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Judeo Christian Timeline In the Judeo / Christian History 95 AD Dates shown are beginning, Last Book of approximate God creates the Bible is the world. BC AD Written 5300 4000 2500 2000 1500 1000 600 400 0 29 95 312 1054 1517 1525 Adam and 2500 BC 2000 BC 1500 BC 4 BC 29 AD 312 AD 1054 AD 1517 AD 1525 AD Eve are Jesus is Jesus dies Roman Emperor Eastern Protestant Anabaptist Movement Noah— Abraham, Isaac, Moses created as Born on a cross Constantine Orthodox Reformation Begins. Saved Jacob (Israel) leads adults. / but makes Church and Reformers Men like Conrad Grebel, During a Descendants are Israelites Christianity the the Roman Luther, Felix Manz, and Menno 26 AD becomes Huge called Hebrews, out of official religion. Catholic Zwingli, and Simons seek to establish Jesus alive Flood Israelites, or Egypt This is the Church divide Calvin attempt churches that are faithful to begins again. Jews. beginning of and fight to Reform the the teachings of Jesus. healing / compulsory wars against Catholic They do not fight or resist people and Jesus Christianity each other. Church but evil but rather follow Jesus’ 1000 BC doing promises under the / continue to example of loving their other that Catholic Church David- King of Israel 12th Century allow sin in the enemies and returning good 600 BC 400 BC—Jews return miracles. whoever Christians begin Roman church, for evil and not going to war. / Jesus Daniel from captivity in believes in killing other Men of God (prophets) Catholic compulsory Over the next 100 years, taken Babylon and Persia and shows that Him will people contrary Church religion, and thousands of Anabaptists frequently predict the He is captive to begin to form sects: have to Jesus begins the continue to are killed by Catholics and coming of Jesus the Divine and Babylon Sadducees, Pharisees, eternal teaching. Inquisition persecute true Protestants. Messiah He teaches Essenes, and Zealots life and Sin is tolerated and attempts followers of The Anabaptists continue the through their sins in the church. to eradicate Jesus. legacy of following Jesus word and Anabaptists emigrated to America in the 18th About 2/3 of true They fight much like some Waldensians example forgiven True followers and 19th century to escape persecution and professing followers of wars against who believed that Christians that / of Jesus who live in a land of religious freedom where they Christians in believe that Jesus from the Catholics churches should be separate people Those could worship and serve God according to America are God’s kingdom their with the goal from the world and that its should not their conscience. Anabaptists today are often Protestant and who is a heavenly territories . of establishing members should live lives sin against 1/3 are Roman believe in Kingdom that is (this included greater that are pleasing to God. known as Mennonites, Hutterites, Amish, and God, but Jesus and not of this world groups like territory with They become part of the Brethren. They see themselves as trying to Catholic. should follow are persecuted the people who small percentage of Christian follow Jesus much the same way as Christians Orthodox rather live Him are by the Catholic Waldensians) adhere to their groups throughout history did in the first three centuries of Christianity. churches are holy lives known as church. new Reformed that are sometimes referred Most live in America and they are less than not plentiful in and love beliefs. to as Kingdom Christians or 1% of professing Christians. America. all people. Christians the Pilgrim Church. .
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