Byzantine Glory 610 – 1057 A. D.
The period from 610 to 717 was one of the darkest in Byzantine history. During that time, the edges of the empire crumbled under the…
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The Great Justinian 532-565 A. D.
THE STREETS of Constantinople were thronged that Tuesday morning in January of 532. Public buildings were closed. Shops on the Street of the Silversmiths were barred and…
The New Capital: Constantinople 306 – 532 A. D.
EMPEROR Constantine’s decision to build a new capital for the Roman Empire in the East did not come as a surprise to the people of…
Great Church Fathers 340 – 430 A. D.
IT WAS about the middle of Lent in Antioch, reported Jerome, when “a deep-seated fever fell upon my weakened body, and . . . it…
The Growing Church 100 – 500 A. D.
AT THE beginning of the second century, the Christian Church was a loosely organized group of independent local churches. There had been no strong leadership…
Rome and the Christian Church 64 -180 A. D.
TRUMPETS sounded the fire alarm in Rome on the night of July 18, in the year 64. It seemed that the flames first broke out…
Paul of Tarsus 35 – 64 A. D.
THERE was one man who had more to do with the future of the Christian church than even the apostles themselves, and his name was…
The Resurrection and the Faithful Few 29 – 35 A. D.
JESUS lived and died a Jew. Like the ancient Hebrew teachers, he urged people to love God and to love their neighbours. He left no…
The Life of Jesus Christ (B. C. 6 to 29 A. D.)
ALL THAT is known about Jesus of Nazareth appears in the first four books of the New Testament. These books, written many years after his…