01:12:00 - The scripture and establishment of the cannon
01:14:40 - Gnostic Practices
01:25:45 - Irenaeus's Christology
01:39:50 - Theosis
01:42:55 - Irenaeus on the Eucharist
01:49:15 - Saints and Icons
01:54:30 - Eschatology
01:59:30 - Closing Remarks