Christianity in the Pax Romana

    Today in class we talked about Christianity. My notes are below.


Christianity- roots
  • It all begins with Jesus
  • Most of what we know of Jesus comes from the Gospels
  • Gospel means "good news"
WHo's Jesus?
  • Jesus was a Jewish itnerant preacher in Judea who set himself apart from other Messiah's
  • Jesus taught God's personal relationship to each human being
  • Message of love
Miore roots
  • Jesus' followers believed he was the "Messiah" who had come to end the world and bring the truly faithful into the kingdom of God
  • Jesus believed to be both man and the son of God; both human and divine
  • Jesus was deemed a threat to Roman rule and was crucified, though his followers believed he rose from the dead and ascended to heaven 
  • The 12 followers of Jesus who attempted to spread the word of his teachings were known as apostles
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  • Paul of Taurus was a Jew who became a follower of Jesus after a miraculous vision on the road to Damascus
  • Paul talked of "predestination" which meant that God chose who was to be saved and who was to be damned
  • Paul was well-traveled, he helped found churches in many places, he kept in touch with new Christians by letters (Corinth, Thessalonia, Rome, Ephesus)

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