This is caused by library dependencies that have been compiled using Java 8 or above.

Error:Error converting bytecode to dex:
Cause: Dex cannot parse version 52 byte code.
This is caused by library dependencies that have been compiled using Java 8 or above.
If you are using the 'java' gradle plugin in a library submodule add 
targetCompatibility = '1.7'
sourceCompatibility = '1.7'
to that submodule's build.gradle file.

出现这个错误的原因是当前的项目中jar包是基于jdk1.8的，但是AS工程是基于jdk1.7的
解决
在工程目录下的allprojects中加入

tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
sourceCompatibility = 1.7
targetCompatibility = 1.7
}