Backgrounf info- Rligion has alwats played a large role in roman society however the polytheistic system was very impersonal.
Jesus of Nazareth -
viewed as the messiah or savior by christians. born in the town of bethelhem in judea. baptized by john the baptist. he took up carpentry. at the age of 30 he then took up minstry.
history of jesus- historical records of the time mention very little about jusus. ain source of information about his main teachings are the gospels. these gospels were written by jis disciples or pupils, called apostles.
jesus death- jesus was growing in popularity and thks concerned roman and jewish leaders. a govenor of rome named pontius pilate sccused jesus fo defying the authority of rome.he than was crucified on a woodedn cross.
Speading christianity- after jesus death, the followers of jesus continued to speard his idea. despite the large amount of political.
Paul- a man who really influenced the speading of christianity. was once a jew, and against Christianity. he was able to do many of his speeches, adn travel throughout the roman empire because it was uring pax romana.
charts- Christian belief that jesus is the messiah. acceptance of gentiles and jew alike.
jewish-belief that jews are the chosen people. adherence to jewish law. both belief in one god.
persecution of christians- the main reason was that they refused to worship raman gods. as pax romana began to crumble, persecution of the christians increased. Martyrs-were people willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of a belief or cause.
populariy- became a world religion for multiple reasons: embraced all people, gave hope to the powerless, appealed to those who were repelled by the extravagances of imperial rome, offered personal relationship with a loving god.
Constantine accepting christianity- constantine was fighting over the leadership of rome. he then prayed to the christian god, and saw a cross. he then ordered the artisans to paint the christian symbol on the shields.
Comments