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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH IN JESUS M. M. NINAN 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. c. 85 - 95 Gospel of Luke and Book of Acts were probably composed. c. 90 Old Testament books, called "The Writings," were established as part of Christian canon: Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and Chronicles. c. 95 Book of Revelations was probably composed. c. 95 Clement of Rome (c. 30 - 100), one of the earliest popes, wrote a letter arguing that church leaders possess a divine authority inherited from Christ and his apostles. c. 95- 105 Composition of the "Pastoral Epistles," falsely attributed to Paul: Hebrews, I and II Timothy, Titus, and I Peter. c. 80 - 100 Gospel of Matthew was probably composed. 98 - 116 Trajan was emperor of Rome. Around this time the Roman empire reached maximum size. c. 100 Christian churches were established in Greece, North Africa, Italy, and Asia Minor. c. 100 - 125 Gospel of John was probably composed. 100 - 165 St. Justin Martyr lived and was one of the first Christian apologists to offer a defense of Christianity. c. 100 The Romans built the first London Bridge across the Thames. 122 Roman emperor Hadrian visited Britain and began construction of a wall and fortifications between northern England and Scotland. 132 Shimeon Bar-Kokhba and Rabbi Akiba Ben-Joseph led Jews in a revolt against Roman rule. They captured Jerusalem and created an independent state of Israel. 135 Julius Severus, formerly governor of Britain, crushed a revolt in Palestine. Final Diaspora (dispersion) of the Jews occurs. c. 140 Shepherd of Hermas was written, describing a highly developed system of bishops, deacons, and priests. c. 144 Marcion founded an influential Christian sect which argued for the existence of two gods (one good, one evil) and for the rejection of the Old Testament. c. 150 The four "canonical" gospels were collected together. c. 150 The School of Alexandria was founded in Egypt, quickly becoming a major center for both Christian theology and Greek philosophy. Among its prominent teachers were the theologians Clement and Origen. 186
FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH IN JESUS M. M. NINAN 166 Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius sent gifts to Chinese Emperor Huan Ti. c. 180 Irenaeus (125 - c. 202), Catholic theologian, wrote Against Heresies in an attempt to fight the spread of Gnosticism. He claimed that "every church must agree" with the church of Rome because of its apostolic authority. 180 First African Christians were martyred at Scillium. 190 Christian council established "official" date of Easter. 197 First recorded usage of the term "catholic" appeared in the writings of Apollonius in reference to 1 John. 200 New Testament canon was mostly fixed in currently known form. 268 Goths sacked Athens, Corinth, and Sparta. 286 Emperor Diocletian divided the empire - he ruled the east and Maximilian ruled the west. 301 Armenia became the first country to make Christianity its state religion. 303 Diocletian ordered a general persecution of all Christians. 312 Constantine, emperor of the Eastern Empire defeated and kills Maxentius, emperor of the Western Empire. Constantine converted to Christianity after being inspired by a vision of a cross in the sky and the words: In hoc signo vinces. 325 First Ecumenical Council of Nicea was convened by emperor Constantine: established the Nicene Creed as the fundamental statement of Christian faith. 336 Arius, priest at Alexandria and founder of Arianism, died. Arianism was one of the most widespread and divisive heresies in the history of Christianity. 350 Christianity first reached Ethiopia. 351 Emperor Julian attempted to reintroduce paganism in the place of Christianity. 367 Festal Epistle of St. Athanasius offered earliest known list of the New Testament canon in its current form. 372 Buddhism was introduced into Korea. 380 Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under the reign of Theodosius I. Some of the more important manuscripts containing an early text of books of the New Testament are: 187
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