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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 -- “that day.. Thomas -- they were Matthew -- Ethiopia all Andrew -- Asia Min scattered..” John -- Peter --Syria

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35ad – Conversion of Paul

50ad.. 46ad.. – – 13 (+) Three Epistles in New Journeys Testament

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64ad – Nero and Fire in

67ad 67ad – – DEATH DEATH of of Paul Peter (upside down (beheading) crucifixion)

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70s-90s ad – Early Heresies

Ebionism Docetism – – “ is “JESUS is human, not divine, not divine.” human.”

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-100+ ad – Apostolic Fathers

Clemente ‘Didache’ Ignatius ‘Shepherd 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, Patmos) with 2 lions.

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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 (eg, Gnosticism), attacked Spiritual Gnosticism, grandson of Called ‘the Apostle John ’

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213,225ad – Tertullian & Origen

213ad 225ad

Wrote in , Wrote the first the common Systematic language. Theology, Defended and Used Hebrew to likely coined Interpret Old ‘Trinity’ Testament Early (33 - 400s)

270,286ad – ,

270 286 Anthony Pachomius

Sold everything, Is born, pioneer in became , communal , father of Monks ie, 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 Vision

Constantine sees officially vision, defeats tolerated in Roman challenger, takes Empire: “..grant to the over rule of and others full authority Empire to observe that religion which each preferred.”

Paganizing Christianity: Isis, Mithraism, Henotheism, , 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.” Early (33 - 400s)

325ad – Council of Nicaea

Arianism

300 Condemned

First Worldwide ‘’, 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

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 – ’s

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 . 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. . The Church:

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