Tiffany Shionaka Christianity first started as a religious cult evolving from Judaism. Despite its Jewish origins‚ it was not long before Christianity regarded itself as something other than a new Jewish sect. The first Christian council concluded that pagan converts to Christianity did not have to follow Jewish ritual laws. Soon‚ converts to Christianity were almost exclusively pagans and Christianity moved further away from Judaism. Christians believed in one God who worked the world (monotheism)
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and commit sin not because God force him to‚ but because they choose to. Hence‚ free will is a major point in Christianity. The few lines above present a broad description of the major differences between Voodoo as a traditional religion‚ and Christianity. Though the concept of God is found in both religions‚ there is a steady ground to confess that they are not serving the same God. From this affirmation‚ one question will rise: which one of these religions is serving the true God? Despite the
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Akela Tatum Charlson Mythology of Christianity I have grown up in a home that goes to church every Sunday‚ I’ve done all the Christmas plays‚ and memorized my memory verses. Now that I am older‚ I am able to look deeper in religion. Some people get offended when you say “mythology of Christianity” because when you say mythology they think “fake” and “Greek Gods” but in reality‚ mythology in this situation means story or even history. We know the basis of creation and how God made the Earth‚
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The Spread of Christianity promoted division because of all the killing and disagreement. if the spread of Christianity was more peaceful than it would definitely be unifying. But it most certainly was not. Many many christians were killed trying to spread christianity. After Jesus died‚ one of his disciples‚ Peter‚ gave the first Christian sermon. When peter gave his sermon‚ three thousand people joined Christianity. The religion reached all the way to Rome. Some Roman emperors were angry because
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Alexis Vieira Mr. Kirejczyk Quarter 3 Paper March 3‚ 2013 Christianity and Judaism Religion is a huge part of the world we live in today. It shapes each and every one of our personalities and gives us a lifestyle that for the most part we were grown up in. There are many religions in our world today some that are extremely popular and some that we hardly know about but are out there. Every religion has their own ways of doing certain things‚ their own beliefs‚ and much more. Sometimes
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Christianity and the Roman Empire Religion played a key role in the daily life and social system of Ancient Rome. Religion included the worship of many gods and more gods were often adopted from conquered areas. Because most religions were polytheist at the time‚ the Romans rarely disallowed a cult from a conquered region to continue. A few cults ran into controversy and opposition from citizens or government‚ such as the cult of Deus Sol Invictus‚ and that of Isis. Romans were also not keen
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Christianity has had a long and interesting history from its very beginning. In its first three centuries‚ the Christian church endured regular persecutions and several violent riots due to controversial issues as regards its theology. The resulting martyrs of the persecutions and the decisions made during the religious councils would have significant historical and theological consequences for this developing faith. Early Christianity was seen as a religious group that Jewish religious leaders
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In the early sixth century Christianity was evolving at a rapid pace. The spread of Christianity was not only moving westward through Europe‚ but it was also moving eastward down the Silk Road. The eastward spread of Christianity was primarily a form of Christianity known as Nestorianism‚ after the teachings of Nestorius‚ a fifth century patriarch. By 635 Nestorian Christianity had reached the heart of China spreading through all of Persia and India. During the middle of the seventh century Nestorian
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You need not make formal citations of sources. For materials‚ we have used in class‚ a simple format is fine‚ such as that used at the end of this sentence (Ehrman‚ 212). E. Given the context out of which it emerged‚ what connections did early Christianity have with Judaism‚ and in what ways was it not connected? What‚ in other words‚ accounts for Jesus-followers initially being considered part of Judaism‚ but later being considered a distinct religious tradition? Use biblical texts to illustrate
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Hinduism and Christianity: Parallels Abound Steven Williams World Religion Professor A. Bisson November 28‚ 2010 Hinduism and Christianity are two of the largest religions in the world today with nearly half of the world’s population claiming one of the two as their own. Without a doubt‚ both religions have been extremely influential in the world. In the minds of most‚ this is about as far as the similarities between Hinduism and Christianity go; however‚ the fact is that the two
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