Nicea to Ephesus Teaching Grid

Ephesus until Start of Muslim Conquests Teaching on Kerygmatic and Irenic Evangelism Grid – Jan. 2025

		Legend for Cells
Ke1. Preach the gospel to others Lk7:22;8:1;2Tim4:2;Heb4:2	Ke11. Use of Catena of 3 or more Bible verses Heb 1	W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching
Ke2. Bold proclamation of truth Acts 4:8-13; Gal 2:14-15	Ke12. Cross/Christ a stumbling block to Jews. Rom 9:32-33; 1 Cor 1:23; 1 Pet 2:6-8	I = Implied this is true or opposite is false
Ke3. Quoting God’s word to unbelievers Jn 10:34	Ke13. We want non-believers to get saved. Rom 10:1; 9:2-3	N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed
Ke4. Sharing personal testimonies Acts 22:6-21	Ke14. Make disciples Mt 28:19; Acts 14:21	M = Mixed: some agree, others would not
Ke5. Creative allegories or metaphors Jms 3:4-8		P = partial ex: Irenaeus: Gnostics wrong to say Savior not killed since impassible
Ke6. Quoting poetry to share truth Acts 17:28
Ke7. Promises of Heaven or God’s love Lk10:20;1Cor2:9		- = no reference found (so far)
Ke8. Threats of Hell or God’s wrath Mt 3:10,12; Rev 19-21		X = Disagree
Ke9. Mortal life is fleeting/short.Isa40:6,7;Jms1:10-11;Jb14:1		blank = not researched yet
Ke10. Martyr’s blood/death is a testimony Heb 10:36-39		Writer totals include W’s & I’s but not P’s

Rows: blue=Bible manuscript, white=Christian writer, khaki=spurious, green=heresy, orange=schism, pink=strange writer, yellow=foreign missions, red=Christians persecuted, purple=Roman Catholics persecuting, brown=Christians persecuting

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

Pages

Date A.D.

Council of Ephesus (200 bishops) against Pelagius & all who were not against Nestorius

Jun-Sep 431

Philip of Side (Sidetus), Pamphylia. historian

21.67

405-after 431

Celestine of Rome to the Council of Ephesus

1.75

431-432

Didascalia in Syriac -refers to Nestorians

after 432

Paul of Emesa (Homs, Syria today)

after 432

Philostorgius, strict Arian historian

425-433

Vincent of Lerins A Commonitory

c.434

Mar Rabbula of Urhai (Syriac) Admonitions Concerning Monks. He removed the Diatessaron.

4.2

411-435

Isidore of Pelusium (2,000 extant letters)

c.435

Acacius of Beroea. Against Chrysostom, tried to reconcile Cyril & Nestorians

c.430-437

Socrates of Constantin. Ecclesiastical History

178

c.400-439

Gospel of Nicodemus First Greek form

405-439

Arians persecute both Catholics & Donatists in N. Africa

439

per World Christian Trends AD 33-AD 2200 p.238

First Council of Orange (17 bishops)

Nov 8, 441

Deposed Cheliderius of Besancon for marrying a widow before becoming a priest.

Syriac Peshitta (Mt - 1 Pet)

442-

Fourth Synod of Arles

443 or 452

Cyril of Alexandria (foe of Diodore)

444

Arsenius of Anachoreta

445

Theodore of Ancyra

445

Proclus of Constantinople

446

Sechnall of Ireland. Hymn to St. Patrick

439-447/448

3rd Persian Christian persecution under Yazdegerd II

448

Yazdegerd II massacres Christians in Kirkuk, modern-day Iraq

Valerian of Cimiez (for Hilary of A. vs. Leo I)

c.422-449

Second Council of Ephesus (Robbers Council)

449

Flavian of Constantinople

449

Armenian Synod of Artisat

449

Eucherius/Eucharius of Lyons (Cassian’s friend)

c.434-ca.449

Persians attack Armenians and Georgians

449

Armenians and Georgians revolt after Yazdirg II tries to impose Zoroastrianism.

Balai of Qenneshrin Syriac poet

400-450

Victor of Antioch

425-450

Peter Chrysologus of Ravenna, Italy (vol.3 only)

179

c.433-c.450

Passion of St. Saturninus (250 A.D.)

420-450

Possidus of Calama. Life of Augustine

425-433,450

Sinaitic Old Syriac (Syr S) Mt 1:1-6:10a, 8:3f-12:4, 12:6-25, 12:29-16:15, 18:11-20:24, 21:20f-25:15, 25:17-20, 25-26, 25:32-28:7, Mk 1:12-44, 2:21-4:17, 5:1-26, 6:5-16:8, Lk 1:36-5:28, 6:12-24:52, Jn 1:25-47, 2:16-4:37, 5:6-25, 5:46-14:9;14:12-18:31, 19:40-end

5th century

Marius Mercator (wrote in Latin)

450

Kharitas and 10K companions killed in Ethiopia

450

per World Christian Trends AD 33-AD 2200 p.238

Agroecius bishop of Sen, Gaul

c.450

p93 Jn 13:15-17 (3 verses)

450

p127 Acts 10:32-35,40-45;11:2-5;11:30-12:3,5,7-9;15:29-30,34-41;16:1-4, 3-40,17:1-10 (84 verses)

450

Freerianus (I) Paul’s Letters plus Hebrews minus Romans. 1 Cor 10:29; 11:9-10,18-19,26-27; 12:3-4,27-28; 14:12-13,22,32-33;15:3,27-28,38-39,49-50; 16:1-2,12-13; 2 Cor 1:1,9,16-17,2:3-4,14; 3:6-7,16-17; etc.

450

Alexandrinus (All of Mt 25:7-Rev except Jn 6:50-8:52; Rom 16:24; 2 Cor 4:13-12:6. It has Rom 16:25-27 twice.). All of OT except Gen 14:14-17; 15:1-5,16-19,16:6-9; 1 Sam 12:17-14:9; Ps 19:20-79:11.) It also has 1 Clement and 2 Clement up to 12:4. IT also has apocryphal additions to Daniel, Tobit, Judith, 1 Esdras, 1-4 Maccabees, and Sirach. Psalms of Solomon is in the Table of contents but was lost.

c.450

Bodmer 19 Sahidic Coptic Mt 14:28-28:20; Rom 1:1-2:3

4th/5th cent.

p. Michigan 3520 & 6868a Fayyumic Coptic 1 Jn, 2 Pet

4th/5th cent.

p7 Lk 4:1-3 (3 verses)

5th century

Mt 1:3-5:14; 7:6-17:25; 18:29-22:20; 23:18-24:9;24:46-25:29; 26:23-27:10; 27:49-28:14; Mk 1:18-6:31; 8:6-12:29; 13:20-16:20 (end); Lk 1:3-2:4; 2:43-3:20; 4:26-6:3; 6:37-7:16; 8:29-12:3; 19:43-20:27; 21:21-22:18; 23:26-24:6; 24:26-53 (end); Jn 1:4-40; 3:34-5:16; 6:38-7:2; 8:35-9:10; 11:8-11:46; 13:8-14:7; 16:22-18:35; 20:26-21:25 (end); Acts !1:3-4:2; 5:35-6:7;6:9-10:42; 13:2-16:36; 20:11-21:30; 22:21-23:17; 24:15-26:18; 27:17-28:5; Rom 1:4-2:4; 3:33-9:5; 10:16-11:30; 13:11-16:27 (end); 1 Cor 1:3-7:17; 9:7-13:7;15:41-1624 (end); 2 Cor 1:3-10:7; Gal 1:21-6:18 (end); Eph 1:3-17; 2:19-4:16; Php 1:23-3:4; Col 1:3-4:18 (end); 1 Th 1:2-2:8; 1 Tim 3:10-5:19; 2 Tim 1:3-4:22 (end); Tt 1:3-3:15 (end); Phm 3-25 (end); Heb 2:5-7:25; 9:16-10:23; 12:16-13:25 (end); Jms 1:3-4:3; 1 Pet 1:3-4:4; 2 Pet 1:2-3:18 (end); 1 Jn 1:3-4:2; 3 Jn 3-14; Jde 3-25; Rev 1:3-3:19; 5:15-7:13; 7:18-8:4; 9:17-10:9; 11:4-16:12; 18:3-19:4. Parts of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom and Sirach

5th century

Guelferbytanus (Q) Lk, Jn

5th century

Borgianus (T) Lk 6:18-26; 18:2-16; 18:32-19:8; 21:33-22:22; 22:30-23:20; 24:25-27,29-31; Jn 1:24-32; 3:10-17; 4:52-5:7, more Jn

5th century

Curetonian Old Syriac (Syr C) Mt 1:1-8:22; 10:32-23:25; Mk 16:17-20; Lk 2:48-3:16; 7:33-15:21; 17:24-24:44; Jn 1:1-42; 3:6-7:37; 14:10-29

5th century

048 (= Gregory 2061, Patiriensis) Acts 26:6-27:10(?); 29:3-31; Rom 13:4-15:10(?); 1 Cor 2:1-6:11; 12:23-15:27; 2 Cor 4:7-6:8; 8:9-10:6; Eph 5:6(?)-6:24; Php 1:1(?)-2:8; Col 1:20-4:18; 1 Th 1:1-6; 5:5-6:21; 2 Tim 1:1-2:25; Tt 3:13-15; Phm 1-25; Heb 11:32-13:4; Jms 4:14-5:20; 1 Pet 1:1-12; 2:3(?)-3:15; 1 Jn 4:6-5:21; 2 Jn 1-13; 3 Jn 1:15

5th century

061 1 Tim 3:15-16; 4:1-3; 6:2-4, 5-8 (12 verses)

5th century

062 Gal 4:15-5:14 (31 verses)

5th century

068 Jn 13:16-17, 19-20, 23-24, 26-27; 16:7-9, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19 (17 verses)

5th century

069 Mk 10:50-51; 11:11-12 (4 verses)

5th century

077 Acts 13:28-29 (2 verses)

5th century

0163, 0165 Acts 3:24-4:14; 4:17-20. 0166 Acts 28:30-31; Jms 1:11

5th century

0172 (Rom 1:27-30; 1:32-2:2), 0175 (Acts 6:7-10,12-15)

5th century

0182 Lk 19:18-20,22-24 (6 verses)

5th century

0201 (1 Cor 12:2-3,6-13; 14:19-20), 0216 (Jn 8:51-53; 9:5-8), 0217 (Jn 12:2-6,9-11,14-16), 0218 , 0227 (Heb 11:18-19,29), 0238 (Jn 7:10-12)

5th century

0240 (Tt 1:4-8), 0254 (Gal 5:13-17), 0261 (Gal 1:9-12,19-22; 4:5-31), 0274 (Mk 6:56-7:4; 7:6-9,13-17,19-23,28,34; 8:3,9-11; 9:20-22,26-41; 9:43-10:1; 10:17-22)

5th century

0301 Jn 17:1-4 (4 verses)

5th century

0252 Heb 6:2-4,6-7 (5 verses)

5th century

Munich BSB, Clm 29170/1 Old Latin Mt 9:17; 9:33-10:2

5th century

Codex Palatinus Old Latin. Mt 12:49b; 13:1-2; 13:3-28:20 with gaps; Jn 1:1-21:25; Lk 1:1-9a; 1:9c-24:53; Mk 1:20f-6:8; 12:37f-40a; 13:2b-3,24-36 with gaps

5th century (some say c.350)

Codex Corbiensis II (ff2) Old Latin. Mt 1:1-11:16; Lk 8:48; 10:20-21; 11:45-12:7; Jn 17:15-18:9; 20:22-21:8 with gaps

5th century

Codex Sarravianus (Septuagint Greek Torah). Gen 31:53-36:18; Ex 36:8-19; 36:3-6,35-38; 37:1-21; 38:1-31,37-41; 39:1-18,13,15-19; 40:3-32; Lev 1:1-13:17; 13:49-14:6; 14:33-49; 15:24-17:10; 18:28-19:36; 24:9-27:16;

Num 1:1-7:85; 11:18-18:1; 18:30-20:22; 25:2-27:3; 29:34-36:12; Dt 4:11-26; 7:13-17:14; 18:8-19:4; Josh 9:33-19:33; Jdg 9:48-10:6; 15:3-18:16; 19:25-21:12

5th century

Gospel of Mary

5th century

Kanteans, Manichaean/Magian hybrid

5th century

Good god of light and evil god of darkness. Savior came from the god of light

Besa the Copt (Monophysite)

5th century

Merutha of Maiperqat On the Council of Nicea

2.8

5th century?

Cyprian of Gaul Gen-Jdg poetic paraphrase

5th century

Oecumenius of Isauria

5th century

Speculum

5th century

Euthalius of Sulca -put most of NT in sections

ca.450

Strain on Genesis -likely by Salvian of Marseilles

420-450

Salvian the presbyter from Marseilles On the Government of God

440-450

Hesychius of Jerusalem

after 450

Council of Chalcedon vs. Monophysites (4th)

451

Fifth Synod of Arles, in support of Chalcedon

451

Byz. Emperor Marcianus closes Coptic churches in Egypt

451

Bishop Macari of Edko martyred per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.238

9 Monophysites and Geez translation in Ethiopia

after 451

Pantelewon, Gerima, Isaac/Yeshaq, Aftse, Guba, Alef, Yem’ata, Liqanos, & Sehma

ex-patriarch Nestorius Bazaar of Heracleides

c.128

451/452

Nestorius 2 Letters to Pope Celestine

431

Quodvultdeus (friend of Augustine)

453

de Promissionibus

453

Julian of Eclanum, Italy (Pelagian)

c.454

Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D) (Gospels & Acts) Mt 1:21-5:19; 5:21-29;5:31-6:19; 9:3-33; 9:35-17:37a; 10:38-41a; 410:42-21:43; 21:45-23:13; 23:15-27:1; 27:13,27:15-28:20; all of Mark except 15:28; All of Luke; All of John except Jn 5:4. Some of Acts and 3 John

c.455 A.D.

Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria deposed at Chalcedon. Coptic saint

1.7

444-454

Arian Vandals under Gaiseric sack Rome

455

Rome loses most of its influence after that. Start of the Middle ages.

Monophysites kill orthodox patriarch of Alexandria

457

Monophysites chase and kill Proterius. World Christian Trends AD 33-AD 2200 p.117

Monophysites & Nestorians in Syria formally split

457

Council of Milan

457

Theodoret of Cyrus (bishop & historian)

318

423-458

Many Christians killed in Persia and Armenia

420-460

After Bishop Abdas burned a Zoroastrian temple, many Christian churches burned.

Isaac of Antioch (Monoph. or Orthodox?)

451-460

Arnobius the Younger of Gaul

c.460

Patrick of Ireland (English missionary to Irish). 100K converts, 200 churches planted.

420-461

Pope Leo I of Rome (turned back Attila)

204

440-461

Syriac B.L. 14425 (Gospels)

463/464

Prosper of Aquitaine (foe of Cassian) -partial

426-465

Shenoute (friend of Cyril of Alexandria)

c.450-466

Hidatius/Igacius of Gallaecia (Portugal)

c.401-c.469

Sharahb’il Yakuf kills Ethiopian Christians

c.472

Christian missionary Azqir among those killed.

Diadochus of Photice/Photiki

c.400-474

Christian soldier, statesman, and important historian of secular history

451-481

Moses of Chorene/Khorenatsi History of Armenia

5.5

474,461-491

Jewish Babylonian Talmud codifies Pharisaic law

375-475/500

Encyclical of Emperor Basilius (anti-Chalcedon)

475

pseudo-Melito of Sardis de Transit Virginis

late 5th

Gelasius of Cyzicus, Hist. of the Council of Nicea

475

Sidonius Apollinaris of Gaul

451-480

Seventh Synod of Arles (30 bishops)

475/482

Against the priest Lucidus, because he supported predestination as Augustine taught

Acts of Barnabas (claimed to be by John Mark)

before 478

Varimadum (in Latin)

445/480

Gennadius of Marseilles (semi-Pelagian) continued Jerome’s Lives of Illustrious Men.

467-480

Henotikon of Zeno

482

Severin evangelizes Austria

453-482

Founds monasteries, cares for the poor, friends with Odoacer.

Against Varimadus the Arian (pseudo-Vigilius)

439-484

What has been called the Athanasian Creed

447/484

Nestorian Council of Jundish

484

Honors Pelagian Theodore of Mopsuestia. Disapproves of marriage of monks.

Vigilius of Africa and Thrace

after 484

Arians persecute Christians in Algeria

484

Arian Visigoth Hunneric persecutes Orthodox Christians in Tipasa, Algeria

Fourth Persian Council

486

Formally accepts Nestorian view of Christ and says bishops and priests can marry

Romans shut down Nestorian school in Edessa

489

Roman Emperor Zeno closes Nestorian school; Nestorians flee to Persia

Victor of Vita, Africa (historian)

after 489

Julianus Pomerius The Contemplative Life

495

Acts of Philip (condemned by Pope Gelasius)

6.75

-496

Pope Gelasius of Rome

died 496

Synod of Catholicos Babi

497

John of Resh-aina, Thomas the Tanner, and Karaduset

497-

Nestorian missions into central Asia, including the Hephthalite [White] Huns (aka Avars)

Local Synod of Constantinople

499

Condemns Diodore as Nestorian

Life of Abercius

300-500

pseudo-Eustathius Liber Chroniconum (includes Commentary on the Six Days of Creation)

375-500

p135 Gal 3:21-22,28-29; 4:31-5:6; 5:10-15 (17 verses)

300-500

Sedulius Scotus (Siadhal) the Elder of Ireland. Epic poem if the Gospels in Virgil’s style.

450-500

Codex Veronensis old Latin Mt 1:12-15:11; 15:24-23:17; 23:28-28:20; Jn 1:1-7:43; 8:13-21:25; Lk 1:1-19:25; 21:30-24:53; Mk 1:1-13:8; 13:20-23;

475-500

p105 Mt 27:62-64; 28:2-5 (7 verses)

400-600

p54 Jms 2:16-18, 22-26; 3:2-4 (11 verses)

5th/6th cent.

p56 Jn 1:31-33,35-38 (7 verses)

5th/6th cent.

071 Mt 1:21-24, 25; 2:1-2 (7 verses)

5th/6th cent.

072 Mt 2:23-27; 3:1-5 (10 verses)

5th/6th cent.

076 Acts 2:11-22 (12 verses)

5th/6th cent.

088 1 Cor 15:53-16:9; Tt 1:1-13 (28 verses)

5th/6th cent.

0170 Mt 6:5-6; 6:8-10; 6:13-15,17 (9 verses)

5th/6th cent.

0186 (=0224) 1 Cor 4:5-8,10,13 (5 verses)

5th/6th cent.

0213 Mk 3:2-3,5 (3 verses), 0241 1 Tim 3:16-4:3; 4:8-11 (8 verses)

5th/6th cent. or 6th cent.

0232 (= the Wyman fragment) 2 Jn 1-9 (9 verses)

5th/6th cent.

De Obitu S. Diminae

5th/6th cent.

Faustus of Riez

490/500

Phemion and Monophysites evangelize Yemen

500

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 220 p.117

Estimated 15M or 38M Christians (20%). Word pop. 190M

by 500 A.D.

Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126 or World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.97,321

Andreas Caesariensis (historian)

c.500

pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus (Monophysite)

13.5

c.500

Council of Rome

501

Mar Narsai Persian-born Syriac poet. Called “The harp of the Spirit” 80 surviving homilies. Believed in soul-sleep

437-502

Eugenius of Carthage (quotes 1 Jn 5:7)

-c.505

Armenian Apostolic Church First Council of Dvin 20 bishops, 14 laymen, and various rulers

506

Council of Agde. Caesarius of Arles presided

506

Joshua the Stylite

507

Philoxenian Syriac parts of Ps,Isa,2Pet,2Jn,3Jn,Jude,Rev

507/508

Monophysite Synod of Tyre rejects Chalcedon

513-514/515

Ruricus/Ruricius I of Limoges

ca.485-c.510

Irish Peregrini (wandering hermits)

c.510-910

Massive missionary movement to Iceland, Orkneys, Germany, Danube, & Italy

Eugippius of Naples Life of St. Severinus

485-511,533

John of Niciota, patriarch of Alexandria

505-516

Timothy, patriarch of Constantinople

511-517

Copts kill 350 Maronite monks

517

The Maronite monks were killed for adhering to the Chalcedonian creed

Roman pope excommunicates Acacius/east churches

484-518

Aeneus of Gaza, Christian Neoplatonist. Procopius’ friend

c.518

Wrote against pre-existence, and defended the immortal soul and resurrection.

Byz. Emperor Justin orders Philoxenus of Mabbug suffocated

518

Nestorians convert others in India

520-

It became the dominant form of Christianity in Sri Lanka, Kerala, & the Ganges.

Ennodius of Pavia, Italy

514-521

Jacob of Serug/Sarug/Serugh (Mar Jacob) (partial)

519-521

Cosmas Indicopluestes

after 522

Greek and Nestorian sailor. Wrote about India and the Christians in Kerala and Sri Lanka. He was one of the few who said Ptolemy’s round earth was wrong; the earth was flat.

Philoxenus of Mabbug (Monophysite)

c.498-523

Arians persecute Christians in North Africa

499-523

Visigoth Thrasimund persecutes Orthodox in Carthage & N. Africa until he died

Avitus of Vienne (against Arians)

523

Dhu Nuwas (=Yusuf As'ar) kills Christians in Yemen

523-524

Converted Jewish king killed about 20-30K Christians and burned alive 427 priests, monks, and nuns, since Byzantines persecuted Jews. Arethas (al-Harith) was one of the ones martyred.

Ethiopian Negus + 70K soldiers invade Yemen

523-524

Killed pagans and Jews in retaliation for Christians. World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.117

Synod of Arles – Caesarius of Arles presided

524

Brigid, abbess of Kildare

died c.525

Founded many nunneries in Ireland

Barsanuphius the Egyptian, of Palestine

c.525

Boethius

-ca.524/526

Synod of Carpentras – Caesarius of Arles presided

527

Second Council of Toledo, Spain

527

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

c.485-c.528

Second Council of Orange vs. semi-Pelagianism

529

Third Council of Vaison, France (5 canons)

529

Procopius of Gaza wrote on OT books

c.465-530

Boniface II Letter to Caesarius of Arles

530-532

Fulgentius of Ruspe, Tunisia (partial)

185

507-532/533

Sermon of Fastidiosus the Arian

1.5

c.523

Remigius of Reims, with Vedast and Clovis’ wife

499-533

Baptized Clovis, king of Franks + 3K Frankish warriors

Letter of Victor to Fulgentius on Fastidiosus

1.3

523-533

Schism among Nestorians

531-537

Severus of Antioch (Monophysite)

c.491-538

Emperor Justinian I orders pagans forcibly converted

c.540

70K forcibly baptized in Asia Minor. He also built the Santa Sophia Cathedral.

Bubonic plague strikes the Byzantine & Persian empires

541-542

Egypt, Africa, Persia, Italy, kills 45% of pop. of Constantinople. Halves population of Europe. Ends in 593. Per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 220 p.118

Caesarius of Arles, pupil of Julianus Pomerius 250 sermons

469/470-542

Choricius of Gaza (pupil of Procopius)

c.518-c.543

6th Nestorian Synod (Mar Aba I) affirms Chalcedon

531-537,544

Persian Khosro/Khosrau I persecutes Nestorians

540-545

He had married a Christian wife, and had a Christian son, who tried to seize power after a rumor he had died. Khosro I sacked Antioch in 540 A.D.

Codex Fuldensis (Oldest Vulgate manuscript. No 1 Jn 5:7)

546

Dionysius Exiguus of Scythia, historian

died 545

First to date history from 1 A.D. (He was 3 to 4 years too late)

Benedict of Nursia Rule of St. Benedict

fl.529-547

Ferrancus, deacon of Carthage

c.546/547

Julian of Halicarnassus starts the Phantasiastes sect

527-549

Phantasiastes split from Monophysites, saying Christ's body was incorruptible

Junillus Africanus, Quester under Byz. Emperor Justinian I. Regular Institutions of Divine Law.

541-549

White Huns ask Nestorian Catholicos Mar Aba to ordain their own Christian bishop.

549

The White (Hephthalite) Huns at the time lived north of the Great Wall of China.

Liturgy of James (never actually said by James)

before 550

John of Apamaeus

6th century

Mark the Hermit of Tarsus

6th century

Codex Claromontanus (Dp)All of Paul except Rom 1:1-6, 1:27-30. Includes Hebrews

6th century

p33/p58 Acts 7:6-10, 13-18; 15:21-24 (15 verses)

6th century

p94 Mt 24:9-21 (13 verses) (6th century)

6th century

E (Codex Laudianus) All Acts except 26:29-28:26, James, Jude

6th century

H (=013/015) (1 Cor 10:22-29; 11:9-16; 2 Cor 4:2-7; 10:8-12; 10:18-11:6; 11:12-12:2; Gal 1:1-9; 2:9-17; 4:30-5:5; Col 1:26-2:8; 2:20-3:11; 1 Th 2:9-13; 4:5-11; 1 Tim 1:7-2:13; 3:7-13; 6:9-13; 2 Tim 2:1-9; Tt 1:1-3; 1:15-2:5; 3:13-15; Heb 1:3-8; 2:11-16; 3:13-18; 4:12-15; 10:1-7; 32-38; 12:10-15; 13:24-25)

6th century

N (=022) Mt 14:22-31; 15:38-16:7; 19:6-13; 20:6-22; 20:29-21:17; 26:57-65; 27:26-34; Mk 6:53-15:23; Lk 24:13-21; 39-49; Jn 3:14-21; 6:31-39; 14:2-10; 15:15-22

6th century

Wolfenbuttel (P) (=024) (Gospels) Mt 1:11-21; 3:13- 4:19; 10:7-19; 10:42- 11:11; 13:40-50; 14:15- 15:3,29-39; Mk 1:2-11; 3:5-17; 14:13-24,48-61; 15:12-37; Lk 1:1-13; 2:9-20; 6:21-42; 7:32- 8:2; 8:31-50; 9:26-36; 10:36- 11:4; 12:34-45; 14:14-25; 15:13- 16:22; 18:13-39; 20:21- 21:3; 22:3-16; 23:20-33; 23:45- 24:1; 24:14-37; Jn 1:29-40; 2:13-25; 21:1-11

6th century

Dublin (Z) (=035, Dubliniensis) Mt with some parts missing

6th century

Xi (=040, Zachynthius) Luke Lk 1:1-9,19-23,27-28,30-32,36-66, 1:77- 2:19,21,22,33-39; 3:5-8,11-20; 4:1,2,6-20,32-43; 5:17-36; 6:21- 7:6,11-37,39-47; 8:4-21,25-35,43-50; 9:1-28,32,33,35; 9:41- 10:18,21-40; 11:1-4,24-33

6th century

p2 (Jn 12:12-15), p11/p14 (1 Cor 1:17-22; 2:9-12,14; 3:1-3,5-6; 4:3-5:5; 5:7-8; 6:5-9,11-18; 7:3-6,10-14), p36 (Jn 3:14-18,31-32,34-35), p76 (Jn 4:9-12), p83 (Mt 20:23-25,30-31; 23:39-24:1), p84 (Mk 2:2-5,8-9; 6:30-31,33-34,36-37,39-41; Jn 5:5; 17:3,7-8), p96 (Mt 3:10-12), p124 (2 Cor 11:1-4,6-9), 066 (Acts 28:8-17)

6th century

p14 1 Cor 1:25-27; 2:6-8; 3:8-10,20 (10 verses)

6th century

060 Jn 14:14-17, 19-21, 23-24, 26-28 (12 verses)

6th century

064 (=074, 090) Mt 25:15-26:3,17-39; 26:59-70; 27:7-30,44-56; 28:11-20; Mk 1:11-22; 1:34-2:12; 2:21-3:3; 3:27-4:4; 5:9-20

6th century

065 Jn 11:50-12:9; 15:12-16:2; 19:11-24 (49 verses)

6th century

066 Acts 28:8-17 (10 verses)

6th century

067 Mt 14:13-16,19-23; Mk 14:58-64,65-70 (22 verses)

6th century

068 Jn 13:16-17,19-20,23-24,26-27; 16:7-9,12-13,15-16,18-19 (17 verses)

6th century

069 Mk 10:50-51; 11:11-12 (4 verses)

6th century

070 Lk 3:19-30; 8:13-19; 8:55-9:9; 9:12-16; 10:21-39; 10:41-11:6; 11:24-42; 12:5-14; 12:15-32; 16:4-12; 21:30-22:2; 22:54-65; 23:4-24:26; Jn 3:23-26; 5:22-31,38-39; 7:3-12; 8:13-22,33-42; 8:42-9:39; 11:50-56; 12:33-34; 12:46-13:4

6th century

073 Mt 14:28-35; 15:2-8 (15 verses)

6th century

078 Mt 17:26-27; 18:1-3; 19:5-14; Lk 18:14-25; Jn 4:52-54; 5:1-9; 20:17-26

6th century

079 (Lk 7:39-49; 24:10-19), 082 (Eph 4:2-18),

6th century

085 Mt 20:3-32; 22:3-16), 086 (Jn 1:23-26; 3:5-2:18; 4:23-35, 45-49

6th century

087 Mt 1:23-2:2; 19:3-8; 21:19-24; Jn 18:29-35

6th century

091 (Jn 6:13-14,22-24,38-42,44-45,47-52;54-62), 094 (Mt 24:9-21)

6th century

0143 (Mk 8:17-18,27-28), 0147 (Lk 6:23-35), 0184 (Mk 15:36-37,40-41), 0187 (Mk 6:30-41)

6th century

0198 (Col 3:15-16,20-21), 0208, 0222, 0223, 0225

6th century

0237 (Col 1:29-2:10, 2:13-14; 1 Th 2:4-7,12-17), 0260 (Jn 1:30-32), 0266 (Lk 20:19-25,30-39), 0282 (Php 2:22-24; 3:6-8), 0292 (Mk 6:55-7:5), 0293 (Mt 21:27-28,31-31; 26:2-12, 0296 (2 Cor 7:3-4, 9-10; 1 Jn 3:23-4:1; 4:3-6)

6th century

0285/081 (Rom 5:12,14; 8:37-9:5; 13:1-4; 13:11-14:3; 1 Cor 4:2-7; 12:16,18, 21-30; 14:26-33; Eph 3:13-20; 5:28-6:1; 1 Tim 1:1-7; Heb 8:9-9:1; 9:25-10:2; 11:3-7; 12:22-13:25; 1 Pet 3:17-4:1)

6th century

pseudo-Eusebius On the Star

7.5

6th century

Leontius of Jerusalem/Byzantium ex-Nestorian, against Nestorians, Monophysites, Eutyches

543/550

Apringius of Beja, Portugal, Comm. on Rev.

after 551

Strain on the Judgment of the Lord -likely by Verecundus of Junca, Africa

fl.552

Life of Mar Aba

11.7

after 552

Zechariah Rhetor of Mytilene, Syriac Chronicle

487-537/553

Council of Constantinople II (c.153 present) re-condemns Arius, Nestorius, Pelagianism, Origen and those who don’t anathematize them

May 553

Vigilius’ letter to Constantinople II Council

553

Seventh Persian Synod

554

Creates metropolitans for Merv and Rewardashir

Armenian Apostolic Church Second Council of Dvin. Rejected Chalcedon

554

Paschasius of Dumiun/Dumin

555

Romanos the Melodist

556

Cyril of Scythopolis, Palestine (monk)

543-558/559

Primasius of Hadrumetum, Africa Commentary on the Apocalypse

551-c.560

Eighth Persian Council

566/567

Victor of Tunis

after 566

Gildas the Wise of Rhuys (England & Ireland )

c.570

Henana of Nisibis Heretic against Nestorianism

571

Facundus of Hermiane, north Africa. interpreter of Cyprian

died c.571

Byzantines persecute Egyptian Copts

527-568, 572

Copts are Monophysites, teaching Jesus’ humanity & divinity are only one nature

Second Council of Braga 12 bishops, 10 decrees

572

Nestorian Synod of Mar Ezekiel

576

Martin of Braga, Spain/Portugal

c.13

550-577

Edessan Monophysite Jacob Baradaeus

542-578

Plants churches from Syria to Persia to India. Ordains 27 bishops and 2 patriarchs.

Nestorian Mar Sergius

579

Evangelizes in China.

M. Aurelius Cassiodorus Comm. on Ps, Rev

-560/c.580

Byz. Emperors Tiberius and Maurics persecute Copts

580-

In Egypt. per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.238

Persians and Turks fight

581

Persians noticed that foreheads of captured Turkish soldiers had cross tattoos.

Caliph Hakim persecutes Christians & Jews

589-591

The Magi martyr Golinduch and other Persian Christians

Jews persecuted in France

554,561,582

Jews were forced to convert or be expelled

9th Nestorian Persian Synod / Mar Isho’Yabh I

585

Condemns the teachings of Henana of Nisibis

Monophy. John of Ephesus (tortured pagans)

c.507-c.586

Persian Nestorian monk Abraham of Kaskar

540-586

Sent out missionaries from 60 monasteries to Yemen, Sri Lanka, Samarkand, China.

Persian Nestorian Christian merchants go to China

578

They live in Lintao, Gansu, China.

Samson of Dol and other S. Welsh monks to Brittany

521-585

Pol Aurelian, Tugdual/Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern/Paternus, Corentin

Third Council of Toledo, Spain under Leander of Seville

May 589

Visigoth king Reccared renounces Arianism, and all accept Chalcedonian Creed. 23 anathemas against Arians. First use of filioque clause. Restrictions on Jews.

Evagrius Scholasticus, church historian

593

Creed of Gregory of Tours

0.5

539-594

Columba of Iona (=Hy), Scotland (poetry in Latin) Commentary of Columba on Psalms

ca.597

Nestorian Council called by Mar Babai II / Mar Sabisho’

597/599

Allowed priests and bishops to be married, as Mar Babai II was.

Thomas of Cana

500?-600?

Syrian merchant and missionary to Kerala, India

Licinian of Cartagena, Spain

550-600

Estimated 20M or 40.4M Christians. World pop. 194M

by 600 A.D.

per Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.4 p.126 or World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.97

Term “Sacrifice of the Mass” first used

ca.600

p43 Rev 2:12f; 15:1; 16:1f (2 verses), p44 Mt 17:1-3, 6f; 18:15-17,19; 25:8-10; Jn 9:3f-10,8-14; 12:16-18 (28 verses), p116 Heb 2:9-11; 3:3-6 (7 verses)

6/7th cent.

p44 Mt 17:1-3,6f; 18:15-17,19; 25:5-10; Jn 9:3f; 10:8-14; 12:16-18 (24 verses)

6/7th cent.

p116 Heb 2:9-11; 3:3-6 (7 verses)

6/7th cent.

083 Jn 1:25-41; 2:9-4:14,34-49 (100 verses)

6/7th cent.

0193 Jn 3:23-32 (10 verses)

6/7th cent.

Gabriel Qatraya Syrian. Commentary on the Liturgy

6/7th cent.

Leander of Seville, Spain. brother of Isidore

c.24

579-600/601

Augustine, first archbishop of Canterbury

596-604

Commissioned in Rome by Gregory the Great to Britain. Baptizes 10K Saxons.

Gregory I of Rome, Doctor of the Church (partial)

338.25

590-605

Synod of Gregory

605

Byz. Emperor Phocas seizes all Coptic churches in Egypt

606

per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2200 p.238

Eulogius of Alexandria

607

Venantius Fortunatus’ Poem on Easter

1.5

ca.530-609

Armenian Apostolic Church 3rd Council of Dvin

609-610

Nestorian Synod of 612 ordered by Persian King Chosroes

612

Opposed those who said that in the flesh Messiah had only one nature or person or that God suffered and died.

Gall evangelizes the Alemanni, Swiss, and Lombards

612

Per World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 220 p.118

Arian Visigoths in Spain

612/613

Jews forced either to convert to Arianism or be enslaved

Fifth Council of Paris. 27 canons

614

Standardized appointments of bishop and rulers. All Jews holding office must be baptized

Antiochus Mar Saba

614

Persians kill thousands of Christians in Jerusalem

614/615

After the Persians captured Jerusalem they killed many of the Christians. Jews, who were not allowed in Jerusalem, killed many Christians too.

Irish monk Columbanus founds monasteries in Europe

590-615

Missionary to the Picts and Scots of Scotland

Harclean Syriac (Harklensis) (SyrH) by Tumo/Thomas of Harqel 616. ~100 copies, earliest two are 9th century.

616

Donnán of Eigg

martyred 617

Gaelic missionary to Picts in NW Scotland

John Moschus. Spiritual Meadow narrates miracles and against heresies

578-619

Second Synod of Seville, Spain

618/619

p26 Rom 1:1-16 (16 verses)

600-625

Ebionite Jerome the Presbyter Gospel of pseudo-Matthew

600-625

Council of Rheims, in northern France

c.625

Gospel of the Nativity of Mary

3.5

after 625

Babai "the Great", Nestorian historian. Expelled married monks. Wrote On the Union

c.600-628

Jews persecuted in Constantinople and France

628

Jews forced to convert in Constantinople & France

Alcison of Nicopolis

early 6th

Fourth Council of Toledo, Spain

Dec. 633

Totals for 137 Christian writers

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

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Date A.D.

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203 years The Council of Ephesus until start of Muslim conquests (431-634 A.D.) 316 entries, including 14 missions, 13.5 non-Christian persecutions, 8 spurious works, and 26.5 spiritual counterfeits

Council of Ephesus 431 A.D. until the Council of Chalcedon 451 A.D. - 76 entries

Council of Chalcedon until the Council of Constantinople II 553 A.D. – 170 entries

Council of Constantinople II 553 A.D until the start of Muslim conquests 636 A.D. – 70 entries

Balai

Mar Rabbula of Urhai (Syriac) Admonitions Concerning Monks. He removed the Diatessaron.

Mar Narsai Persian-born Syriac poet. Called “The harp of the Spirit” 80 surviving homilies. Believed in soul-sleep

Zechariah Rhetor of Mytilene, Syriac Chronicle