The Patristic Period(100AD-500AD)
The Patristic period in the history of the church range from 100 to about 500 AD. During this period the church suffered severe persecution and from this period of persecutions she developed a theology that carried her up to this century. So this essay is going to discuss the persecution, reasons for persecution, its results, the development of a Christian theology and several activities of the Roman Empire at the time. Thousand years before the birth of Christ the lands around the Mediterranean sea was dominated by Greeks. This area which the Greeks owned as their own was later occupied by the Romans who came from Asia Minor. By the year 44 BC the Romans had control over; France ,Spain, Northern Italy, Sicily, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, and Asia Minor. The power which the Romans enjoyed brought wealth and terrible strains to the Roman Empire. The Romans had to defend their long frontiers and deal with a lot of hostile citizens within their Roman boundaries. Because their Empire was so big there were drastic changes in the economy and social life.In the beginning, the Etruscans with the help of the senate governed the affairs of the Northern Italy, but because there were groups from within who wanted power, we see in 31 B
Because of all these accusations laid on the Christians, persecution started. Their other ritual of baptizing both men and women in the same pool was controversial within the Roman norms of morality. This council is known as the council of Nicaea. C Augustus becoming the first autocratic Emperor of the Roman Empire. Beside the Gnostic and Marcions controversy. Moreover their steadfast belief and peace when facing such a painful death served as a forceful witness to Christ. Orthodox Christians started uniting around a canon of scripture, apostolic bishops and the creed. This argument between Arius and Alexander threatened the peace hoped for in the Roman Empire by Constantine. The result of this council became the approved creed that underlined a true Christian. Eventually there were conflicts within the Empire that weakened it. With this the pagans and other Roman citizens accused them of cannibalism. They say they experienced the Father as the creator, Son as the redeemer and the Holy Spirit as the sustainers. During the times of; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius (96-180 BC) the Empire experienced good governance. This theory did not satisfy all Christians, some felt that this theory did not do justice to the position of God. Gnostics believed that matter was evil, so releasing matter from spirit attained salvation; and that salvation was also obtained by obtaining secret knowledge.
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