How Christianity Survived Before the New Testament (30-90 AD)

Описание: How did Christianity spread across the Roman Empire for sixty years without a complete New Testament? Between 30 and 90 AD, believers had no bound volumes, no printing presses, and most owned no written texts at all. This documentary reconstructs how the faith was taught, remembered, and transmitted during those critical first decades.

What You Will Learn :
This video examines the historical evidence for oral teaching methods, apostolic eyewitness authority, the circulation of Paul's letters, public reading in house churches, manuscript copying practices, doctrinal disputes, and the gradual loss of the eyewitness generation. You'll see how communities in Jerusalem, Antioch, Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome functioned through memorized formulas, traveling messengers, and carefully preserved apostolic correspondence. The documentary follows the transition from living apostolic presence to written apostolic texts—a shift forced by mortality, not planning.
Method & Tone Statement
This is an evidence-based historical reconstruction using Acts, Paul's letters, and early Christian writings. The video explains how early Christianity functioned without taking theological positions on which tradition is correct. The content prioritizes clarity, accuracy, and viewer satisfaction, and is optimized for international audiences and future platform features including VSAT, Shorts, and Hype.

Chapters:

Introduction: The Question
Oral Teaching and Memory (30-50 AD)
Apostolic Eyewitness Authority
Letters and Messengers
Public Reading in Gatherings
Copying and Circulation
Disputes and Trusted Voices
Loss of Eyewitnesses (62-90 AD)
Explanation: How It All Worked


Topics Covered:

Oral tradition in ancient Mediterranean culture
Apostolic authority and eyewitness testimony
Paul's letter-writing campaigns (49-67 AD)
Public reading practices in early house churches
Manuscript copying and circulation networks
Theological disputes and community evaluation of teachers
Deaths of James (62 AD), Peter (64 AD), and Paul (67 AD)
Transition from oral apostolic teaching to written texts
Formation of early Christian identity before canon formation


Disclaimer:
This video is for educational purposes. The creator is not responsible for any outcomes or interpretations of the content in this video.

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