Church History or History of Christianity

Church History or History of Christianity

 

 

* "Church history": the historical survey and evaluation of the footsteps of the church.

History of Christianity is wider than the Church History

 

 

 

 

 

* "Church history" as a division of theological works

 

1) History of Theology and Historical Theology

 

2) History of the Bible and Biblical history

 

# "The history of the bible (the history of those who loved, studied, kept, and copied

the Scriptures) is "more than the text of Scripture." (Gonzalez, xvi)

 

3) History of Christian communication (the practical areas of theology)

Christian communication in history, History of Christian communication

 

 

 

* Four major foundations in the study of "Church History" (Noll, 15-21)

 

1) Incarnation: Acts of God in the history of Christianity

 

2) Scripture: The history of the formation and interpretation of the Bible

 

3) Culture: Christian interactions with surrounding culture.

 

4) Ethics: Work of men either right or wrong

 

 

 

* The division of the period in the church history

 

1) Early Church

 

2) Medieval Church

 

3) Reformation

 

4) Modern Church