Do anyone knows the history of the bible & church?especially in the roman empire?

Question

answer this gently...

Answer 1

the first five books of the Bible was written by Moses during Israel's wilderness period, Liberal scholars believe the Pentateuch is a compilation of a variety of sources and that it was edited into its final form during the Babylonian Exile
Deuteronomic - Presumably, the Deuteronomic code was written during the reign of Hezekiah. Scholars accepting this hypothesis believe this code is "the book of the law" rediscovered during Josiah's reign. Deuteronomic historians are also credited with writing Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and King

Answer 2

Yes the "Roman" Catholic church is a continuation of the old Roman heirarchy. THe Cesar is represented by the Pope, and the Senate is represented by the college of Cardinals.

Answer 3

Imminent historians.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

ask a priest

Answer 7

yes my cousin does

Answer 8

C. 4 BC: Jesus of Nazareth is born in the town of Bethlehem. Church doctrine states that Jesus was the son of the Virgin Mary and that his father was the Holy Spirit, making Jesus the Son of God.
Although the calculations of Dionysius Exiguus put the birth of Jesus in the year that in consequence is called AD 1, history places his birth more likely some time between 6 and 4 BC.


Jesus Christ dies on the crossC. AD 30: Major preachings of Jesus, such as the Sermon on the Mount. The teachings of Jesus were later spread by several Apostles, and formed much of the material of the Gospels.
C. AD 33: Jesus of Nazareth is crucified by Roman Empire authorities after Jewish leaders in Jerusalem accuse Jesus of blasphemy. He is believed to have been raised from the dead by God three days later, and to have instructed his followers to baptize and form disciples who would constitute his Church, with Saint Peter as its leader, a position that passed to the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope.
C. 110: Ignatius of Antioch uses the term Catholic Church in a letter to the church at Smyrna (Date disputed, some insist it was a forgery written in 250 or later. Others insist he merely meant "catholic", small "c", as in Universal.) He is also believed to be the first to advocate rejection of the Sabbath.
C. 150: First known versions of the Vetus Latina are circulated among Christian communities: these Latin translations of Koine Greek and Hebrew scriptures will become the foundation for the later formation of the Bible.
C. 155: The teachings of Marcion, the gnostic Valentinus and pentecostal Montanists cause disruptions in the Roman community. Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire continues.
C. 180: Irenaeus' Adversus Haereses brings the concept of "heresy" to the fore, excluding all nonconforming Christians and establishing a "fourfold" canon of gospels.
C. 195: Pope Victor I, first Latin Pope, excommunicated the Quartodecimans in a growing Easter controversy.
C. 200: Tertullian, first great Latin Christian writer, invented terms Trinitas, "tres Personae, una Substantia", Vetus Testamentum, Novum Testamentum.
January 20, 250: Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian is martyred during this purge; afterwards the Donatist controversy over readmitting lapsed Christians disaffects many in North Africa.
C. 250: Pope Fabian sends out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturnin to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Austromoine to Clermont, and Martial to Limoges.

October 28, 312: Emperor Constantine leads the forces of the Roman Empire to victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge. According to Church tradition, the night before the battle Constantine had a vision that he would achieve victory if he fought under the Symbol of Christ. After winning the battle, under which his soldiers had bore the Christian Cross on their shields, Constantine converted to Christianity, though he wasn't actually baptized till just before death.

Church of the Roman Empire (313 AD — 476 AD)

Key Dates
313: The Edict of Milan declares the Roman Empire neutral towards religious views, in effect ending the persecution of Christians.
321: Granting the Church the right to hold property, Constantine donates the palace of the Laterani to Bishop Miltiades, with its Basilica of San Giovanni for his episcopal seat.
C 325: The Arian controversy erupts in Alexandria, causing widespread violence and disruptions among Christians, inspiring Constantine to evoke
325: The First Council of Nicaea, which establishes the Nicene Creed, declaring the belief of orthodox Trinitarian Christians in the Holy Trinity. The form of the Nicene Creed has undergone controversy over the Filioque clause but is still used by the Catholic Church to this day.
November 24, 380: Emperor Theodosius I is baptised a Christian and declares Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
382: The Council of Rome under Pope Damasus I sets the Canon of the Bible, listing the accepted books of the Old Testament and the New Testament. No others are to be considered scripture. See also Biblical Canon.
391: The Theodosian decrees outlaw most Pagan rituals still practiced in Rome, thereby encouraging much of the population to convert to Christianity.
400: Jerome's Vulgate Latin Bible translation is published. This is a highly influential compilation of Old Testament and New Testament bible books that become the basis for the Bible which is known today.
431: The Council of Ephesus declares that Jesus existed both as Man and God simultaneously, clarifying his status in the Holy Trinity. The meaning of the Nicene Creed is also declared a permanent holy text of the early church.
September 4, 476: Emperor Romulus Augustus is deposed in Rome, marked by many as the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The focus of the early Church switches to expanding in the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, with its capitol at Constantinople. Eventually the Church splits into Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism.

Church of the Early Middle Ages (476 AD — 800 AD)
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Key Dates
480: St Benedict begins his Monastic Rule, setting out regulations for the establisment of monasteries.
496: Clovis I pagan King of the Franks, converts to the Catholic faith.
502: Pope Symmachus ruled that laymen should no longer vote for the popes and that only higher clergy should be considered eligible.
590: Pope Gregory the Great. Reforms church structure and administration. Establishes Gregorian Chant.
596: Saint Augustine of Canterbury sent by Pope Gregory to evangelise the pagan English.
638: Christian Jerusalem and Syria conquered by Muslim armies.
642: Egypt falls to the Muslims, followed by the rest of North Africa.
664: The Synod of Whitby unites the Celtic Church in England with the Catholic Church.
711: Muslim armies invade Spain
718: Saint Boniface, an Englishman, given commission by Pope Gregory II to evangelise the Germans.
726: Iconoclasm begins in the eastern Empire. The destruction of images persists until 843.
732: Muslim advance into Western Europe halted by Charles Martel at Poitiers, France.
756: Popes granted independent rule of Rome by King Pepin the Short of the Franks.
793: Sacking of the monastery of Lindisfarne marks the beginning of Viking raids on Christian Europe.

History of bible:

Autographs: The original texts were written either by the author's own hand or by a scribe under their personal supervision.

Manuscripts: Until Gutenberg first printed the Latin Bible in 1456, all Bibles were hand copied onto papyrus, parchment, and paper.

Translations: When the Bible is translated into a different language it is usually translated from the original Hebrew and Greek. However some translations in the past were derived from an earlier translation. For example the first English translation by John Wycliffe in 1380 was prepared from the Latin Vulgate.

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Answer 9

God knows.