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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c. AD 35
Damascus
PaulSaul of Tarsus, a Pharisee traveling to Damascus with letters authorizing him to arrest Christians there, was struck to the ground by a blinding light and heard a voice identifying itself as Jesus. Left blind for three days, he was restored by a disciple named Ananias and baptized. Paul later told the Galatians that God had revealed his Son to him directly, turning a zealous persecutor into an apostle of the movement he had hunted.
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