Christianity in the Pax Romana
Christianity - Roots
- What we know of Jesus come from the "Gospels" Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
- Gospel means good news
- Jesus taught that one must strive for perfection since God was perfect, and Jesus sought out the imperfect in society
- Jesus believed he was Messiah
- He was seen to be a threat to the Roman Empire; For many reason:
- He was trying to in-power people spiritually
- He was Jewish
- The followers who attempted to spread the word of his teachings were known as apostles
- And they believed that he is both human / divine , also that he rose from the dead ans ascended to heaven
Start spreading the news
- Paul of Tarsus was a Jew who became a follower of Jesus after a miraculous vision on the road to Damascus
- He help found other churches , stay in touch with other Christians; by writing letters
- Paul talked of “predestination” which meant that God chose who was to be saved and who was to be damned
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