ADVANCED PROGRAM
CHURCH HISTORY
Church History and the New Testament Standard
An introduction to church history from the 1st century until the Reformation
Course
Text: Ephesians
Historical background to the New Testament. Notes
Persecution of the Early Church. Notes
How simplicity of worship developed into monasticism and pomp. Notes
How leadership developed into a hierarchy. Notes
The Development of Heretical teachings in the Church Notes
The development of the canon of New Testament scripture
Early New Testament manuscripts
Translation of the scripures.
Notes (6a/6b/6c)
From the rise of Islam to the Crusades. Notes
The schism between the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church and division within the Roman Catholic Church. Notes
Reformers before the Reformation. Notes
10. Martin Luther and the Reformation (pdf file)
Martin Luther and the beginning of the 16th century Reformation. Notes
Supplementary Lessons
(9a) Pre Reformation - The Medici (pdf file)
The Renaissance in Florence; the rise of the Medici; Pre Reformation Papacy.
(10a) Reformation - The English Bible (pdf file)
The development of the English Bible from the time of Bede until the King James Version.
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