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==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.
'''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)
