Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
Why 33AD? The scripture says Jesus was the lamb slain before the foundation of the world. Didn't the Old Testament saints look to him for salvation? People have been called to look to Christ for salvation ever since God made his first covenant with men when he made the Adamic covenant, so that is when Christianity was created and that is when you need to go back to if you want to claim Christian heritage.
I know what you get at.

However, with the culmination of the atoning sacrifice - a new order was established, led not by the priests of the pharisees or the Sadducee, but by the disciples. A group that would be known as Christians. You could say that this was the reorganized pre-Moses church - if you consider the whole christian history (Adam -> Christ). But for simplicity - let's focus on the organization established by Christ in the flesh. Hence 33AD. The one that every 'Christian' looks to for origin. To go beyond this point is not really necessary as every Christian would agree that the church and its 12 apostles is a point in time where true Christianity existed. And it is the time following this event that is to be discussed.