Timeline of Early Church: Gathering the Saints, and Defending the Faith The Development of Scripture, Worship, and Leadership 60-135? Papias in the Early Church 64 Great Fire of Rome 64-8 Nero’s punishment of the Christians us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering…not “Let 70 Destruction of the temple in Jerusalem forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but 70-135 Letter of Barnabas encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing 95? 1 Clement near.” Hebrews 10: 23, 2 96? 2 Clement 100? The Didache were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was “They 100-165 Justin Martyr light, when they sang an anthem to Christ as God, and bound 110 Martyrdom of Ignatius themselves by a solemn oath not to commit any wicked deed, but to 110-40? The Shepherd of Hermas abstain from all fraud, theft and adultery, never to break their word, or 130-200 Irenaeus of the Younger, Letter deny a trust when called upon to honor it.” –Pliny 150-90 Letter to Diognetus to Trajan 155? Martyrdom of Polycarp 160-225 Tertullian Practice of Early Christian Gatherings 303-312 The Persecution” “Great 312 Conversion of emperor Constantine 325 Council of Baptism Further Reading: Michael Reeves, Breeze Through the Centuries Henry Chadwick, The Early Church Andreas Kostenberger and Michael Kruger, The Heresy of The Lord’s Supper Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture's Fascination with Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity Teachers email: justin.sok@gmail.com; eric.beach@capbap.org; davidwilezol@gmail.com Forming the Canon Capitol Hill Baptist Church Church History Class 2 – CORE SEMINARS
Timeline of Early Church: 60-135? Papias 64 Great Fire of Rome 64-8 Nero’s punishment of the Christians 70 Destruction of the temple in Jerusalem 70-135 Letter of Barnabas 95? 1 Clement 96? 2 Clement 100? The Didache 100-165 Justin Martyr 110 Martyrdom of Ignatius 110-40? The Shepherd of Hermas 130-200 Irenaeus of 150-90 Letter to Diognetus 155? Martyrdom of Polycarp 160-225 Tertullian 303-312 The “Great Persecution” 312 Conversion of emperor Constantine 325 Council of Further Reading: Michael Reeves, Breeze Through the Centuries Henry Chadwick, The Early Church Andreas Kostenberger and Michael Kruger, The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture's Fascination with Diversity Has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity Teachers email: justin.sok@gmail.com; eric.beach@capbap.org; davidwilezol@gmail.com Capitol Hill Baptist Church Church History – Class 2 CORE SEMINARS Gathering the Saints, and Defending the Faith The Development of Scripture, Worship, and Leadership in the Early Church “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering…not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.” Hebrews 10: 23, 2 “They were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang an anthem to Christ as God, and bound themselves by a solemn oath not to commit any wicked deed, but to abstain from all fraud, theft and adultery, never to break their word, or deny a trust when called upon to honor it.” –Pliny the Younger, Letter to Trajan Practice of Early Christian Gatherings Baptism The Lord’s Supper Forming the Canon
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