History of the Church
Trace the story of the church across 3,000 years, from the Exodus and the life of Christ through the apostles, Reformation, global missions, and the church today. Explore 284 events alongside the empires, wars, movements, and turning points that shaped Christian history, told through Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox eyes.
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Covenant Israel
The Covenant
c. 1446 BC
The Exodus from Egypt
Goshen, Egypt
MosesAfter ten plagues broke Pharaoh's resistance, Moses led the Hebrew slaves out of Goshen in a single night, unleavened bread in hand and blood marking their doorposts against the final plague. Paul later read the Passover lamb as a figure of Christ's sacrifice. The exodus became Israel's founding memory, retold at every Passover meal since.
“Let my people go, that they may serve me.”
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CONQUEST OF CANAAN
THE JUDGES: RAIDS & RESCUES
PHILISTINE WARS
DAVID'S WARS
ARAM WARS
ASSYRIA INVADES
BABYLON'S SIEGES
MACCABEAN REVOLT
JEWISH–ROMAN WARS
BYZANTINE–PERSIAN WAR
ISLAMIC CONQUESTS
THE RECONQUISTA
THE CRUSADES
THE TATAR YOKE
HUSSITE WARS
OTTOMAN WARS
FRENCH WARS OF RELIGION
EIGHTY YEARS' WAR
THIRTY YEARS' WAR
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
FRENCH REVOLUTION
SOVIET PERSECUTION
