Definition 3. History (origin‚ development‚ how they spread‚life of jesus) 4. Founder 5. Scriptures 6. Beliefs and symbols 7. Ethnical teaching 8. Festivals and Holy Places 9. Questions 10. Conclusion 11. References 4‚5‚8 Christianity at a glance Christianity is the most popular religion in the world with over 2 billion adherents. 42 million Britons see themselves as nominally Christian‚ and there are 6 million who are actively practising. * Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah
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Paul the Apostle (Greek: Παῦλος Paulos; c. 5 – c. 67)‚ original name Saul of Tarsus (Greek: Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς Saulos Tarseus)‚ was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. He is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age. In the mid-30s to the mid-50s‚ he founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Paul used his status as both a Jew and aRoman citizen to advantage in his ministry to both Jewish
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rapid spread of Christianity? Christianity stared in Jerusalem‚ where the romans killed Jesus trying to stop his teaching from spreading. A persecution broke down against the Jewish Christians or nazarians who were Jesus followers‚ causing them to run out of Jerusalem into Syria and other countries making them spread. These persecutions were one of the causes why Christianity begins to spread a few hundredth miles from the city and the establishments of churches. Paul of Tarsus a Hebrew who at
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Christianity Christianity is a religion based on the life‚ death and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth‚ also known as Jesus Christ as presented in the canonical gospels and other New Testament writings. Starting in the mid first century‚ Christianity is the most popular religion in the world accounting for a third of the world’s population with over two billion followers; the majority of which are living in America and Europe. The main contributing factor as to being a living and dynamic religion
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St. Augustine made some very important philosophical contributions to defend the philosophy of Christianity. One of these contributions concerned the philosophical problem of evil. Up until St. Augustine’s time‚ philosophers questioned the idea proposed by Christians that evil generated in a world created by a perfectly good God. The problem is easy enough to understand‚ yet slightly more complicated to solve. St. Augustine raised some fairly good propositions to offer an explanation for this question
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to rebel and try to separate the church and the state. John Winthrop and Roger Williams strongly disagree on whether a unified or individual religious community is the ideal religious community. John Winthrop has many passionate beliefs about Christianity and religion as a whole. His main goal was to expand the old Church of England‚ and purify Christian behavior. It was crucial to support these ideas‚ and they should be enforced by the law. He has very strict beliefs about religion and he believes
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Akeya Hurt December 10‚ 2012 Final Paper Christianity in Rome Christianity has been around for many years‚ all the way back to the birth of Jesus. It developed out of Judaism in the first century C.E. Christianity was founded on the life‚ teaching‚ death‚ and resurrection of Jesus Christ‚ and those who follow him are known as Christians. Christianity is known for the emphasis on faith in Christ as the key religion. The belief of Christianity was they believed god created all human beings equally
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Term Paper: Saint Paul the Apostle Saint Paul the Apostle was one of the most influential early Christian missionaries of his time. He is responsible for writing many books that contributed to a large portion of the New Testament. Saint Paul was one of the most brilliant people to bring Christianity to wide spread lands. He traveled tens of thousands of miles spreading the word of Jesus Christ. These lands traveled upon included Cyprus‚ Asia Minor‚ Greece‚ Crete and Rome. Saint Paul helped define Christianity
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Living my life as a Christian Christians are taught through the teachings of Jesus and the disciples that follow him to love one and other and the God is almighty. There are many different forms of Christianity and they differ significantly from one extreme to the other‚ and they also differ from the modern version to the conservative. Just like in Judaism‚ Christians come together for worship and holy days. Most Christians reserve Sundays as their day of worship in rembrance of Jesus’ resurrection
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Christianity Christianity (from the Ancient Greek: Χριστιανός Christianos[1] and the Latin suffix -itas) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion[2] based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings.[3] It also considers the Hebrew Bible‚ which is known as the Old Testament‚ to be canonical. Adherents of the Christian faith are known as Christians.[1] The mainstream Christian belief is that Jesus is the Son of God‚ fully divine and fully
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