Timeline of Church History (New Testament Era) |Timeline of
Church History| |This article forms part of the series| |Holy
Scripture | The Symbol of Faith |The Holy Trinity| |God the
Father | The Holy Spirit |Edit this box| The History of the
Church is a vital part of the Orthodox Christian faith. Orthodox
Christians are defined significantly by their continuity with
all those who have gone before, those who first received and
preached the truth of Jesus Christ to the world, those who
helped to formulate the expression and worship of our faith, and
those who continue to move forward in the unchanging yet ever-
dynamic Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church. New Testament era
- 168 BC-70 AD Late Second Temple period: the main internal
struggles amongst the Jews were between the Pharisees and the
Sadducees, as well as the Essenes and Zealots. - 168 BC
martyrdom of the Holy Seven Maccabees, their mother Solomonia,
and their teacher Eleazar. - 167-160 BC Revolt of the Maccabees
under Judas Maccabeus. - 165 BC Restor