PPT-The Early Christian Period

Roots of Western musical practice to ca 800 CE Old Testament ideas about music Singing and dance as responses to Gods goodness Music and poetry as prayer Psalms Music . Where was Early Christian art largely produced and why 2 2 Whose glory and power was Early Christian art intended to illustrate 1 3 Make a sketch of the close up of Christ as The Good Sheppard catacomb painti 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. . INTRODUCTION TO US. WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS?. RELATIONSHIPS TAKE TIME AND CONSISTENCY. BE TRUE TO YOURSELF. 1 Corinthians 9:19-22: . 19. Though . I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. . 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!”. Empire . : The Case of . Vibia. Perpetua. Molly . Mazuk. Advisor: Dr. David . Finkelman. St. Mary’s Project. Overview. Literature Review. Review of past research. In-depth psychological examination of Christian martyrs. and . Byzantine . Art. CHRISTIANITY 101. Monotheistic. Believe God manifests in three Persons. Father (God). Son (Jesus Christ). Son of God by human mother, the Virgin Mary. Holy Spirit. Sacred Scripture=Holy Bible. 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 . objectives. Explain why during the Christian era, art shifts from earlier Greek and Roman traditions of realism toward a strong use of symbols.. Understand that under Justinian, the Byzantine empire moved to the East in 527 AD and that the emperor was extremely influential in fostering the art of his reign. . 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. 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. 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). LESSON 1 – The First Christians. LESSON 2 – THE DECLINE OF ROME. LESSON 3 – THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH. LESSON 4 – THE AGE OF CHARLEMAGNE. LESSON 5 – THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH. . The problem of dissention and false . teachings . Opening Remarks . The early civil wars in the Christian congregations were on two fronts:. Theological wars (Who is Christ?). . Leadership wars (Whose in charge?). 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..