History of Christianity 1: The Apostolic Church

In this video, we take a look at the Church of the 1st century, from Pentecost in AD 29 to the death of the Apostle John in AD 100.

Suggested Reading:
"Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew" - Bart D. Ehrman
"From Jesus to Christianity: How Four Generations of Visionaries & Storytellers Created the New Testament and Christian Faith" - L. Michael White
"Heretics for Armchair Theologians" - Justo L. González & Catherine Gunsalus González
"Early Christian Writings" - translated by Maxwell Staniforth, edited by Andrew Louth
"The Story of Christianity: An Illustrated History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith" - David Bentley Hart
"Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol i: Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus" - edited by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson
"History of the Church" - Eusebius of Caesarea, translated by G.A. Williamson
"From Memory to History: Using Oral Sources in Local Historical Research" - Barbara Allen & Lynwood Montell
"Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations" - Martin Goodman
"The Works of Josephus" - Josephus, translated by William Whiston
"The Holy Bible (New Kings James Version)"
"Early Christian Doctrines" - J.N.D. Kelly
"The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation" - Justo L. González

Primary Sources:
Didache
Epistle of Clement of Rome to the Corinthians (also known as 1 Clement)
Epistle of Barnabas
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
Against Heresies - St. Irenaeus of Lyons
The New Testament (especially Acts of the Apostles)
The Jewish War - Flavius Josephus
The Histories - Tacitus
Lives of the Caesars - Suetonius
History of the Church - Eusebius

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[dmshoes]

Problem.The"christians" were gentiles who paul taught in antioch.They called the messiah and his followers this.They did not and you will not find them calling themselves christians.They called each other brethren,brother ect or what they were.Israelites.They were not gentiles.

[MushroomedAnymore]

This is fabulous information and much-needed on YouTube. Thank You! :-)

[mismindles]

@vasilyjc1955 thank you I will look into this further.

[vasilyjc1955]

@mismindles Elders literally means presbyters.

[isaacc8]

Thank You very much for making these videos.  GOD BLESS YOU

[mismindles]

I hate to sound uneducated, but I have never heard before that the apostles appointed priests. I have read in the Bible that they appointed elders, but not priests. I looked through your list of references and I was wondering in which book I can find more on this. If it's in the Bible, I just don't know about it I guess. I would like to know more about this.

[yadsik]

Aren't Christ's statements about the temple metaphors for the body?

[12345beagle54321]

Thank You very much for making these videos. They are very informative especially for those in the Christian Church who don't know the history of the Church. Thanks again.

[Enoch2]

@celtusguy I don't think any visible group can be simply identified with the truth, and even those who are really God's children are at different stages of maturity. The real issue is not every single point of doctrine, but the Gospel itself--belief of the Gospel is how we pass from death to life!

Believing the Gospel is simply acknowledging your sinfulness before God and trusting Christ to save you on the basis of His finished work (1Cor 15:1-4). This is FIRST OF ALL (1Cor 15:3).

[celtusguy]

@Enoch2 If by Christians you really mean Protestants, and if, as you claim these are taught by the Holy Ghost, then how come there are thousands of different Protestant groups and sects, each claiming to be guided by the Spirit, each claiming to be the only true interpreter of the Bible and each contradicting the other? Protestants do decipher the Bible for themselves. If they didnt there would be no divisions. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and Unity not of division and contradiction.