Christianity
- religion has always played a large role in Roman society.
- However the polytheistic system was very impersonal.
- As the empire grew so did the new religion called Christianity.
Jesus of Nazareth
- viewed in the town of Bethlehem in Judea baptized by john the baptist,
- took up carpentry,
- at the age of 30 he then took up ministry,
- for the next 3 yrs he preached taught did good works and reportedly performed miracles.
history of Jesus
- historical records of the time mention very little about Jesus,
- main source of info about his main teachings are the gospels her gospels were written by his disciples or pupils called apostles
Jesus death
- Jesus was growing in popularity and this concerned roman and Jewish leaders,
- a governor of Rome called Pontious Pilate accused Jesus of defying the authority of Rome,
- he then was crucified on a wooden cross.
spreading Christianity
- after Jesus's death the followers of j continued to spread his ideas.
- despite the large amount of political and religious opposition the new religion of Christianity began to spread.
Paul
- a man who really influenced the spreading of Christianity.
- was once a Jew, and against Christianity.
- he was able to do many of his speeches and travel throughout the Roman Empire
Christians- belief that J is the Messiah acceptance of Gentiles and Jews alike
Jewish- belief that Jews are the chosen people adherence to Jewish law
Both- belief in one god belief in the teen commandments.
Pope
Bishops (3)
Priest (5)
the People
Persecution
- the main reason was that they refused to worship Roman gods.
- As Pax Ramana began to crumble, persecution of the Christians increased. thousands were crucified, burned, or killed by wild animals in the circus arenas.
- other Christians and even some non- Christians regarded persecuted Christians as Martyrs.
- Martyrs- were people willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of a belief or cause.
Popularity
- 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.
- Promised eternal life after death.
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 of the shields.
- He was successful in battle so began to accept Christianity.
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