Early Church And Hutterite History

By l wurtz
  • 33

    Jesus is Crucified and Ressurected

    Salvation is Offered
  • Period: 45 to 100

    Books of the New Testament are Written

    Searching for True information to Create the New Testament
  • 49

    The Council of Jerusalem Says that Gentile converts are not required to follow the Jewish law.

    Pharisees Say It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”
    The Apostles who were filled with the Holy Spirit Said  So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us.
  • 64

    Christians Blamed of Great Fire in Rome. Christians are persecuted and Killed by Nero.

    Rome was destroyed by a fire: only four of its fourteen quarters remained intact. The emperor Nero was blamed by the Roman populace, and in turn blamed the Christians.

    Christians are persecuted and killed.
  • 69

    Jews Rebel against Rome. Temple Was destroyed Jews and Christians are seperated.

    Christ's prophecy was fulfilled concerning the destruction of the temple at Jerusalem
  • 90

    Start of Gnostic

    Some People Deny Jesus Humanity
  • 144

    Marcion excommunicated for heresy

    Marcion rejected all other books of the Bible except Luke and Paul's writings. He cut out anything of the Old testament or anything else that disagreed with his theological views.
  • Period: 235 to 270

    Roman persecution under several emperors. Christianity grows rapidly

    The Lord Helped the Christians conquer the Roman Empire .. Christianity Increased.despite of constant persecution.
  • 312

    Constantine sees a vision of the cross that he credits for his victory in battle

    Empire Embracing Christianity.
    Constantine has a Vision From God. He Sees symbol of the Cross and God tells him 'By this symbol you will conquer.”
  • 313

    Edict of Milan, ends persecution of Christians

    Christians releasing them from prisons, regain there property, there faith is tolerated by government.
  • 325

    Council of Nicea is convened in response to numerous heresies. It condemns Arianism and produces an early version of the Nicene Creed—a clear definition of the Trinity.

    The Council of Nicea affirms the deity and eternity of Jesus Christ and defines the relationship between the Father and the Son as “of one substance.
  • Period: 395 to 430

    Augustine, bishop of Hippo in North Africa, author of numerous influential theological works including City of God. His writings dominate Christian theology in the West for centuries.

    What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/saint_augustine_148553
  • 476

    Fall of the western Roman Empire. Beginning of Middle Ages.

    Rome’s fall ended the ancient world and the Middle Ages were borne. These “Dark Ages” brought the end to much that was Roman. 
    https://www.ancient.eu/article/835/fall-of-the-roman-empire
  • 529

    Benedict of Nursia, father of Western monasticism, write his famous Rule

    Rule of Obedience.
    The first degree of humility is obedience without delay.
    : http://www.osb.org/rb/text/toc.html#toc
  • 610

    Muhammed founds a new religion called Islam

    Muhammad believed that he himself was God's final prophet.
    http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4i.asp
  • 800

    Charlemagne crowned Roman emperor by Pope Leo III

    On Christmas Day, as King Charles of France knelt in prayer before the altar of the church of St. Peter's in Rome, Pope Leo III suddenly placed a golden crown on his head. https://classroom.synonym.com/why-did-pope-leo-iii-crown-charlemagne-the-first-holy-roman-emperor-12086572.html
  • 1054

    Great Schism (split) between the church in the West and the East

    Eastern Orthodox Catholics and Roman Catholics are the result of what is known as the East-West Schism (or Great Schism) of 1054, when medieval Christianity split into two branches.
    http://www.dummies.com/religion/christianity/catholicism/the-split-that-created-roman-catholics-and-eastern-orthodox-catholics
  • Period: 1097 to 99

    The First Crusade to capture Jerusalem from the Muslim Turks

    The Crusades were holy wars fought between Christians in Europe and Muslims in the Middle East between 1095 and 1291. The main goal of the Crusades was to take control of Jerusalem away from the Muslims, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerusalem-captured-in-first-crusade
  • 1170

    Peter Waldo and the Waldensians

    Waldo was also convicted by Christ’s words to the rich young ruler, “Go sell all you have, give to the poor, and come, take up your cross and follow me.
  • 1209

    Francis of Assisi gives away his wealth and starts group of traveling preachers known as Franciscans

    With the approval of the Pope, Francis founded a new Monastic Order, commonly known as the Franciscans. 
    http://christianityinview.com/biography/francis.html
  • 1255

    Thomas Aquinas, the most influential medieval theologian, writes Summa Theologiae

    Thomas began his theological studies at the University of Naples in the fall of 1239. In the 13th century, training in theology at the medieval university started with additional study of the seven liberal arts, namely, the three subjects of the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) and the four subjects of the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy), as well as study in philosophy. 
    http://www.iep.utm.edu/aquinas
  • Period: 1348 to 51

    Bubonic plague (Black Death) kills a third of Europe’s people

    The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1346 to 1353,
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death
  • 1371

    John Wycliffe, English priest, challenges church doctrines and begins project to make Scriptures available to common people

    Wycliffe's Bible was the first complete European translation done in nearly 1,000 years. While the specifics are uncertain, it is widely believed that Wycliffe did much of the translation personally, but also led a team of translators. This Bible was enormously popular, and was commonly referred to as the Wycliffe Bible.
    https://study.com/academy/lesson/john-wycliffe-biography-facts-quotes.html
    https://www.biographyonline.net/spiritual/john-wycliffe.html
  • 1413

    Jan Hus of Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) pushes reforms similar to Wycliffe’s

    Hus had studied for the priesthood in the firm conviction that this was the way to escape from poverty. But when actually confronted with the task of preaching, his life underwent a fundamental change and he was overcome by the consciousness of the great task of preaching the gospel of Christ. 
    http://www.reformedspokane.org/Doctrine_pages/Doctrine_Intro/Portraits%20of%20Faithful%20Saints/Portraits18.html
  • 1453

    fall of Constantinople to Turks

    Constantinople was finally conquered by the Muslim Turks in 1453 and renamed Istanbul.
    http://www.reformation.org/fall-of-constantinople.html
  • 1456

    invention of printing press by Johann Gutenberg (making the Bible and pamphlets a lot more accessible)

    The Gutenberg press with its wooden and later metal movable type printing brought down the price of printed materials and made such materials available for the masses. It remained the standard until the 20th century. The Gutenberg printing press developed from the technology of the screw-type wine presses of the Rhine Valley. 
    http://classroom.synonym.com/impact-did-invention-printing-press-spread-religion-6617.html
  • 1516

    Erasmus, priest and Greek scholar, publishes a Greek translation of the New Testament used by Luther and Tyndale

    In a day when the only Bible available was the Latin Vulgate, Erasmus sought to produce a textually accurate Greek New Testament. 
  • 1517

    Martin Luther initiates the Protestant Reformation

    In his 95 theses, Luther condemned the excesses and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, especially the papal practice of asking payment—called “indulgences”—for the forgiveness of sins. http://www.history.com/topics/reformation
  • 1519

    Charles V becomes emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

    Crowned as Emperor Charles V, the new Holy Roman emperor sought to unite the many kingdoms under his rule in the hope of creating a vast, universal empire.
    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-elected-holy-roman-emperor
  • 1525

    first Anabaptists at Zurich in Switzerland

    Zwingli began to attack the doctrines of purgatory, prayers to saints and significantly the doctrine of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
  • 1526

    Peasant’s (Farmer’s) Revolt

    In the early 16th century, no peasant could hunt, fish, or chop wood freely, as they previously had, because the lords had recently taken control of common lands.
    http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/German_Peasants%27_revolt
  • 1527

    Schleitheim Confession, an important Anabaptist statement or summary of beliefs

    The articles consist of the following topics:
    Baptism;
    The Ban (Excommunication);
    Breaking of Bread;
    Separation from the Abomination;
    Pastors in the Church;
    The Sword;
    The Oath.
    http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schleitheim_Confession
  • 1528

    G’maschoft started around Nikolsburg, Moravia

    They spread a cloak, and each one laid his possessions on it with a willing heart, so that the needy might be supported according to the early church in Acts
  • 1529

    Georg Blaurock burned at stake in Tirol; brought Anabaptism to Tirol

    Georg Blaurock was executed for the sake of the gospel.