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CULTURE AND RELIGION Christianity commenced more than 2000 years ago in Israel Christianity began with Jesus a Jewish man who taught a group of disciples about a new concept of the Judaic religion. T h i s chapter deals with Christianitys spread in A f r o E u r a s i a particularly in the classical and postclassical periods but with renew e d d e velopment in the late nineteenth and t w entieth centuries Like Buddhism and later Islam Christi Understanding the Contexts for African-American Christianity. Jesus. Jesus . is the form of . direct revelation. in Christianity. The books of the New Testament are a . record. of that revelation, but the event of Jesus' life is the central form of contact between the divine and human realms in Christianity - there would be no scripture, no religious tradition, no Christianity without Jesus' life, activity, death and resurrection.. Lesson Overview. Models of . Christ and Culture. Culture of ancient Rome. Culture of Christianity. Christ against Culture. Legalization of Christianity . Models of Christ and Culture . What is Culture? (Pg. 35). Judaism. Christianity. Islam. Video Links. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HybxZkMxZvQ. . World Religion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9TEiNaRx88. . Monotheistic Religion. 1/7/15 Monotheistic Religions . Religious Studies. Middle East Studies. Humanities . 70A. Home of the Western Religions. The Influential Ancients. Egypt. Mesopotamia. Zoroastrians (Iran). Greek and Roman Paganism. Greek Philosophy. Romans . 1:20-23. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Abrahamic- Judaism, Islam, Christianity. Eastern- Sikhism. Dying- Zoroastrianism. Monotheism- Definition. Worship of ‘One’ God. Some Religions are more monotheistic than others, EX: Duality, Angels, Demons, trinity, semi- divine prophets, Satan . What you need to know. You . will need to have . a basic understanding of the role of a Pope and how a Pope is elected.. You. . will . be . able to explain the duties and responsibilities of the Pope in greater detail.. WHII.15. Warm-up:. How have the five world religions had a profound impact on culture and civilization?. What are some characteristics of the five major world religions?. Monotheism. Belief in only one God. Most religious people pray for peace, but religious groups may not share the same vision of how peace will be achieved.. Geographers see that the process by which one religion diffuses across the landscape may conflict with the distribution of others. . Article: Religion and State: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Authors: Candice Goucher, Charles LeGuin, and Linda Walton. Source: In the Balance: Themes in World History (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998) . Bellringer. – What was the Exodus? Explain all that you know.. People, places, times & events – along with why they are important – see if you can apply it to today.. A . New Religion in . Who began the religion?. Christianity was spread first by the Apostles, especially Peter and Paul. Where did the religion begin?. Offshoot of Judaism. First Century. Palestine. Christianity Contd.. What are the key writings of the religion?. Types and Locations. Religion & language are the foundations of culture – confer & reflect identity. Spreads through diffusion. Cultural landscape:. Churches, mosques, cemeteries, shrines, statues, symbols.