PPT-Christianity

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 . 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). 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. 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. Monotheism. As states and empires increased in size and contacts between . regions multiplied. , religious and cultural systems were transformed. . Religions and . belief systems provided a bond among the people and an ethical . Women . Slaves. Poor. Christian Community. "In a corner at the entrance to the house was a huge cupboard with a small built-in shrine. Inside the shrine were the silver statuettes of the household gods, a Venus in marble and a golden casket.". 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. AIM – How did Christianity originate? What made it different than Judaism? How did it become so popular?. Do Now: Look at the map and write down three conclusions about Christianity. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0dZhHccfU. The Localization of a Global Phenomenon. Distribution of Christians Worldwide. Christianity as a Western Religion in Africa. Christianity introduced to Africa by Western missionaries (English, Scottish, German, French) in the 19. 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 Christianity and the Roman Empire OBJECTIVE: To understand the life of Jesus, the origins of Christianity and the difficulties Christianity faced in a hostile Roman society Christianity and the