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Period: 33 to 330
Early Church Era
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65
Peter and Paul
martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era. -
196
Tertullian begins writing
He is writing major writings that promate purity of life and doctrine. -
Period: 330 to 500
Christan Empire
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367
Athanasius Defines the New Testament
In his Easter Letters lists the current 27 books of the canon. -
461
The Council of Chalencer
They concluded that Jesus was completely and fully God. The council confessed that thistotal God was one completely normal person. In other words, Jesus combined two natures, human and divine, in one person. -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middel Ages
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529
Justinian's Code is published
it becomes the basis for later canon law in the West, thus shaping medieval society. -
732
Battle of Tours
Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslims invasion, keeping Europe under Christians control. -
800
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Empire
With the help of us his adviser, Alcuin, the seven-foot-tall king brings Europe political unity, a stronger church, and a renaissance of learning. -
1095
Pope Urban II Launches the first Crusade
Deeply damaged Western Christians' relations with others, the breach between Eastern and Western Christians became wide and lasting, sparked pogroms against the Jews, and the crusades brutality worked only to make the Muslims more militant. On an economic level, however, the Crusades increased trade and stepped up Europe's economic growth. They also led to a grater interest in travel, map making, and exploration. -
1380
John Wyclif supervises Bible translation
Leaving the first complete English Bible. -
1456
Gutenberg produces the first printed Bible
Sparked a revolution in society and the church. Books could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks. The resulting explosion of knowledge continues to accelerate in our day. Paved the way for the reformation.
