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The Church: Early Middle Ages Reformation Modern The Church: Early (33 - 400s) Middle Ages (500s – 1400s) Reformation (1500s - 1600s) Modern (1700s - Today) The Church: Early (33 - 400s) Middle Ages (500s – 1400s) Reformation (1500s - 1600s) Modern (1700s - Today) Early (33 - 400s) 33ad – Pentecost Acts 2:8-11 Acts 2:41 – – “we hear them “there were telling in our added that own tongues day about the mighty 3,000 souls.” works of God.” Early (33 - 400s) 35ad – Stephen is stoned Later Acts 8:1 – - Jude -- Armenia “that day.. Thomas -- India they were Matthew -- Ethiopia all Andrew -- Asia Min John -- Ephesus scattered..” Peter --Syria Early (33 - 400s) 35ad – Conversion of Paul 50ad.. 46ad.. – – 13 (+) Three Epistles in Missionary New Journeys Testament Early (33 - 400s) 64ad – Nero and Fire in Rome 67ad 67ad – – DEATH DEATH of of Paul Peter (upside down (beheading) crucifixion) Early (33 - 400s) 70s-90s ad – Early Heresies Ebionism Docetism – – “JESUS is “JESUS is human, not divine, not divine.” human.” Early (33 - 400s) -100+ ad – Apostolic Fathers Clemente ‘Didache’ Ignatius ‘Shepherd Polycarp of Hermas’ Phil. 4:3 - “..together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers.” Early (33 - 400s) 81-117ad –Persecution Domitian Trajan (81-96) (98-117) – – Demanded Sanctioned worship of self, persecutions, persecuted Martyred Apostle John Ignatius in (boiling oil, Colosseum Patmos) with 2 lions. Early (33 - 400s) 125ad – Gnosticism Spreads Salvation ‘Gnosis’ Those with Knowledge; secret Hidden, Secret knowledge are Wisdom. saved. Early (33 - 400s) 100-202ad –Justin and Ireneaus Justin Ireneaus – – 1st Christian Wrote ‘Against Apologist, used Heresies’ Greek philosophy (eg, Gnosticism), attacked Spiritual Gnosticism, grandson of Called ‘the Apostle John Martyr’ Early (33 - 400s) 213,225ad – Tertullian & Origen 213ad 225ad Wrote in Latin, Wrote the first the common Systematic language. Theology, Defended and Used Hebrew to likely coined Interpret Old ‘Trinity’ Testament Early (33 - 400s) 270,286ad – Monk, Monastery 270 286 Anthony Pachomius Sold everything, Is born, pioneer in became hermit, communal monks, father of Monks ie, Monasteries Early (33 - 400s) 303ad – The Great Persecution Edict Issued Torture (303-311) All Christian buildings destroyed, Burned, Drowned, Scriptures burned, Beheaded, Crucified, worship meetings Limbs torn apart, illegal, worship to Eyes gouged, Limbs empire required maimed Early (33 - 400s) 312ad – Emperor Constantine 313 - Edict of Milan Vision Constantine sees Christianity officially vision, defeats tolerated in Roman challenger, takes Empire: “..grant to the Christians over rule of and others full authority Empire to observe that religion which each preferred.” Paganizing Christianity: Isis, Mithraism, Henotheism, Pope, etc Early (33 - 400s) 325ad – Eusebius’ History First 300 years Content of History His goal: “to write Leaders an account of.. the Teachers times which have Heresies elapsed Jews from the days of our Heathen Savior to our own.” Martyrs Early (33 - 400s) 325ad – Council of Nicaea Arianism 300 Bishops Condemned First Worldwide ‘Arianism’, belief Council of that Jesus was the Bishops to seek first created being unity of the of God church’s beliefs. adopted first version of the Nicene Creed Nicene Creed: “We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible...” Early (33 - 400s) th 350ad – Christmas (Dec. 25 ) Pope Julius I This is very officially possibly the declared the day (Dec. 25th) birth of that the Magi Jesus to be visited the celebrated baby Jesus in on Dec. 25th. the year 2bc. *There were many pagan festivals celebrating the sun god at this time, so this served as an alternative celebration of the True God.” Early (33 - 400s) 363ad – Canon of BIBLE 170ad 393ad Muratorian Canon Council of Hippo (24 N.T.) (27 N.T.) 363ad 397ad Council of Laodicea Council of Carthage (39 O.T., 27 N.T.) (27 N.T.) *These are lists of the books accepted in the Church worldwide as from authority of apostles and in agreement with accurate doctrine.” Early (33 - 400s) 386ad – Augustine Converted Wrote extensively Considered by on the Doctrines many the most of Grace, Original influential mind Sin, the Church, of Christian Sacraments and History. the Trinity Early (33 - 400s) 405ad – Jerome’s Vulgate Vulgate Standard Jerome translated the The Latin Bible into the Vulgate became ‘vulgar’ common the standard language of the Biblical text until time. It became the Reformation known as the in the 1500s ‘Latin Vulgate’ Early (33 - 400s) 418, 431, 451ad – Councils 418 431 Carthage Ephesus Condemned Condemned Pelagianism: Nestorianism: Belief that we Belief that can earn Jesus Christ is salvation by 2 persons, good works divine and alone human 451 - Chalcedon: Condemned Eutychianism: Belief that Jesus had a mixed nature, not always human nor divine Early (33 - 400s) 432ad – Patrick’s Mission Slave 432 From Britain, Returned to captured by Ireland as a Irish pirates at missionary, led age 16, was a many in Ireland slave for 6 to Christ, years, converted producing many to Christ in future captivity, then missionaries. escaped. Early (33 - 400s) 410,476ad – Fall of Rome 476 410 The last Roman Barbarians Emperor was stormed into forced from his the historical throne by a city and sacked Germanic the great Rome, barbarian leader, plundering it ending the for 3 days. Roman empire. The Church: Early (33 - 400s) Middle Ages (500s – 1400s) Reformation (1500s - 1600s) Modern (1700s - Today) The Church: Early (33 - 400s) Middle Ages (500s – 1400s) Reformation (1500s - 1600s) Modern (1700s - Today) .