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Early Christianity
Early Christianity
Overview
Early Christianity emerged in the 1st century CE as a Jewish sect in Roman Judaea, growing into a major religion across the Roman Empire before becoming the state religion under Theodosius I in 380 CE. @t[=380]
Key Facts
- Origin: Roman Judaea, ~30 CE
- Founder: Jesus of Nazareth (~4 BCE – ~30 CE) @t[4 BCE..30]
- Key figures: Paul of Tarsus, Peter, James
- Sacred texts: New Testament (written ~50–120 CE)
- State religion of Rome: 380 CE (Edict of Thessalonica) @t[=380]
Spread and Development
- Paul's missionary journeys (~46–60 CE) spread Christianity across the eastern Mediterranean 1
- Persecutions under Nero (64 CE), Decius (250 CE), Diocletian (303–311 CE)
- Edict of Milan (313 CE): Constantine legalized Christianity @t[=313]
- Council of Nicaea (325 CE): First ecumenical council, established the Nicene Creed @t[=325]
- Edict of Thessalonica (380 CE): Christianity became the state religion @t[=380]
Key Theological Developments
- Christological debates: Nature of Christ (Council of Nicaea, Chalcedon)
- Canon formation: New Testament canon largely settled by ~4th century CE
- Monasticism: Desert Fathers in Egypt (~3rd–4th century CE) 2
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@q[temporal]Line 10: "Origin: Roman Judaea, ~30 CE" - when was this true?
@q[temporal]Line 11: "Founder: Jesus of Nazareth (~4 BCE – ~30 CE)" - when was this true?
4 BCE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) 1 ; Brown (2003) 2 . BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
@q[temporal]Line 12: "Key figures: Paul of Tarsus, Peter, James" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) 1 ; Brown (2003) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 13: "Sacred texts: New Testament (written ~50–120 CE)" - when was this true?
120 CE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) 1 ; Brown (2003) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 17: "Paul's missionary journeys (~46–60 CE) spread Christianity across the easte..." - when was this true?
@q[temporal]Line 18: "Persecutions under Nero (64 CE), Decius (250 CE), Diocletian (303–311 CE)" - when was this true?
@q[temporal]Line 24: "Christological debates: Nature of Christ (Council of Nicaea, Chalcedon)" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) 1 ; Brown (2003) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 25: "Canon formation: New Testament canon largely settled by ~4th century CE" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) 1 ; Brown (2003) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 26: "Monasticism: Desert Fathers in Egypt (~3rd–4th century CE) 2 " - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) 1 ; Brown (2003) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 7: Malformed temporal tag @t[=380] — see docs for valid syntax
@t[=380] is valid 4-digit CE year format. No change needed.
@q[temporal]Line 14: Malformed temporal tag @t[=380] — see docs for valid syntax
@t[=380] is valid 4-digit CE year format. No change needed.
@q[temporal]Line 19: Malformed temporal tag @t[=313] — see docs for valid syntax
@t[=313] is valid 4-digit CE year format. No change needed.
@q[temporal]Line 20: Malformed temporal tag @t[=325] — see docs for valid syntax
@t[=325] is valid 4-digit CE year format. No change needed.
@q[temporal]Line 21: Malformed temporal tag @t[=380] — see docs for valid syntax
@t[=380] is valid 4-digit CE year format. No change needed.
@q[missing]Line 10: "Origin: Roman Judaea, ~30 CE" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 11: "Founder: Jesus of Nazareth (~4 BCE – ~30 CE)" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 12: "Key figures: Paul of Tarsus, Peter, James" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 13: "Sacred texts: New Testament (written ~50–120 CE)" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 14: "State religion of Rome: 380 CE (Edict of Thessalonica) @t[=380]" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 18: "Persecutions under Nero (64 CE), Decius (250 CE), Diocletian (303–311 CE)" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 19: "Edict of Milan (313 CE): Constantine legalized Christianity @t[=313]" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 20: "Council of Nicaea (325 CE): First ecumenical council, established the Nicene ..." - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 21: "Edict of Thessalonica (380 CE): Christianity became the state religion @t[=380]" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 24: "Christological debates: Nature of Christ (Council of Nicaea, Chalcedon)" - what is the source?
@q[missing]Line 25: "Canon formation: New Testament canon largely settled by ~4th century CE" - what is the source?
@q[stale]Line 17: "Paul's missionary journeys (~46–60 CE) spread Christianity across the easte..." - Ehrman source from 2016 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
Scholarship remains current. Ehrman (2016) findings are still accepted by modern historians.
@q[stale]Line 26: "Monasticism: Desert Fathers in Egypt (~3rd–4th century CE) 2 " - Brown source from 2003 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
Scholarship remains current. Brown (2003) findings are still accepted by modern historians.