{"id":1026,"date":"2009-11-23T01:00:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbcbeacon.wordpress.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2014-11-18T16:12:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T00:12:45","slug":"church-history-in-4-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2009\/11\/23\/church-history-in-4-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Church History (In 4 Minutes)"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Stephen Rodgers<\/em><\/p>\n

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So I stumbled upon this little gem<\/a> over at the Biblical Christianity blog the other day. It occurred to me that a quick survey through the song would not be a bad use of time. I hope that this proves at least entertaining, but hopefully gives you a brief look at the history of Christianity for the last 2,000 years.<\/p>\n

And yes, I’m being somewhat lazy and mostly using Wikipedia<\/a> and BibleGateway<\/a> for the links. If something sparks your interest, I’m sure you could do a much deeper study. I’ve also added year markers for each verse of the song…those might be a tad rough. Also, there were a few words that either I couldn’t think of an appropriate link (left blank), or I couldn’t understand the word in question (marked by a ‘?’). If you figure any of them out, let me know!<\/p>\n

And by the way…just because something is written on Wikipedia, doesn’t make it unbiased. *winks*<\/p>\n

[33AD – 95AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pentecost<\/a>, Palestine<\/a>, Barbarians<\/a>, Paul Gets A Sign<\/a>
\nNeglected Widows<\/a>, Martyred Stephen<\/a>, Gentile vs. Jew<\/a>
\nNew Testament<\/a>, Getting Tribal, Gnostic Gospels<\/a>, Holy Bible<\/a>
\nJamnia<\/a>, Revelation<\/a>, Word Of God Is True<\/a><\/p>\n

[64AD – 380AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martyrs<\/a>, Diocletian<\/a>, Polycarp<\/a>, Domitian<\/a>
\nChurch Learns<\/a>, Nero Burns<\/a>, Christians Underground<\/a>
\nChi-Rho<\/a>, Basilica<\/a>, Vita Evangelica
\nNicea<\/a>, Who Is Jesus<\/a>, Christians Start To Rebound<\/a><\/p>\n

[387AD – 735AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saint Patrick<\/a>, Monestaries<\/a>, Visigoths Are Pretty Scary<\/a>
\nPope Leo<\/a>, St. Jerome<\/a>, Forgetting How To Read
\nMohammed Writes The Koran<\/a>, Convert Or Die To Islam<\/a>
\nHard To Cope, Where’s The Pope, Venerable Bede<\/a><\/p>\n

[476AD – 802AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dark Ages<\/a>, Knights And Pages<\/a>, East And West Both Split In Stages<\/a>
\nMonks Skulls, Cathedrals<\/a>, Charlemagne Starts To Reign<\/a>
\n Methodias<\/a>, Constantinople<\/a>, Peasants<\/a>, Clergy<\/a>, Serfs<\/a>, And Nobles<\/a>
\nAugustine<\/a>, Irene<\/a>, Everything Goes Byzantine<\/a><\/p>\n

[634AD – 1346AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cluny<\/a>, Bubonic Plague<\/a>, Vikings<\/a>, Saracens Invade<\/a>
\nWilliam Conquers<\/a>, Monks Pray, And Jerusalem Gets Sacked<\/a>
\nFlying Buttress<\/a>, Saint Claire<\/a>, Celibacy<\/a>, Worship Mary<\/a>
\nKnights Templar<\/a>, Stained Glass<\/a>, Sultan Saladin Gets Whacked<\/a><\/p>\n

[1135AD – 1280AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mendicants<\/a>, Avignon<\/a>, Albertus Magnus<\/a>, Genghis Khan<\/a>
\nAquinus<\/a>, Maimonides<\/a>, Gentle Francis Of Assisi<\/a>
\nSumma De Bono<\/a>, Faith And Reason<\/a>, Say “God Bless You” When You’re Sneezing<\/a>
\nJust War<\/a>, Crusades Galore<\/a>, But Who Are We Fighting For<\/p>\n

[1378AD – 1648AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Competing Popes<\/a>, Not Much Hope, Joan of Arc Makes Her Mark<\/a>
\nJohn Wycliff<\/a>, Thomas A Kempis<\/a>, Canterbury Tales<\/a>
\nMichelangelo<\/a>, Siena<\/a>, Leonardo<\/a> And Vienna<\/a>
\nReformation<\/a>, Printing Press<\/a>, Gutenburg Prevails<\/a><\/p>\n

[1484AD – 1564AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Calvin<\/a>, Huldrych Zwingli<\/a>, Indulgences For The Kingly<\/a>
\nMartin Luther<\/a> Pounds The Door<\/a>, “Here I Stand, I’ll Do No More<\/a>”<\/p>\n

[1510AD – 1789AD]<\/strong><\/p>\n

King James Bible<\/a>, John Locke<\/a>, Galileo<\/a>, JS Bach<\/a>
\nAnabaptists<\/a>, Guy Fawkes<\/a>, Blaise Pascal<\/a>, John Knox<\/a>
\nPuritans<\/a> Preach Denial<\/a>, Salem Witches Go On Trial<\/a>
\nEnlightenment<\/a> and Transcendence<\/a>, We Declare Our Independence<\/a><\/p>\n

[1714AD – Present]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whitefield<\/a> Makes Us All Awakened<\/a>, Pentecostals<\/a> Get Us Shaken
\nDarwin<\/a> Teaches Evolution<\/a>, Marx<\/a> Preaches Revolution
\nJesus Freaks<\/a>, Immigration<\/a>, Nuclear Annilation<\/a>
\nOverwhelmed By Information<\/a>, Who Will Save This Generation?<\/a><\/p>\n

Update: Apparently the video originated from here<\/a>. I’ve updated a couple of the lyrics and links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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