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Beginning with Jesus. Jesus lived, died and was resurrected appx. 4BC-32 AD After persecution, the church spread to other nations Paul was converted in 33AD Philip reaches the Ethiopian in 35AD Peter reaches Cornelius in 36AD - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Beginning with JesusJesus lived, died and was resurrected appx. 4BC-32 ADAfter persecution, the church spread to other nationsPaul was converted in 33ADPhilip reaches the Ethiopian in 35ADPeter reaches Cornelius in 36ADThe church in Antioch is build by laymen and confirmed by Barnabas in 43ADBarnabas brings Paul to Antioch in 45ADThe first missionary journey see fruit and leads to the Jerusalem Council in 49AD which opens the way for multiple cultures within the church
First Century Historical Growth
James writes from Jerusalem in 46
Paul writes Galatians in 48
Matthew, Mark and Luke are written in the 60s
Paul’s letters are written in the 50s-60s
Peter writes in the 60s
Hebrews is written about 68
John’s writings are in the 80s-90s
The New Testament Writings
40s James Galatians
50s Mark Thessalonians Corinthians
60s Romans Mark MatthewLuke ActsEphesians Colossians Philippians PhilemonTimothy Titus Jude Peter
90s John Letters of John Revelation
Writings of the Early Church
Church Fathers Apologists
Clement Justin
Ignatius Tertullian
Polycarp Origen
Papias Irenaeus
Later writers: Chrysostom, Athanasius, Ambrose, Augustine, Basil, Gregory
From Roman Empire to Christian Empire
From the time of Jesus there is persecution
From 96 the apologists, pastors, and, by AD160, city bishops, kept the faith vigorous
The presence of faith and following Christian practices was more important than doctrine
Four geographic regions developed naturally from cultures and distance
Early Christian History
EUROPE NEAR EAST MIDDLE EAST AFRICARoman Eastern Church of the AfricanCatholic Orthodox East Church
Rome Constantinople Damascus Alexandria
318-410 46-1452 160-1240 49-680 800-1648
325 Nicea
381 Constantinople
431 Ephesus
451Chalcedon
The example of church and state together under emperors
Jesus, apostles, scripture, church fathers
Byzantium Orthodoxy and Islam
Power of a Theocracy: Justinian (570ff) and the Caliphs (670ff)
Art and architecture as iconography
Early Middle Ages in Europe –476-770 (aka Medieval)
From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne
Monasteries keep spirituality & learning alive
Missionaries spread the faith:
Irish go all over western Europe
Italians go to eastern Europe
Eventually 13 Germanic tribes are united under Charlemagne, who is crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas day 800AD
Middle Ages in Europe 770-1100
Beginnings of Feudalism/Scholasticism – Charlemagne to
BonaventuraUnified church/state
Unified social structure
Unified intellectual structure• After 900 – Slow Loss of Cohesion-- Nationalism
-- Rise of Cities
-- Competing regional economies
Late Middle Ages in Europe – 1100-1450
Ottonian renaissance
Clunaic reforms
Francis of Assisi
Marco Polo
John of Montecorvino
Roger Bacon
Aquinas
Bonaventura
Culture of the Middle Ages
Origins: Hebrew-Greek-Roman-Christian
Education: Athens-Alexandria-Rome-Aachen-Bologna
History: Romans-Celts-Irish-Germans-Italians-French
Periods: Medieval-Renaissance-Pre-Reformation
Common Elements of the Culture of the 1200-1450Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Confucian
Total social structure
Regional economies
Personal & political power
Culture reflects values of nobility
Free Church v State Church
Led by local leaders
Follow the Bible
Appear weak
Regenerate members
Live Godly lives
Led by pope/patriarch
Follow church teaching
Align with State
Parish membership
Live secular lives
State Church Formation after the Reformation
Germany England Council of Trent
1530 1534 1545-62
Counter –reformation
1560-1610
Dort - Westminster
1619 - 1658
Leaders-Theologians of the Reformation
Germany England Swit/France Scotland HollandLuther Melanchthon CalvinSimons Cranmer Zwingli
WishartParker Beza Knox Cartwright
Cameron ArminiusAmaraldus
Spilsbury EpiscopiusSmyth CoecciusWilliams
Fox Spener
Periods of European History
Roman Empire BC65-AD476
Dark Ages 476-770
Holy Roman Empire 770-1648
Nationalism 1648-1948
European Common Market 1948-
Theological Systems
Luther Calvin Paul III
Melanchthon Simons Arminius Pius IV Loyola
Butzer Spener Owen Wesley Benedict XIV
Schliermacher Ritschl Hodge Watson Pius IX Pieper Bultmann Barth Chafer Wiley John XXIII
Pannenberg Henry Pinnock John Paul II Rahner
Grudem Erickson Benedict XVI Odem McGrath
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