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  2. Christianity and Ancient Greek philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Christianity and Hellenistic philosophies experienced complex interactions during the first to the fourth centuries. As Christianity spread throughout the Hellenic world , an increasing number of church leaders were educated in Greek philosophy .

  3. Hellenization - Wikipedia

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    Hellenization [a] is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language, and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period , colonisation often led to the Hellenisation of indigenous peoples; in the Hellenistic period , many of the territories which were conquered by Alexander the Great were Hellenized.

  4. Hellenization in the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia

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    The widespread attempts to reconcile Hellenistic cultural outlets with Christianity were however often questioned and repelled in an outwardly devoutly Christian-dominated culture. The case of Byzantine monk and Hellenistic revivalist Michael Psellos raised serious questions concerning his religious beliefs and the suggestion of their ...

  5. Dehellenization of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Dehellenization is a term used in Catholicism to refer to the idea that Christianity should be divorced from its roots in ancient Greek philosophical thought.. The idea was proposed by the Canadian philosopher Leslie Dewart in his 1966 book The Future of Belief: Theism in a World Come of Age as a measure to counteract the progressive alienation of Catholic doctrine from the modern worldview ...

  6. Martin Hengel - Wikipedia

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    Within his studies of Rabbinic Judaism and the origins of Christianity, Hengel explored the perceived dichotomy between Judaism and Hellenism. In his study, Judentum und Hellenismus , he documented that the designation of the apostle Paul exclusively as either Jewish or Hellenistic is a misunderstanding. [ 9 ]

  7. Christianity in the 1st century - Wikipedia

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    Christianity in the 1st century covers the formative history of Christianity from the start of the ministry of Jesus (c. 27 –29 AD) to the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles (c. 100) and is thus also known as the Apostolic Age. [citation needed] Early Christianity developed out of the eschatological ministry of Jesus.

  8. Timeline of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    301 – Armenia is the first kingdom in history to adopt Christianity as state religion 303–312 Diocletian's Massacre of Christians, includes burning of scriptures ( EH 8.2 ) 303 Saint George , patron saint of Georgia, England and other states

  9. Timeline of official adoptions of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    364 – Rome returns to Christianity, specifically the Arian Church; c. 364 – Vandals (Arian Church) 376 – Goths and Gepids (Arian Church) 380 – Rome goes from Arian to Catholic/Orthodox (both terms are used refer to the same Church until 1054) 411 – Kingdom of Burgundy (Nicene Church) c. 420 – Najran (Nicene Church) 448 – Suebi ...