Jesus of Nazareth
veiwed as the messiah or savior by christians. born in the town fo bethlehem in judea. baptized by john the baptist. he took up carpentry.
history of jesus:
historical records of time mention very little about jesus. jesus was growing in popularity.
after jesus's death the followers continued to spread his ideas.
Paul: a man who really influenced the spreading of christianity. was once a jew. he was able to do many speeches.
Christian- belief that jesus is the messiah. acceptance of gentiles and jews alike.
Jewish- belief that jews are the chosen people. adherence to jewish laws.
Both- belief in one god.
Persecution of christians-
the main reason was that they refused to worship roman gods. as pax romana began to crumble persecution of the christians increased. thousands were crucified.
popularity-
Became a wrold religion. embraces all people. gave hope to the powerless. appea;ed to those who were repelled by the extravagnces pf imperial rome.
constantine was fighting over the leadership of rome. he then prayed to the christian god and saw a cross. he then ordered the artisians to paint the christians symbol on the sheilds.
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