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� RomanpowerspreadtoJudeaC.63BCE
� RometookcontrolC.6CE
� Jewsbelievedthesavior,knownastheMessiah,wouldrestorethekingdomoftheJews
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� Exactdateisunknown� C.4-6BCEJesuswasborn
� LivedinNazareth,northofPalestine
� Workedasacarpenter
� 30Jesusbeganpublicministry
� PreachedmanyidealsofJudaism� Monotheism� TenCommandments
� EmphasizedpersonalrelationshipwithGod
� Eternalkingdomafterdeath
� MainsourceofinformationonJesuscomesfromtheGospels� FirstfourbooksoftheNewTestamentoftheBible
� BelievedtobewrittenbyJesus’disciples� Laterknowasthe12apostles
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� Wentfromtowntotownpreachinghismessage
� Ignoredwealthandstatus� Messageappealedtothepoor
� JesusgrowingpopularityscaredRomanandJewishleaders
� ChiefJewishprieststatedthatJesus’teachingwereblasphemy-Profanity
� PontiusPilateaccusedJesusofdefyingRomanauthority� ArrestedJesusandsentencedhimtocrucifixion
� Jesuswasplacedinatombafterhisdeath
� AccordingtotheGospels� Threedayslaterhisbodywasgone� Jesusbeganappearingtohisfollowers� HethenascendedintoHeaven
� Apostle’sweremoreconvincedtheneverJesuswastheMessiah
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� AtthistimeJesusbegantobecalledJesusChrist
� ChristosisaGreekworkmeaning“messiah”or“savior”
� ChristianitywasarosefromChrist
� FollowersofJesuscontinuetospreadhisteachings
� Religiousandpoliticalopposition
� SpreadslowlythroughouttheEmpire
� PaxRomanamadethetravelandexchangeofideaseasy
� Apostle
� NevermetJesus
� HadavisioninDamascus,spenttherestofhislifespreadingandinterpretingJesus’teachings
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� WroteinfluentiallettersknownasEpistles
� StressedJesuswasthesonofGodanddiedforpeople’ssins
� DeclaredChristianitywouldwelcomeallconverts� Jews� Gentiles-NonJews
� In66CEagroupofJewsrebelledagainstRome
� In70CERomestormedJerusalemanddestroyedtheTemplecomplex� TodaytheholistJewishshrine
� HalfmillionJewswerekilledintherebellion
� In132CEJewsmadeanotherattempttobreakfree
� Jewishpoliticalstateceasedtoexistedfor1,800years
� Jewsweredrivenfromtheirhomelandintoexile
� KnowastheDiasporaordispersaloftheJews
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� ChristiansalsowereaproblemforRomanofficials
� RefusedtoworshipRomangods
� SeenasoppositiontoRome
� AsPaxRomanaendedpersecutionincreased� Persecution-persistentannoyanceorharassment.
� Exiled,imprisoned,orexecutedChristiansfornotworshippingRomandeities
� Thousandswerecrucified,burned,orkilledbywildanimals
� SawtheseChristiansasmartyrs� Peoplewillingtosacrificetheirlifeforacauseorbelief
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� Grewformanyreasons� Embracedallpeople� Gavehopetothepowerless� AppealedtothosewhorepelledRome� OfferedpersonalrelationshipwithGod� Promiseofeternallife
� Fighting3rivalsforcontrolofRomein312CE
� Daybeforebattleprayedfordivinehelp
� Thensawimageofacross
� Imagewasplacedonshields
� Aftervictory-gavecredittotheChristianGod
� In313CEConstantineorderedtheendofChristianprosecution
� EdictofMilandeclaredChristianitytobeareligionapprovedbytheEmperor
� In380CE-Theodosiusmadeittheofficialreligion
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� Hierarchy� Priest-Locallevel� Bishop-supervisedseverallocalchurches
� PeterwasthefirstBishop� JesusreferredtoPeterasthe“rock”
� Pope-fatherorheadofChristianchurch
� Disputesoverbeliefswereintense
� FourGospels,EdictofPaul,andotherdocuments
� AddedtotheOldTestament
� ConstantinecalledleaderstogetherinNicaea� WrotetheNiceneCreed� Definedbasicbeliefsofthechurch