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The '''History of the Church''' is a vital part of the Orthodox Christian faith. Orthodox Christians are defined significantly by their continuity with all those who have gone before, those who first received and preached the truth of [[Jesus Christ]] to the world, those who helped to formulate the expression and worship of our faith, and those who continue to move forward in the unchanging yet ever-dynamic [[Holy Tradition]] of the [[Orthodox Church]].
==Apostolic era (33-100)==
*ca.30-33 The [[Holy Spirit]] descends on the day of [[Pentecost]], filling the followers of [[Jesus Christ]] with power from on high.
*34 [[Apostle Peter]] founds [[Church of Antioch|See of Antioch]].
*35 The name ''Christian'' first used in Antioch.
*ca.49-52 [[Apostle_Paul|Apostle Paul's]] second missionary journey, with [[Apostle Silas]] (Acts 15:39 - 18:22).
*ca.50 Death of [[w:Gamaliel|Gamaliel]], a leading authority in the Sanhedrin and teacher of the [[Apostle Paul]] (Acts 22:3).
*50 [[Apostle Matthew]] finishes the [[Gospel of Matthew]] in [[Aramaic]].
*52 [[Apostle Thomas]] arrives in Kerala, introducing [[Church of India|Christianity to India]].
*ca.53-57 [[Apostle_Paul|Apostle Paul's]] third missionary journey (Acts 18:23 - 21:16).
*ca.59-62 [[Apostle_Paul|Apostle Paul's]] fourth missionary journey, voyage to Rome (Acts 27 - 28:16).
*62 Martyrdom of [[Apostle James the Just]]; crucifixion of [[Apostle Andrew]] in Patras.
*63 [[Apostle Aristobulus|Aristobulus]] consecrated as first bishop of Britain.
*64-68 First of ten major persections of the Early Church, [[w:Persecution_of_early_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire#Persecution_under_Nero.2C_64-68_A.D.|under Emperor Nero]].
*66 Flight of the Christian community in Jerusalem to [[w:Pella, Jordan|Pella]], Antioch, and other places in the [[w:Decapolis|Decapolis]].
*66-73 [[w:First Jewish–Roman War|Jewish-Roman war]].
*67 Martyrdom of the [[Apostle Peter]] in Rome; martyrdom of the [[Apostle Paul]] in Rome; [[Apostle Linus]] elected first [[bishop]] of Rome; Roman legions VI Ferrata, V Macedonia, XV Apollinaris, XII Fulminata and X Fretensis sent to Jerusalem.
*68 Suicide of Emperor Nero; martyrs [[w:Basilissa and Anastasia|Vasilissa and Anastasia]] of Rome.
*69 [[Ignatius of Antioch]] consecrated [[bishop]] of Antioch.
*70 [[Apostle Mark]] writes [[Gospel of Mark|Gospel]]; [[w:Herod's Temple|Temple in Jerusalem]] is destroyed by the Romans; expulsion of the Christians from the synagogues; Rabbi Johanan ben Zacchai founds college at Jamnia that becomes seat of Sanhedrin and center of Judaism A.D. 70-135, enabling emergence of Rabbinic Judaism; beginning of Jewish diaspora; by this time the work of the [[Apostle Paul]] has planted the faith on firm foundation in the major cities of the Roman empire.
==See also==
*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in America]]
*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia]] *[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in China]]
*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece]]
*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in New Zealand]]
'''From an Orthodox perspective'''
* [[Alexander Schmemann|Schmemann, Alexander]]. ''The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy''.
* [[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Ware, Timothy]]. ''The Orthodox Church: New Edition''. (ISBN 0140146563)
'''From a [[Heterodox]] perspective'''
* Boer, Harry R. ''A Short History of the Early Church''. (ISBN 0802813399) * Cairns, Earle E. ''Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church''. (ISBN 0310208122) * Chadwick, Henry. ''The Early Church''. (ISBN 0140231994) * Collins, Michael, ed.; Price, Matthew Arlen. ''Story of Christianity: A Celebration of 2000 Years of Faith''. (ISBN 0789446057)
* Eusebius Pamphilus; Cruse, C.F. (translator). ''Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History''. (ISBN 1565633717)
* Gonzalez, Justo L. ''A History of Christian Thought, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon''. (ISBN 0687171822)
* Gonzalez, Justo L. ''The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation''. (ISBN 0060633158)
* Hall, Stuart G. ''Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church''. (ISBN 0802806295)
* Jones, Timothy P. ''Christian History Made Easy''. (ISBN 1890947105)
* Schaff, Philip. ''History of the Christian Church''. (ISBN 156563196X)
* Wace, Henry; Piercy, William C., ed. ''A Dictionary of Christian Biography: Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D. With an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies''. (ISBN 1565630572)