Critically assess the view that the early church was wrong to reject Montanism as a heresy

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• Many saw them as fanatics not heretics
• They were viewed as a revivalist movement who were trying to breath new spiritual life into the church 
• This was needed as the church was becoming more structured and hierarchical and less charismatic
• They were concerned with discipline and the lifestyle of Xns in a secular society. The church was growing and people of all backgrounds were members
• The main elements all have a strong biblical basis 
• Their beliefs and teachings were…