“do unto others as you would have them unto you.”

ChristianityBy: Humza, Arjun and Tim (HAT)

History of Christianity

• Originated in Jerusalem in the beginning of the 1st century by the followers of Jesus Christ

• Jesus-believed to be Christ, the messiah, the son of god• 12 disciples-hand picked apprentices of Jesus Christ to

spread word of his teachings after his death• Christianity was discouraged until the reign of

Constantine, emperor of Rome, who made Christianity the official religion

• Edict of Milan (A.D.313)

Basic Belief System

• Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ• belief in life, teachings, death, and resurrection of

Jesus Christ• “do unto others as you would have them unto you.”• God created the ten commandments for people to live

their life by

Ten Commandments

Sacred Symbols

• Cross - (Crucifix) – Where Jesus was crucified.• Fish - Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter (ICTHYS

Greek)• Dove - Symbol of the Holy Ghost and represents our

Lord’s Baptism and the Pentecost.

Sacred Texts and Places

• Gospels – The teaching of Christ• New Testament – Includes Gospels, Christian Writing

and Jesus Christ• Old Testament – About the Hebrews • Church – Pray, Sing and read the Bible

Rituals, Ceremonies and Holidays

• Baptism – When a Christian joins a church• Matrimony - The state or ceremony of being married;

marriage• Christmas – When Jesus was born.• Easter – Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to

heaven.• Lent – A forty day period

Places of Worship

• Chapel - A small building for Christian worship

 • Church - A building used for public Christian worship.

 

Role of Women• Women in Early Christian Churches had little

freedom, they weren’t allowed to speak, teach, baptize or offer in church.

• In modern churches women have more rights. They are allowed to be church leaders, sing in choirs, pray, teach and do other things without any restrictions.

• The bible refers to a number of women who played important roles: Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary Magdalene, Mary and Bertha, Eve, etc.

Demographics• There are about 1, 995, 229, 000 Christians in the

world. • 33% of the world’s population• The main branches of Christianity are Catholic,

Protestant, and Orthodox.• Majority of the Christians are in U.S. and Canada

(86%), Latin America (92%), Europe (76%), Australia (85%).

• It is the most prevalent faith in Africa (48%).

Short Video about Christianity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-UOhY0s8E

Works Cited• http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

#Christianity

• atheism.about.com/od/aboutchristianity/a/demographics.htm

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irst/women.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity#Demographics• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_population

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es-in-christianity/

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