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Also known as Early Church, Paleo-Christianity

period of church history beginning with the ministry of Jesus (c. 27-30) and ending with the First Council of Nicaea (325)

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Early Christianity refers to the period of Christian history that began with Jesus's ministry around 27-30 CE and lasted until the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, during which the religion emerged from its Jewish origins and spread throughout the Roman world. It matters because this foundational era established core Christian beliefs and practices that would shape the religion for centuries to come.

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