Religon Task 4 TIMELINE OF THE EARLY CHURCH

By nicholas200
  • 1 CE

    Birth of Jesus

    Jesus was born and many visited to see him. Mary, God, Joseph, Jesus, Wise Men, Angels, Shepards. He was born to fulfil prophecies of the ot and to create a new covenant with God and his people. Son of God, Christian teachings came from Jesus, nt starts with the perparation and birth of Jesus. Jesus was proclaimed as ‘king of the jews’. King Herrod thought that it meant that this baby was going to take his place king Herrod declared that new born baby males be killed.
  • 46

    Missionary of Paul

    Pushed the idea to spread the word of God to as many people as possible. Christ is the great word for Messiah. Showed you did not need to be a Jew to follow Jesus.Prophet of Isaiah predicted “when the Messiah arrives there will be light on all nations”. A light on gentiles. Tension sprang in the Jewish communities over not following specific laws Eating at meals. Paul tried to unite all followers without success
  • 303

    The Great Persecution

    Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire. They had different beliefs. Lasted eight years. Diocletian’s goal was to wipe out the church and their scriptures.Trying to turn them back to paganism. Church buildings were destroyed. Christians if caught could be released by offering a sacrifice to the Roman Gods. Diocletian's force was completely ineffective against the Church and the power of a message that was lived out.
  • 313

    Conversation of Constantine and the Edict of Milan

    In 313 Constantine issued the "Edict of Milan," which commanded official toleration of Christianity and other religions. Feeling his death approaching, he confessed his sins in the church of the martyrs. At Easter 337 he completed and dedicated his great church of the Holy Apostles, in which he desired to be buried
  • 325

    Council of Nicaea

    Supporters on both sides scrawled graffiti on town walls in defiance while bishops from across the empire entered into a war of words as the controversy simmered to a head in 324. As a final order of business, the bishops decided upon a date for the holiest of Christian celebrations, Easter, which was being observed at different times around the empire. Previously linked with the timing of Passover, the council settled on a moveable day that would never coincide again with the Jewish holiday.