PPT-Where We’ve Come From Week 1: Persecution in the Early Church,

Where Weve Come From Week 1 Persecution in the Early Church from the Apostles to Constantine Helpful Resources for Further Study Justo L Gonzalez The Story of Christianity 2 volumes Bruce Shelley. Persecution of Christians. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. Ross Arnold, Spring 2013. Church History 1. Apostles to Pre-Reformation. April 26, 2013 – Persecutions, Heresies & the Book Lecture. Church History 1. . (TH1) . Introduction . to Church History. Much of our information on the early church . and persecution comes from Eusebius . He wrote Ecclesiastical History. Eusebius was a close friend of Constantine (emperor) and got permission to collect and write about the first 300 years of Church history. Heresy: Then & Now. Christianity: The First Five Centuries. The Early Days (AD 0-100). During the first century, the Church begins. Followers of Jesus slowly begin to spread out into the world, spurred on by the sacking of Jerusalem in AD 70. The first Christian communities were Jewish, and were considered so by the Roman Empire. However, after the loss of Jerusalem, the Church drifted further and further from these roots into a more Gentile church.. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Persecution of Christians. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Recognition to war. The Early Church . - Constantine - Crusades. Churches in 100 CE. Churches in 200 CE. Churches in 300 CE. Early Church Leaders/Teachers. Appeal of Christianity. Spread due to 5 main . Pioneers Before the Mormons. Manifest Destiny. John O’ Sullivan wrote, “It is the manifest destiny of the United States to spread across the continent.”. Means that the United States reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific, including Canada & Mexico.. The First 1,000 Years. Week 3: Evolution and Migration. Overview. Week 1: Introduction And Overview. October 17. Week 2: Christianity In The Roman Empire. October 24. No Seminar October 31. Week 3: Evolution And Migration. Martyrs. Dr. Ann T. Orlando. 10 . September . 2013. 1. Outline. Review . of Roman History. Roman religion. Roman persecution . 2. First Century Roman Empire after Augustus . Series of relatives of Augustus become Emperor, ending with Nero, murdered 68 AD (Claudio-Julian line). Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan . THE CHURCH PERIODS . Church . Reference. . Approx. date . Meaning. . Ephesus . Rev. 2:1-7. 90 –. 200 AD. Fully. purposed. Smyrna . Rev.. 2: 8-11. Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan . THE CHURCH PERIODS . Church . Reference. . Approx. date . Meaning. . Ephesus . Rev. 2:1-7. 90 –. 200 AD. Fully. purposed. Smyrna . Rev.. 2: 8-11. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?.