Early Church History

The process by which Scripture has been preserved and compiled is one whose history is worth noting. The early church had many opportunities to share the Good News of Christ via word of mouth, but from the time of Christ’s resurrection until the mid-second century, there had not been a single culmination of writings considered to be essential for the purposes of

Over the past years of my life I have seen many changes, some for the good and others not as good. Change can be demanding and also crucial. The early believers would encounter this. One can see that significant change happened, when reading through the gospels and the book of acts it is obvious to the reader that the believers who followed Jesus would never be the same again.

Early Christianity had a lot to do with the transformation of Rome and posed a challenge to the Roman Empire. Christians were known as the enemy of Rome, primarily because they refused to worship the emperors as the embodiment of Rome’s Gods meaning they were denying his divinity and authority. The one whom the Christians worshiped had been declared a criminal, was tried and put to death the roman state.

?Corinth being at the center of all this trading activity, it is no surprise that the city was consistently a great commercial and cultural center.? A description of Corinth by the ancient author Strabo states, ?Corinth is called wealthy because of its commerce, since it is situated on the Isthmus and is master of two harbors, of which the one leads straight to Asia, and the other to Italy; and it makes it easy the exchange of merchandise from both countries that are so far distant from each other? (Strabo).? In his book Roman Corinth, Donald Engels describes Corinth in similar terms, ?From a small beginning, Corinth grew to become the largest city in Greece by the Second century A.D.? It was both an intellectual and cultural center, as well as a vital link in the commercial network of the eastern Mediterranean? (Engels 8).? It was the Vanity Fair of Greece, having objects of exoticism and luxury finding open markets which were visited by every nation in the civilized world;

One of the issues of the Medieval church was that they were worried that their pastorate were not sufficiently concentrating on otherworldly matters and were concentrating a lot on material riches. This was created generally as a result of a development of riches inside of the religious communities and inside of the individual coffers of the church. With this came a rot of general ethical quality, displayed by the ascent of indecencies, for example, insatiability, lack of restraint, and savagery. The Church looked to defeat these indecencies essentially by expulsion and execution. The Reformation of the sixteenth century was not a surprise. Reformers inside of the medieval church, for example, St. Francis of Assisi, Valdes, Jan Hus, and

This paper will examine woman in the early Christian church (33 AD-330 AD) using context of the New Testament Holy Bible and the observations of the Greco-Roman society. This paper will particularly women contributions in the Apostle Paul’s ministry. Furthermore, it will eventually describe women’s failure to break free from patriarchal supremacy despite emergence of Christianity. Ultimately, this paper argues that women were not emancipated through Christianity because of sexual pessimism outside the Christian Church.

Overall it took some time for Christianity to become a part of the ancient world not everyone believed in Christianity. The messages Jesus preached influenced people to love each other. The Christian alternative to roman thought showed citizens how their lives were of such value to god which in a way is a gift to be appreciated no matter what. The commitment of early Christian's provided information on how a Jewish disfavor became fond of Christianity just by the presence of Jesus, then traveled through many cities to expand society's knowledge of Christianity as well as the importance. These three causes shaped Christianity into a superior religion. Knowing what we comprehend about Christianity I hope that every school can continue to teach

I found the early Church writings interesting, because it gave me a clearer understanding of the lattice weaving between the scriptures, catechetical manuals, witness statements, and liturgical guides working together supporting each other within the Catholic Church. After the fall of Jerusalem 70AD, the Holy Spirit was obviously present for the Jewish rabbis to meet and agree on what Old Testament books would be considered Sacred Scripture: The Law, or Torah is the first five books of the Bible, the historical books, the Prophets, and the Writings. Because by the second century the Church found itself being challenged by Marcion own interpretation of God goes against the dogma of the Church therefore, twenty seven New Testament biblical books

Corinth was a large and prosperous city south of Thessalonica, the capital of the Roman province of Achaia. It was a major center of trade and communication, served by two ports. In Paul’s time, it was a cosmopolitan place, the home of a wide range of religious and philosophical movements.

Corinth's was a pagan culture in the ancient Mediterranean area. “Christianity started within the Palestinian Judaism that had pagan influences which included Israelites Jews background and Graeco Roman paganism” (NIGTC, pp.959).

It's no question that Jesus played the biggest part in the forming of Christianity. The question is how much of Christianity is based off of his teachings? For starters, there are a lot of his teachings that are not used in modern day. Christianity is built off of a whole lot. Namely the Pharisee tradition of Judaism and all that comes with it (the old testament, the concept of heaven/hell, the resurrection, the devil, etc). Furthermore, Christianity is not based solely off of the teachings of Jesus per say, rather it is based off of the story. Namely the crucifixion and resurrection. As far as how we should live, we get a lot of that from Jesus, Paul, John, Peter, and the early church. Unfortunately, denominations, churches, and theologies tend to give principals and rules rather than equip the average believer to actually walk with and know God. As far as doctrines such as the trinity, and general Christology we get this very much from the early Church. So ultimately you have the Old Testament through the lens of the Pharisee's, the life of Christ, the teachings and histories in the new testament, and then the doctrines found to be truth by the early Christians.

sexually loose from which a new term was spawned, “to Corinthianize”. Despite the case that most of Corinthian society was prosperous and enjoyed their moral depravity, there were a number of people that were living in constant fear of the unseen forces that lay claim to their destinies based on their superstitions . These were the ones that Paul was looking for and found when he decided to go to the city to seize the opportunity and spread the Gospel. He also knew that

When speaking about the nature of the Church it is important to recognize the fact that the Pope and the Church, during the middle ages, had authority over matters that were not only religious but also secular. This authority grew over time until the pre-Reformation period.

From the beginning of the time, people have found ways to share their message. Through the years, those methods have changed, developed and advanced. The early Church of God movement discovered several different ways through which to share the gospel.

The early churched mentioned in Acts 2:1, demonstrates what it is like to be brave through faith in Jesus, was a model of unity in believers, and showed the power of prayer while they nervously anticipated the arrival of the Holy Ghost. These people were the body of Christ coming together in its infant and earliest form. Jesus had been crucified by the local authorities less than two months previous to this, and at this point the disciples no longer had their leader to guide them. Yet, rather than allowing the negative feelings of doubt, fear, or anxiety to limit their capabilities, the disciples spent their time together in prayer and expecting the coming of the Helper. It would have been easy for any number of the disciples to go about with their everyday lives as they lived before they experienced Jesus, but they allowed their faith in what was promised to them to empower them to be courageous in