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Advent ofChristianit
yHistory 126
Dr. Anita Fisher
Dates For Jesus Christ
•Range from 12 b.c.e. to 35 c.e.
•Most now say 4 or 5 b.c.e. birth
•Death dates 29 or 30 c.e.•Born in Bethlehem – but which one?
Nativity scene from 13th c. Armenian Manuscript
A representation of Jesus as the sun-god Helios
/Sol Invictus riding in his
chariot. Mosaic of the
3rd century on the Vatican
grottoes under
St. Peter's
Listed as early Last Supper
Late 4th c. image of Jesus
Mural painting from the catacomb of Commodilla. One of the first bearded images of Jesus, late 4th century.
Jesus’ Messages
•Salvation•God’s forgiveness of sinners•Do unto others as you would hve them do unto you
•All men are brothers•Kingdom of God
Artemis’ Temple at Ephesus
Thecla
Iconium
Thecla’s Shrine
Paul, Mary & Peter
Constantine’s Contributes to Christianity
•Council of Nicaea – 325•Nicaean Creed•Wealth of Pagan temples, etc. to Christian churches
•Legalizing Christianity•Mother Helena’s contributions
Structure of the Church
•Priests•Deacons and Deaconesses•Bishops•Archbishops•Patriarchs•Pope = Pontifex Maximus
Social Services of the Church
•Food•Clothing•Jobs•Lodging
Different Versions of Scriptures
• Apocryphal• Lost Books of the Bible• Coptic• Vulgate• Nag Hammadi• Samaritan• King James• Pseudoepigraphy• Revised Standard• New Revised Standard• New Application Bible
Different Christian “Heresies”
•Gnosticism•Donatism•Pelagianism•Arianism
St. Nicholas strikingBishop Arius
Egyptian Coptic Church