PPT-The Development of Orthodox Christianity

and the New Testament By Ed Hensley My Background Southern Baptist Texas Fundamentalist Churches Moderate Family Not fluent in Hebrew Greek or Latin Not a scholar Send corrections to EdwinHensleygmailcom. T h i s chapter deals with Christianitys spread in A f r o E u r a s i a particularly in the classical and postclassical periods but with renew e d d e velopment in the late nineteenth and t w entieth centuries Like Buddhism and later Islam Christi Rome. Christianity is now the religion of over two billion people on every populated continent, but the faith began as a small movement in the city of Jerusalem in the Roman province . of Judea. . . Judea becomes Roman province in 6 A.D., mostly Jews who held tightly to their religious beliefs and laws. Thought Roman rule would corrupt their religion. . Christian Founders. Jesus. : Jewish prophet who traveled and preached throughout Judea. Focused mostly on unconditional love and worship of God.. 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. Jesus born - Mary . and . Joseph. Bethlehem. age . 30 began preaching/teaching. ”. Lord, Liar, . Lunatic”. used . parables. short . stories with . simple . moral . lessons. DAY 1 NOTES. Life and teachings of Jesus Christ becomes the . Jewish . Diaspora. In 66 AD, the Jews in Israel rebelled against Rome. To end the rebellion, Romans stormed Jerusalem, destroyed the temple, and exiled the Jews who scattered around the Roman Empire. Kathleen Springer. What Does it mean to say God is Dead?. Popular understanding:. God does not exist and never existed: atheism. Death of God Theology Sources:. Hegel: The death of God as Jesus is essential for the birth of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is fully manifest as Absolute Spirit, when human consciousness becomes fully free.. Monotheism. As states and empires increased in size and contacts between . regions multiplied. , religious and cultural systems were transformed. . Religions and . belief systems provided a bond among the people and an ethical . DO NOT . turn it on.. The Great Schism. The Church Divides. During the Byzantine Empire, Christianity underwent a dramatic development.. The Empire had grown to such an extent again that communication throughout the empire was difficult. . The Origins of the Religion of . Selfism. The Continual Need for Reformation in the Church. The church is formed by the Word. The church is de-formed by the world. The church must be continually re-formed by the Word of God. Chapter 9. Chapter 6-8 Multiple Choice Quiz. Make sure you are practicing brainstorming and outlining questions.. We will be moving on to the next step in a couple days (Friday/Monday).. Study/Review Units I & II for Friday/Monday. (Focus on Rome, China and India up to 600 C.E.). SLIDE TITLE. BUCHAREST, Romania – The feast of St. . Dimitrie. of . Basarobov. in Bucharest is an annual demonstration of the strength of Christianity in Romania, and the dominance of the Orthodox branch.. Introduction. The study of ancient Greek religion is broad topic that encompasses a multitude of approaches and perspectives. Historical vs. Social . Religion for the Greeks is something eminently . social. Jews and the Roman Empire. Jews had trouble with the idea of honoring the Roman Emperor as a god. Jews refused to pay Roman taxes at times and mounted several rebellions (between 3. rd. c. BCE and 1.