Christianity

Christianity

1. Judaism
1. A. The Jews were the inhabitans of Palestine
2. B. Believed in one God
  1. only true God
  2. Give them a great state
3. C. Old testament
4. D. Ten Commandments to mankind
5. E. The saviour(Messiah)
6. F. Some Jew saw Jesus of Nazareth as the saviour
2. Jesus of Nazareth
1. A. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine
2. B. Began to speech at an age of 30
  1. He spoke about the 'Kingdom of God
    1. poor people
    2. slaves
  2. He said that all people are equal
  3. Also he said that they get a better life after death
    1. charitable
    2. forgiving
    3. nonviolent
    4. honest
    5. generous
    6. simple
    7. Rewarded with eternal happiness
3. C. Jewish leaders challenged Jesus
  1. Jews started to see him as a saviour
  2. They were afraid to lose power
    1. This causes his dead
4. D. 'The anointed one'
  1. A person who was chosen by God
5. E. Two days
  1. Easter
  2. Ascension Day
3. Christianity recorded in the bible
1. A. The religious beliefs
2. B. These believes are recorded in the Bible around 200 BC
3. C. It consist of two parts
  1. Old Testament
    1. The holy book of the Jews
  2. New Testament
    1. Contains four accounts of the life of Jesus and his teachings
      1. Gospels and were written by followers of Jesus
4. The expansion of Christianity
1. A. The Pax Romana
  1. Mediterranean region was one vast empire
2. B. Ideas spread like wildfire
3. C. Rich Romans like the promesses of God
4. D. They were impressed of the Ten Commandments
5. The persecution of the Christians
1. A. The Roman government had always been tolerant of other religions, but the emperors realized that a Christian's first allegiance was to Christ.
2. B. They feared that the Christians would obey their own leaders rather than the Roman government
3. C. The attitude of the Roman government to the Christians during the reign of Emperor Trajan(circa 110 AD)
6. The triumph of Christainity
1. A. The end of the 4th century Emperor Theodosius decreed that Christainity was the only permitted religion.
2. B. Heretics were also persecuted.
3. C. Other problems arose when emperors and church leaders came into conflict

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