1. CHURCH HISTORY
THE AMAZING STORY

2. CHURCH HISTORY Student Reference Material
“FAITH OF OUR FATHERS” by Mark Sidwell
(SCENES FROM CHURCH HISTORY)
“Willmington’s Guide to the Bible”- Pgs
Additional Class Notes
From “HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH” by Phillip Schaff

3. CHURCH HISTORY Additional readings in early Church History:
Eusebius’ “Ecclesiastical History”
“The Works of Josephus”
“The Works of Philo”
And others……………..

4. CHURCH HISTORY Requirements: 2 reports due during semester
(1) Person who made significant contributions to cause
(2) Highlights of one particular era of church history
Note: Person and era will be assigned to you individually
Weekly quiz over previous class
3 exams during semester (4 to 5 weeks)
Read “Faith of Our fathers” as assigned

5. CHURCH HISTORY LESSON 1 INTRODUCTION Church history, it’s divisions
Missions-the spread of Christianity
Persecution- by Judaism, heathenism, etc.
Church government and discipline
The history of worship
Christian life, morality and religion
History of theology, Christian learning and literature

6. CHURCH HISTORY DIVINE SOURCES HUMAN SOURCES Old and New Testaments
Written sources
Documents of authorities. Letters
Private writings, church fathers, heretics, missionaries
Historians, inscriptions on tombs, catacombs, etc.
Unwritten sources
Sculptures, paintings, ceremonies, monuments

7. CHURCH HISTORY THE CHRONOLOGICAL METHOD
Willmington and others generally speak of 7 periods in Church History
Schaff breaks it down further and lists 9 periods
Note: Probably not possible to state an exact date that an era begins or ends. The influence from one era begins in a previous time and carries over into the next.

8. CHURCH HISTORY IT’S ORIGIN Preparation began with creation of man
Promise given to our first parents
“Salvation is of the Jews”
Call of Abraham to a nation in Egypt
Israel led out by Moses, led in by Joshua
Divided as a nation, fell into captivity
Restored and fell again
Fulfilled it’s greatest mission-gave birth to the Saviour

9. CHURCH HISTORY SEVEN PERIODS OF CHURCH HISTORY 1. 30-100 APOSTOLIC AGE
A TIME OF GREAT PERSECUTION
THE COMPRISING CHURCH
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
THE REFORMATION
A TIME OF GREAT REVIVAL
THE APOSTATE (WORLDLY) CHURCH

10. CHURCH HISTORY Schaff’s Periods of Church History
1st per. (AD 1-100) Christ - Apostolic Church
2nd per. (AD ) Death of John to Constantine
3rd per. (AD ) Constantine to pope Gregory
4th per. (AD ) Gregory I to Gregory VII
5th per. ( ) Gregory VII to Boniface VIII
6th per. ( ) Boniface VIII to Luther
7th per. ( ) Luther to treaty of Westphalia
8th per. ( ) West. To French Revolution
9th per. ( ) From French Revolution

11. CHURCH HISTORY THE APOSTOLIC AGE From AD 30-100 (approx. 70 yrs.)
Pentecost to the death of John
Traced in the Book of Acts to AD 63
Last 30 yrs. of this period is vague
No information as to numbers

12. CHURCH HISTORY Noted reasons for it’s growth Zeal of Christians
The immortality of the soul
Miraculous power
Morality of early Christians
Unity and Discipline

13. CHURCH HISTORY Significance of the age The beginnings of the Church
The age of the Holy Spirit
Takes up permanent abode
Is the only hope of the world

14. CHURCH HISTORY Contains formula for future ages
Highest standards of doctrine
Genius of all true progress
Can never outgrow Christ
Cannot go beyond the Word of God

15. CHURCH HISTORY Three representative apostles
Peter in Acts to AD 50
Paul in Acts to AD 63
John to the close of the century
Three Centers of influence
Jerusalem, Antioch, & Rome

16. CHURCH HISTORY Pentecost Holy Spirit empowered Church Sounds Fire
Language
Filling

17. CHURCH HISTORY Peter The Jerusalem Church Persecution by the Jews
Conversion of Cornelius
Stoning of Stephen
In prison & went to another place

18. CHURCH HISTORY Paul His Conversion Becomes Paul The Missionary
The Arabian retreat
Antioch, the sending church
Gospel preached and churches began in :Cyprus and Asia Minor

19. CHURCH HISTORY Paul (CONTINUED) Success of the Gospel
Pisidia, Lystra, Phrygia, and Galatia
In Troas, Philippi, and Thessalonica
In Athens, Corinth, and Ephesus
In Miletus, Tyre, Malta and Rome

20. CHURCH HISTORY John Gospel of John, John 1,2,3 The Apocalypse
Resides in Ephesus
Exiled to Patmos by Domitian or Nero
Died around 98

21. CHURCH HISTORY The Book of Acts External history of early church
Connects Gospels and Epistles
Shows many conflicts of church
Every inch of ground disputed

22. CHURCH HISTORY Heresies of the Apostolic age
The Judaism/Christianity tendency
Mixture of law and grace
The gnostic heresy
Denies reality of Christ, antinomianism
The Judaism/paganism tendency
Blends Judaism with paganism