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6 AD – Augustus turns Judah into the Roman province of Judea – Jews were treaty cruelly…strengthening the desire for the messiah .
30-33 AD – Jesus travels through Galilee and Judea preaching… and gaining followers .
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The disciples ( followers ) of Jesus referred to him as Rabbi ( Jewish teacher ), and thought of him as the messiah… Other Jews did not…
33 AD – The Roman governor Pontius Pilate ( Pilatus ) had Jesus arrested and crucified , the death of criminals .
Claiming resurrection by his followers , they began preaching that he was the Son of God .
Jesus of Nazareth became Jesus Christos ( Christ ) ( messiah in Greek ).
A sect ( Roman opinion ) emerges in Judaism –
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Small communal groups of
(49 for worship fellowship and instruction .
AD Antioch ) began forming churches
A Roman named Saul begins a persecution of Christians , converts , changes his name to Paul , and begins to “ spread the word .”
Peter , one of the original disciples of Jesus , helps establish a church in Rome ,
Greece , Asia Minor , Egypt , Gaul , and Spain .
66 AD – Jews Rebel against Roman rule and overpower the small army in
Jerusalem .
70 AD – Romans retake Jerusalem ,
, and kill thousands of Jews .
Christians , continually refusing to worship Caesar as a god , were persecuted by
Romans until the early 300 sAD .

132 AD – Jews are banned by Rome from living in Jerusalem; they scatter to parts of the M .
E ., and Mediterranean .
Between 100 AD and 500 AD various scholars ( church fathers ) wrote books explaining teachings
Jews continue to study the Torah , and set up yeshivas , academies of learning
200-500 AD – Jewish scholars assemble various interpretations of the Torah into the Talmud .
312 AD – Roman general Constantine leads armies into battle with the “ symbol of
God ” on their shields .
312 AD – Constantine is made emperor of Rome ( Western Empire ), and protector of Christianity .
392 AD – Christianity is made the official religion of the Roman Empire , banning other forms of worship .
398 AD – Augustine writes “ Confessions ”, describing his conversion to Christianity .
By Augustine ’ s time the Church had a definite structure , no longer small communities…
Parishes – Local gatherings led by priests
Diocese – Several parishes combined , overseen by a bishop; the larger the city – the more powerful the bishop .
Patriarchs – The bishops of the 5 leading cities if the time – Rome ,
Constantinople , Alexandria , Antioch , and Jerusalem .
Pope
Patriarchs (5)
Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop
Parish , Parish Parish , Parish Parish , Parish Parish , Parish
During the 400 sAD the bishop of Rome began claiming authority over the other bishops , he was addressed as
( pope today ).
The pope was recognized as the leader in the Latin speaking Western Roman
Empire , but not by Greek speaking Eastern Romans .
The western church will become the Roman Catholic Church , and the eastern church will become the Eastern Orthodox Church .