PPT-The early Christian church

83 Organization Early Church Archbishop Leader of the Bishopric Bishop Group of parishes bishoprics Priests Led local Christian communities called parishes Church was Center of social life. Pickwick Publications, 2010. Consistently . Pro-Life:. The Ethics of Bloodshed in Ancient Christianity. The Debate over the Early Church and Military Service. There is a lively ongoing debate about the attitudes of the early Christians toward war and military service. . A 2,000-Year Journey . Part 1. The Early Church. (30 – 330 AD). History of the Catholic Church. 3. From a historical perspective, we realize that the Church is…. Based on the life and teachings of an historical person, Jesus of Nazareth. Hollie Moffat. March 12, 2013. Art 1010. Early Christian Art. Early Christian Art refers to the art and architecture produced for the Christian Empire under the rule of Constantine the Great.. Christianity was illegal until Constantine implemented the ‘Edict of Milan’ (AD 313).. Internal Church Struggles . Early Struggles for Doctrinal Purity . In the early 2. nd. century, the early church faced some external struggles that could have spelled certain doom for the growth Christianity. . By Steve Lagoon. “But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!”. of Christianity. Part 4: Unity of Belief: . Mission Impossible?. Inquiry Question. How possible and even desirable is it for Christianity to have its key beliefs about God, Jesus and being Church expressed in . Architectural History. ACT 322. Doris Kemp. Topics. Early Christian Architecture. Rome Structures . Structures in the Holy Lands. Milan Structures. Ravenna Structures. Structures in Greece, Syria, and the Rhineland. History. 1. Outline of course. Mark Noll, . Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. . (Baker, 1997; 3. rd. ed. 2012).. “‘. All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. 8-3. Organization – Early Church. Archbishop. Leader of the Bishopric. Bishop. Group of parishes: bishoprics. Priests. Led local Christian communities called parishes. Church was:. Center of social life. History. Early Church . 100-300. The Crucifixion of Saint . Peter. . Michelangelo Merisi da . Caravaggio. . (1571-1610) painting . 1601. . . intensely emotional realism= formative influence Baroque school. . and Romanesque. Early Christian Design. Byzantine art. . encompasses the visual expressions of the . Byzantine Empire . from about . 330. to . 1450. CE.. Constantinople. : . capital of . Byzantium. took . place . every Sunday. There was no seating, as the people stood throughout the . service. .. How long did the church service typically last?. Three hours. Their Service was divided into . two. Review We saw last time that in the early church there were some who actually sought out persecution. What did the earlier church leaders advise concerning seeking out persecution and what scripture did they offer in support of their advice? Great Tradition: Part 1. Poring over the traditions of Christian practice and reflection is not ‘an impossible return to the past’ but an opportunity to see the present situation of theology for what it is: as a moment in the history of redemption..