The unfolding story / 03

From the
beginning.

A timeline taking shape: Scripture, the Church, and the people and places between. Biblical narrative and historically dated events are marked separately.

In the beginning
Biblical narrative
Illustrative engraving of land and seas

Genesis 1

Creation

Start with the six days: light, the expanse, earth and seas, the lights of heaven, living creatures, and humankind.

Enter the narrative

The reader follows the chapter in six sections, with artwork and patristic study accompanying each one. No historical calendar date is assigned here.

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AD 325
Nicaea

The first ecumenical council

A council
at Nicaea.

Convened under Emperor Constantine, the council addressed the Arian controversy and confessed the Son as of one essence with the Father.

Read the entry

The dispute concerned the identity of Christ, not merely a disagreement about words. The council rejected Arius’s teaching and set forth its confession of faith. This is an introductory summary, not a complete account of the council.

Source: OCA, The First Ecumenical Council ↗

Planned visual scenario

The Fourth Crusade

Constantinople.

A future illustrated sequence will follow the people, places, decisions, and consequences. Reconstructed scenes will be distinguished from historical evidence.

Research, sources, map, and visual sequence are not yet available.