EQ:How did the Christian Religion start? |
Christianity started about 2000 years ago in Judea (present-day Israel) with Jesus Christ and His faithful group of disciples. During this period, Judea was a cross-cultural mecca of bustling cities and farms. The emperor of Rome was the ruler.
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1) How did Jews react to Roman Rule? |
When the Romans replaced the Seleucids as the great power in the region, they granted the Hasmonean king, Hyrcanus II, limited authority under the Roman governor of Damascus. The Jews were hostile to the new regime, and the following years witnessed frequent insurrections. A last attempt to restore the former glory of the Hasmonean dynasty was made by Mattathias Antigonus, whose defeat and death brought Hasmonean rule to an end (40 BCE), and the Land became a province of the Roman Empire.
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2) Were Jewish Rebels successful? |
During the Holocaust, millions of Jews boarded rail cars and trains destined for the unknown. Thousands worked in forced labor and millions led a brutal existence in concentration camps, slowly wasting away. Did the Jews go like sheep to the slaughter or was there resistance? For the Jews who died in gas chambers, the issue of resistance was moot - until as late as mid-1942, most Jews were unaware about the implementation of the Final Solution. Stripped of weapons, facing starvation and disease combined with the prospect of deportation, most Jews believed that they were being relocated to work. For virtually all, the reality that they faced immediate death did not occur until the doors of the gas chambers were sealed, the lights were turned off and the gas filled the rooms. But by then, it was too late. |
3) What happen during the Life of Jesus? |
On the day before the Passover Sabbath, flood tides of spiritual illumination swept through the mortal mind of Jesus and filled his human heart to overflowing with affectionate pity for the spiritually blind and morally ignorant multitudes assembled for the celebration of the ancient Passover commemoration. This was one of the most extraordinary days that the Son of God spent in the flesh; and during the night, for the first time in his earth career, there appeared to him an assigned messenger from Salvington, commissioned by Immanuel, who said: "The hour has come. It is time that you began to be about your Father's business." 124:6.16 And so, even ere the heavy responsibilities of the Nazareth family descended upon his youthful shoulders, there now arrived the celestial messenger to remind this lad, not quite thirteen years of age, that the hour had come to begin the resumption of the responsibilities of a universe. This was the first act of a long succession of events which finally culminated in the completion of the Son's bestowal on Urantia and the replacing of "the government of a universe on his human-divine shoulders. |
4) What did Jesus Teach? |
9"He told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop - a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. He who has ears, let him hear… |
5) What was the Crucifixion? |
The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1ST century Palestine, most probably between the years 30 and 33. Jesus , whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah (Christ), was arrested, tried , and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans.
Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament Epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is established as an historical event confirmed by non-Christian sources, although, among historians, there is no consensus on the precise details of what exactly occurred. According to the canonical gospels, Jesus was stripped of his clothing and offered wine mixed with gall to drink, before being crucified. He was then hung for six hours (according to Mark's Gospel) between two convicted thieves. |
6) Who were Peter and Paul? |
The son of Jonah and brother of Andrew the First-Called, of the tribe of Simeon and the town of Bethsaida, he was a fisherman and was at first called Simon, but the Lord was pleased to call him Cephas, or Peter (Jn 1:42). He was the first of the disciples to give clear expression to his faith in the Lord Jesus, saying: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God" (Mt 16:16). His love for the Lord was very strong, and his faith in Him went from strength to strength.
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7) What do Christians Believe? |
The central tenet of Christianity is the belief in Jesus as the Son of God and the Messiah (Christ). Christians believe that Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed by God as savior of humanity, and hold that Jesus' coming was the fulfillment of messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
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Solomon |
The Judgment of Solomon, 1617 by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) Reignc. 970–931 BC Predecessor David Successor Rehoboam Born Jerusalem Died Jerusalem
Spouse Naamah, Pharaoh's Daughter 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. |
The Jews and The Romans: During the 900 BCE, two great kings, David and solomon, united the Israelites and created the kingdom of Israel. Its capital was Jerusalem. This unity did not last long. Israel divided into 2 small kingdoms: Israel and Judah. These small kingdoms were later taken over by more powerful neighbors.Israel was destroyed, and its people scattered. But the jews, the people of Judah, survived. |
How did the jews react to roman rule: When the Romans replaced the Seleucids as the great power in the region, they granted the Hasmonean king, Hyrcanus II, limited authority under the Roman governor of Damascus. The Jews were hostile to the new regime, and the following years witnessed frequent insurrections. A last attempt to restore the former glory of the Hasmonean dynasty was made by Mattathias Antigonus, whose defeat and death brought Hasmonean rule to an end (40 BCE), and the Land became a province of the Roman Empire. |
Bible: is a collection of texts sacred in judaism and Christianity . It is a collection of scriptures written at different times by different authors in different locations. Jews and Christians consider the books of the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration or an authoritative record of the relationship between God and humans. |
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The early converts to Christianity in Ancient Rome faced many difficulties. The first converts were usually the poor and slaves as they had a great deal to gain from the Christians being successful. If they were caught, they faced death for failing to worship the emperor. It was not uncommon for emperors to turn the people against the Christians when Rome was faced with difficulties. In AD 64, part of Rome was burned down. The Emperor Nero blamed the Christians and the people turned on them. Arrests and executions followed.
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2).Why do Romans Adopt Christianity? |
As Jews began to establish an autonomous way of life and put down deep roots in Babylon — a place at the far end of the Roman Empire and insulated from a Rome in steep decline — a Roman general by the name of Constantine rose in the ranks. His conversion to Christianity would literally shake up the entire world.
His mother, Helena, secretly converted to Christianity in about 310 CE. Had she done so publicly she would have been executed. She also kept her Christianity hidden because she had her son’s career in mind. If it was discovered that his mother was an avowed Christian, he would lose his rank if not his head. |
3).What is the New testament and Pope? |
Christ made Peter the leader of the apostles and of the church (Matthew 16:18-19). In giving Peter the “keys of the kingdom,” Christ not only made him leader, but also made him infallible when he acted or spoke as Christ’s representative on earth (speaking from the seat of authority, or “ex cathedra”). This ability to act on behalf of the church in an infallible way when speaking “ex cathedra” was passed on to Peter’s successors, thus giving the church an infallible guide on earth. The purpose of the papacy is to lead the church unerringly.
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5).How does Christianity spread to England? |
Christianity, now 2000 years old was originally intended to be a modification to Judaism (The religion of the Jews going back more than 2500 years). The founder, Jesus, a man born a Jew in modern day Israel, thought the Jewish religion was flawed and needed bringing up to date. He had many religious and moral points to make which made him very unpopular with both the Jews and the Romans of the day.
1.The Jewish faith was only available to those born a Jew. Hence was a divisive religion. 2.A religious faith should be open to all. 3.The Jewish faith did not concentrate sufficiently on the poor. That is attention needed to be directed to those in need. Also it is easier to be a good poor man than a good rich man. 4.The Jewish view of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth was barbaric. Jesus preached a very tough alternative, “turn the other cheek”. Clearly a suggestion that a discussion might avert a war. |
The Byzantine Church
The church of Rome survived the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Its head, the Pope, became the strongest leader in Western Europe. Under the pope, the latin churches of the region became known as the Roman Catholic church. In the East, however, the Roman Empire Continued.It developed into the Byzantine Empire. Like Roman Catholics in the West, the Byzantines developed into the Byzantine Empire. Like Roman Catholics in the West, the Byzantines developed their own Form of Christianity. It was based on their Greek heritage and was known as the Eastern Orthodoy Church.
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Christianity |
Based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ approximately 2,000 years ago, Christianity is one of the most influential religions in history. Although it began as a small sect of Judaism during the first century in ancient Israel, the Christian religion has nearly 2 billion followers at the beginning of the 21st century and can be found in virtually every corner of the globe. Christianity has historically taken correct doctrine very seriously. The early fathers and church councils carefully distinguished between "orthodoxy" from "heresy.
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