Maximilla

Other ones of them were very problematic.

Um, and so they show up in those spaces, and many of those documents actually include sayings from these women, from Maximilla, from Priscilla.

We even know their names-

That's cool

There must be.

What was the Montanist controversy? Montanists and the prophetesses Priscilla and Maximilla, they became associated with a prophetic movement that originated in Phrygia.

It originated in Phrygia.

Their followers claimed incredible inspiration from the Holy Spirit, you know, powerful.

So just, that's just a, a, a background here.

So Tertullian does adopt this, but we don't have any writings from Montanus or Maximilla or Priscilla, who were the three main prophetic voices at the beginning.

But basically, the Montanists were hyper-legalistic, hyper-charismatic.

They were very interested in moral rigor.

Now, here's, here's what's interesting.

I want to read some quotes.

So Maximilla, who was one of the main Montanist prophetesses, she makes a statement, and, and this is, uh, all historians acknowledge that this is likely a real statement that she made, which was, um, "After me, there will be no prophet or no prophecy, but the end," that word in Greek, sunteleon, which people will probably recognize as similar to telos, right? The end.

So she is predicting in the, in the second century is when this is happening.

Theodotus also and Praxeas were once teachers of your party, themselves also Phrygians of some celebrity, who falsely say they are inspired of Lucius, boast that they are instructed by Proculus.

Following Montanus and Maximilla and Priscilla, how manifold controversies have they raised concerning the day of Easter, the Paraclete, apostles, prophets, and many other disputes, as this also concerning the Catholic name, the pardon of penance.

Wherefore, if we would discuss all these points, thou hadst need been present and teachable.

But if on those points merely on which thou writest my instruction should not be sufficiently full, yet, as it is our duty to serve, in whatsoever way we can, those who solemnly adjure us, we now, for the sake of informing you, discourse with thee summarily on those matters about which thou hast deigned to write to us.