Gentile Christianity of the Second Century 1. By the year 100 Christianity was represented in Asia Minor, Syria, Macedonia, Greece and the city of Rome. By 130 AD it was present in Egypt. The most christianized territory was Asia Minor, where, in 111-113 Pliny the Younger, governor of Bythnia reported to the emperor Trajan that [...]
Timeline of Christianity
Summary: Timeline of Christianity Part of a series of articles on Christianity The purpose of this chronology is to give a detailed account of Christianity from the beginning of the current era to the present. Question marks on dates indicate approximate dates. For “Old Testament” chronology, see History of ancient Israel and Judah. == Era [...]
20th century
20th century 1905 French law on the separation of Church and State 1906 Albert Schweitzer publishes The Quest of the Historical Jesus (English translation 1910) 1906 Biblia Hebraica 1906-1909 Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, CA begins modern Pentecostal movement 1907-1912 Nikolai of Japan, Archbishop of Japanese Orthodox Church 1909 Scofield Reference Bible 1909-1911 The [...]
Reformation
Reformation See also: Reformation 1517 95 Theses of Martin Luther begins German Protestant Reformation 1521 Diet of Worms condemns Luther 1521 Ferdinand Magellan claims the Philippines for Spain, first mass and subsequent conversion to Catholicism, first in East Asia 1522 Luther’s NT, German NT translation 1525 Anabaptist movement begins 1526 Tyndale’s NT, English NT translation [...]
Era of the Seven Ecumenical Councils
Era of the Seven Ecumenical Councils See also: Ecumenical councils#The first seven Ecumenical Councils Constantine called the First Council of Nicaea in 325 to unify Christology, also called the first great Christian council by Jerome, the first ecumenical, decreed the Original Nicene Creed, but rejected by Nontrinitarianism such as Arius, Theonas, Secundus, Eusebius of Nicomedia, [...]
Introduction to Philippians
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Philippians Author, Date and Place of Writing The early church was unanimous in its testimony that Philippians was written by the apostle Paul (see 1:1). Internally the letter reveals the stamp of genuineness. The many personal references of the author fit what we know of [...]
Introduction to Galatians
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Galatians Author The opening verse identifies the author of Galatians as the apostle Paul. Apart from a few 19th-century interpreters, no one has seriously questioned his authorship. Date and Destination The date of Galatians depends to a great extent on the destination of the letter. [...]
Philippians
Summary: Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Philippians Author, Date and Place of Writing The early church was unanimous in its testimony that Philippians was written by the apostle Paul (see 1:1). Internally the letter reveals the stamp of genuineness. The many personal references of the author fit what we know [...]
Galatians
Summary: Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Galatians Author The opening verse identifies the author of Galatians as the apostle Paul. Apart from a few 19th-century interpreters, no one has seriously questioned his authorship. Date and Destination The date of Galatians depends to a great extent on the destination of the [...]
Introduction to Exodus
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Exodus Title “Exodus” is a Latin word derived from Greek Exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into Greek. The word means “exit,” “departure” (see Lk 9:31; Heb 11:22). The name was retained by the Latin Vulgate, by the Jewish [...]
Introduction to Acts
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Acts Although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the Scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was Luke. The earliest of the external testimonies appears in the Muratorian Canon (c. a.d. 170), where the explicit statement [...]
Introduction to Mark
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Mark Although there is no direct internal evidence of authorship, it was the unanimous testimony of the early church that this Gospel was written by John Mark (“John, also called Mark,” Ac 12:12,25; 15:37). The most important evidence comes from Papias (c. a.d. 140), who [...]
Introduction to Mathew
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Matthew Although the first Gospel is anonymous, the early church fathers were unanimous in holding that Matthew, one of the 12 apostles, was its author. However, the results of modern critical studies- in particular those that stress Matthew’s alleged dependence on Mark for a substantial [...]
Introduction to Genesis
Introduction to the Books of the Bible The Book of Genesis The first phrase in the Hebrew text of 1:1 is bereshith (“in [the] beginning” ), which is also the Hebrew title of the book (books in ancient times customarily were named after their first word or two). The English title, Genesis, is Greek in [...]
