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Jesus Christ of Nazareth

Jesus Christ was born in 6 BCE and was born from Virgin Mary who was married to Joseph. It is believed that Jesus was and is the Son of God, and was born through immaculate conception. It is also believed that Jesus began his ministry when he was 30, after he was baptized by John the Baptist, who immediately declared Jesus as the Son of God as soon as John laid his eyes on him. After his Baptism, Jesus traveled to the Judean desert to meditate and fast for the next 40 days and 40 nights. But the first sign of Jesus' Glory was when he travelled with his mother to a wedding, where the host ran out of wine. Jesus then told people to bring him water, as he would turn the water into wine more fine than anything that had been served before he got there. Though Jesus was the Son of God and was very peaceful, when he and his disciple arrived at Passover, Jesus noticed merchants and brokers, as well as money changers, Jesus went into rage as he proclaimed that his Father's house is not a house for merchants, but

worship. Eventually, government officails found out about Jesus and

claimed that Jesus' powers were satanic, and that Jesus was

wrong for proclaiming that he was King of the Jews. Jesus

was then arrested, tortured, then crucified. Three days

later, Jesus resurrected from the tomb in which he

was buried. It is believed that Jesus will

eventually come back.

Sprung off of Judaism

Missionaries

As all Christians should know, Jesus was born a Jew, The Son of God. But Jesus' teachings and movements weren't to seperate his teachings from Judaism, nor were his teachings meant to create a competing religion. Differentiation from other religions occured when the beliefs of Christianity came in contact with those of Greek and Roman mythology. Christianity and Judaism also faced the same obsctacles as Christians were looked down upon, just as Jews were years before. This happend because these two religions have very similar beliefs and belief systems. These belief systems were not what rulers like Ceaser wanted, as they wanted the same religion and order for everybody of lower classes. Both of these religions also happen to be monotheistic and read the Old Testament.

The purpose of a missionary is to spread a certain relgion by preaching and teaching. Though the earliest spread of Christianity in Rome was because of Christ, many people after Jesus continued the movement. Most of Jesus' desicples went on to become missionaries, as it is believed that Jesus came down from heaven to tell his students to spread the idea of Christianity. This movement caused converisions, which in turn, created more missionaries. Paul was the most influencial missionary of the twelve desciples as he made it easier for Romans and Greeks to convert because he could display the ideoligy of christianity in ways that the people of Rome and Greece coulld understand. It was easier for hime because he was born and raised in a Greek city. But all twelve disciples played the same role, which was to spread Christianity in a way that many people will

spread to their children, increasing the

numbers of Followers of Christ.

Key Concept 2.1

The Development and Codification of Cultural Traditions

As states and empires increased in size and contacts between regions multiplied , religious and cultural systems were transformed. Religions and belief systems provided an bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. These shared beliefs also influenced and reinforced political, economical, and occupational stratification.

Religious and political authority often merged as rulers (some of

whom were considered devine) used religion, along with military

and legal structures, to justify their rule and ensure its

continuation. Religions and belief systems could also

generate conflict, partly because beliefs and practices

varied greatly within and among societies.

The Holy Bible

Roman Hostility Towards Christians

The Holy Bible is the sacred book of the Christian religion.

This text is an accumilation of many books such as the New Testament, Old Testament, Genisis, and many other books written by Jesus' disciples. This book is used as information of the Christian belief and also gives rules, such as the Ten Commandments, for people of the Christian faith to follow. The books that were written from Jesus' twelve desciples named after those who wrote them. Genisis explains the beginng of all things living and how they were created. The rest of the Bible tells stories of conquests and andventures of people involved with the Christian faith. It also tells of the life of Jesus

and his early followers such as John,

Luke, Mark, and Peter.

Hostility towards Christians was around at the very beginning of Jesus' movement towards Christianity. This hostility occured because it, of course, went against the beliefs of the general public and governmentrt of the Roman Empire. Other reasons consisted of Christians being blamed of weird and wicked crimes such as eating the body and blood of Christ, as well as referring to each other as brothers and sisters. But the main part of the prosecution of Christians was done by the local governments instead of the central government. Some Christians were even taken as slaves, as Christians were part of the lower class. And where as Romans didn't like to publically recognise marriages, Christians did the exact opposite. Also, many cults were created on

both sides of the dilemna, with the Christians

sometimes burning buildings in attempts to

cause the End, and also tried to bring

back Jesus through this process.

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By: Christopher Fuller