[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":553},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-/evolution":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":544,"extension":545,"meta":546,"navigation":548,"path":549,"seo":550,"stem":551,"__hash__":552},"content/evolution.md","The Evolution of the Church",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":538},"minimark",[9,13,17,22,122,126],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"the-evolution-of-the-church",[14,15,16],"p",{},"While the Church has a rich history influenced by various factors, this article primarily focuses on the key events that influenced church traditions, beliefs and rules.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"jewish-influences","Jewish Influences",[23,24,25,41],"table",{},[26,27,28],"thead",{},[29,30,31,35,38],"tr",{},[32,33,34],"th",{},"Period",[32,36,37],{},"Influencers",[32,39,40],{},"Influence",[42,43,44,84,108],"tbody",{},[29,45,46,50,57],{},[47,48,49],"td",{},"Before Christ",[47,51,52],{},[53,54,56],"a",{"href":55},"evolution/1445-jewish-era","Jewish Era",[47,58,59],{},[60,61,62,66,69,72,75,78,81],"ul",{},[63,64,65],"li",{},"Tanakh",[63,67,68],{},"Apocrypha",[63,70,71],{},"Temple",[63,73,74],{},"Priesthood",[63,76,77],{},"Calendar",[63,79,80],{},"Chronology",[63,82,83],{},"Removal of God's name",[29,85,86,89,95],{},[47,87,88],{},"During Christ's life",[47,90,91],{},[53,92,94],{"href":93},"evolution/1st-c-jesus","Jesus",[47,96,97],{},[60,98,99,102,105],{},[63,100,101],{},"Jesus' teachings",[63,103,104],{},"Jesus' ultimate sacrifice",[63,106,107],{},"Resurrection of Jesus",[29,109,110,113,119],{},[47,111,112],{},"After Christ",[47,114,115],{},[53,116,118],{"href":117},"evolution/1st-c-messianic","Messianic Era",[47,120,121],{},"Persecution and spreading of the Gospel",[18,123,125],{"id":124},"christian-influences","Christian Influences",[23,127,128,138],{},[26,129,130],{},[29,131,132,134,136],{},[32,133,34],{},[32,135,37],{},[32,137,40],{},[42,139,140,154,167,181,195,220,234,252,266,292,306,322,336,350,381,397,411,426,440,464,478,495,510,524],{},[29,141,142,145,151],{},[47,143,144],{},"1st Century",[47,146,147],{},[53,148,150],{"href":149},"evolution/1st-c-roman-imperial-cult","Roman Imperial Cult",[47,152,153],{},"More intense persecution, changing calendar to honour Greek and Roman gods",[29,155,156,158,164],{},[47,157,144],{},[47,159,160],{},[53,161,163],{"href":162},"evolution/1st-c-christians","First Christians",[47,165,166],{},"The adoption of the Christian name \"Christian\"",[29,168,169,172,178],{},[47,170,171],{},"1st century",[47,173,174],{},[53,175,177],{"href":176},"evolution/1st-c-gnosis","Gnosis",[47,179,180],{},"Various Gnostic \"wisdom\" that influenced Christianity",[29,182,183,186,192],{},[47,184,185],{},"156",[47,187,188],{},[53,189,191],{"href":190},"evolution/156-montanism","Montanism",[47,193,194],{},"Encouraged authoritative church roles and the canonisation of the bible",[29,196,197,200,206],{},[47,198,199],{},"206",[47,201,202],{},[53,203,205],{"href":204},"evolution/206-tertullian","Tertullian",[47,207,208,209],{},"The invention of:",[60,210,211,214,217],{},[63,212,213],{},"the Trinity theology",[63,215,216],{},"apostolic succession",[63,218,219],{},"Eucharist",[29,221,222,225,231],{},[47,223,224],{},"235",[47,226,227],{},[53,228,230],{"href":229},"evolution/235-crisis-of-3rd-century","The Crisis of the Third Century",[47,232,233],{},"The fall of \"divine\" emperors",[29,235,236,239,245],{},[47,237,238],{},"312",[47,240,241],{},[53,242,244],{"href":243},"evolution/312-constantine","Emperor Constantine",[47,246,247,248,251],{},"The Catholic Church was institutionalised",[249,250],"br",{},"The sun god, Sol Invictus, was considered \"Jesus Christ\"",[29,253,254,257,260],{},[47,255,256],{},"321",[47,258,259],{},"Constantine decreed \"DIES SOLIS\"",[47,261,262],{},[53,263,265],{"href":264},"terms/sundays","Sundays were declared a day of rest.",[29,267,268,271,277],{},[47,269,270],{},"325",[47,272,273],{},[53,274,276],{"href":275},"evolution/325-nicaea-creed","The Nicaea Creed",[47,278,279,280,282,283,285,286,288,289,291],{},"Church authority was supported by the government",[249,281],{},"Christians were obliged to confess Jesus' divinity",[249,284],{},"The Trinity gets defined",[249,287],{},"Christian discouraged to keep \"Jewish\" Passover",[249,290],{},"Date of Easter formulated",[29,293,294,297,300],{},[47,295,296],{},"336",[47,298,299],{},"Pope Julius I",[47,301,302],{},[53,303,305],{"href":304},"evolution/336-christmas","The first Christmas was celebrated",[29,307,308,311,314],{},[47,309,310],{},"337",[47,312,313],{},"Constantius II and Bishop Ulfilas",[47,315,316,317,321],{},"Constantius II relaxed the church's creeds which allowed Bishop Ulfilas to ",[53,318,320],{"href":319},"evolution/337-arianism","spread Arianism"," in the Gothic regions",[29,323,324,327,330],{},[47,325,326],{},"363",[47,328,329],{},"The Council of Laodicea",[47,331,332],{},[53,333,335],{"href":334},"evolution/363-outlawing-sabbath","The Sabbath was outlawed",[29,337,338,341,344],{},[47,339,340],{},"380",[47,342,343],{},"The Edict of Thessalonica",[47,345,346],{},[53,347,349],{"href":348},"evolution/380-state-religion","Christianity became the State Religion of the Roman Empire",[29,351,352,355,361],{},[47,353,354],{},"381",[47,356,357],{},[53,358,360],{"href":359},"evolution/381-nicaea-creed-updated","The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed",[47,362,363,364],{},"Declared:",[60,365,366,369,372,375,378],{},[63,367,368],{},"the incarnation of Jesus",[63,370,371],{},"all members of the Trinity must be worshipped",[63,373,374],{},"The Holy Spirit is the 3rd member of the Trinity",[63,376,377],{},"The Holy Spirit speaks to the Catholic Church",[63,379,380],{},"There is only 1 church which is the Catholic Church",[29,382,383,386,389],{},[47,384,385],{},"382",[47,387,388],{},"St. Jerome",[47,390,391,392,396],{},"The first Latin Christian bible, namely ",[53,393,395],{"href":394},"evolution/382-vulgate","the Vulgate Bible",", was translated by a supporter of Nicene orthodoxy",[29,398,399,402,408],{},[47,400,401],{},"395",[47,403,404],{},[53,405,407],{"href":406},"evolution/395-dark-ages","The Dark Ages",[47,409,410],{},"All Arian nations fall in various wars, but Nicene Christianity survives",[29,412,413,416,419],{},[47,414,415],{},"494",[47,417,418],{},"Pope Gelasius",[47,420,421,422],{},"Instituted ",[53,423,425],{"href":424},"evolution/494-valentine","Valentine's Day",[29,427,428,431,434],{},[47,429,430],{},"609",[47,432,433],{},"Pope Boniface IV",[47,435,436],{},[53,437,439],{"href":438},"evolution/609-halloween","Feast of \"All Holy Martyrs\" which led \"All Hallows' Eve\" (Halloween)",[29,441,442,445,451],{},[47,443,444],{},"800",[47,446,447],{},[53,448,450],{"href":449},"evolution/800-holy-roman-empire","Holy Roman Empire",[47,452,453],{},[60,454,455,458,461],{},[63,456,457],{},"Pope Stephen II formed alliances which strengthen the papal involvement in politics",[63,459,460],{},"Papal influence spread across Europe",[63,462,463],{},"Suppress any religious practises against the Roman Catholic Church",[29,465,466,469,472],{},[47,467,468],{},"1074",[47,470,471],{},"Pope Gregory VII",[47,473,474],{},[53,475,477],{"href":476},"evolution/1074-clerical-marriages","Prohibition of clerical marriages",[29,479,480,483,489],{},[47,481,482],{},"1095",[47,484,485],{},[53,486,488],{"href":487},"evolution/1095-crusades","The Crusades",[47,490,491,492,494],{},"Various Christian crusades were attempted by the Byzantine Empire to regain territory occupied by Muslims",[249,493],{},"Soldiers believed that salvation could be secured by participation in these wars",[29,496,497,500,503],{},[47,498,499],{},"1215",[47,501,502],{},"The Council of Florence",[47,504,505,509],{},[53,506,508],{"href":507},"evolution/1215-7-sacraments","The Seven Sacraments"," were defined as necessary for salvation",[29,511,512,515,518],{},[47,513,514],{},"1229",[47,516,517],{},"Council of Toulouse",[47,519,520],{},[53,521,523],{"href":522},"evolution/1229-bible-ownership","Prohibition of Bible ownership",[29,525,526,529,535],{},[47,527,528],{},"1233",[47,530,531],{},[53,532,534],{"href":533},"evolution/1233-papal-inquisition","The Papal Inquisition",[47,536,537],{},"The systematic persecution of heretics",{"title":539,"searchDepth":540,"depth":540,"links":541},"",2,[542,543],{"id":20,"depth":540,"text":21},{"id":124,"depth":540,"text":125},"Explore the evolution of the church from its Jewish roots through centuries of influence, including the Nicene Creed, the Crusades, and papal authority.","md",{"keywords":547},"church history, Jewish influences, Christian 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