PPT-BASICS of CHRISTIANITY

Understanding the Contexts for AfricanAmerican 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. 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 . The. Impact. of. Christianity. on. Culture. and. Politics. The Ancient World - Christianity. t . e M T. Rome. Christianity is now the religion of over two billion people on every populated continent, but the faith began as a small movement in the city of Jerusalem in the Roman province . of Judea. . . 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). The First 1,000 Years. Week 3: Evolution and Migration. Overview. Week 1: Introduction And Overview. October 17. Week 2: Christianity In The Roman Empire. October 24. No Seminar October 31. Week 3: Evolution And Migration. In The Beginning. Romans were tolerant of the people they conquered religions. . Most people were polytheistic so adding the Roman Gods to their group was not a problem. By 63 BC Romans had conquered Judea. A movement, A Man, and The Entire Change of Western Civilization. Judaism in the Roman Empire. By 6 AD the area of Judaea (the lands of the old Jewish kingdom of Judah) had fallen under Roman control. . Jesus born - Mary . and . Joseph. Bethlehem. age . 30 began preaching/teaching. ”. Lord, Liar, . Lunatic”. used . parables. short . stories with . simple . moral . lessons. DAY 1 NOTES. Life and teachings of Jesus Christ becomes the . Jewish . Diaspora. In 66 AD, the Jews in Israel rebelled against Rome. To end the rebellion, Romans stormed Jerusalem, destroyed the temple, and exiled the Jews who scattered around the Roman Empire. The First 1,000 Years. Overview. Week 1: Introduction And Overview. October 17. Week 2: Christianity In The Roman Empire. October 24. No Seminar October 31. Week 3: Evolution And Migration. November 7. Jesus Attracts Followers. Causes. :. Word spread that he had performed healing miracles. Many people believed that he was the messiah. Effects. :. Chief Jewish priests see Jesus as a troublemaker. Jesus was the crucified. Rome at the Birth of Christ. Rome at the Birth of Christ. Rome: The Right time… The right place!!!. GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS. PHILOSOPHICAL FACTORS. POLITICAL FACTORS. Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!. Jews and the Roman Empire. Jews had trouble with the idea of honoring the Roman Emperor as a god. Jews refused to pay Roman taxes at times and mounted several rebellions (between 3. rd. c. BCE and 1. RISE OF CHRISTIANITY History of Preaching 1 Christianity in the 1 st Century 3 RISE OF CHRISTIANITY: Religion of Rome -Relationship of Roman Empire w/ Christianity: Paganism -Religion a matter of belief, a series