Church History College Essays Samples For Students

- Edict of Milan (313 AD)
The Edict of Milan was a document created in 313 AD, a letter penned from Roman Emperor Licinius to the governors of his Eastern imperial provinces, commanding them to treat the Christians more kindly. This edict was the result of a meeting between Licinius and Emperor Constantine I earlier that year, where they both agreed that it was time to treat the Christians well. The Edict also declared that the meeting places and property of Christians were to be restored to them: "the same shall be restored to the Christians without payment or any claim ...

History

History
The initial existent stories regarding Jesus' as a younger man originate in a mid-second century script entitled the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas has for a period of time confused researchers for its diverse descriptions of Jesus' childhood playfulness. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas describes Jesus as angry, a child that uses profanity loosely; he is even portrayed as a murderer according to the Infancy Gospel of Jesus. The example is given in the opening scene, when Jesus diverts water from going into a stream into a pool so that he is able to play. (IGT 3.3).2 Another young ...

The origin of Christianity dates back to about 2000 years in Israel at a place called Judea by the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth. The founder disciples included John, Peter, James and Mathew, as well as the Gospel writers Luke and Mark. It spread to other places including Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria, Jordan and Asia Minor (Dowley, 2006). By the end of the 4th century, it had been adopted by many states as ‘State Religion’ for example Roman Empire, Aksumite Empire, Georgia and Armenia. Consequently, it became widespread in the whole of Europe during the Age of Exploration thus becoming the ...