It is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, who lived in the Holy Land 2, years ago. The history of the Christian religion and the Christian church began with Jesus and his apostles. The Upanishads Vedic texts were composed and contain the first appearance of some of the central religious concepts of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. While around A.
Eusebius noted that Christ was called Nazarene after the name Nazareth and that Christians were once called Nazarenes in the early days. In monotheistic thought, God is considered the highest being, the creative divinity and the main object of faith. God is generally considered to be omniscient omniscient , omnipotent omnipotent , omnipresent omnipresent and the one who has an eternal and necessary existence. According to the Gospels, Jesus was a Jewish teacher and healer who preached the coming kingdom of God and was crucified around AD Although the developed doctrine of the Trinity is not explicit in the books that make up the New Testament, the New Testament has a triadic understanding of God and contains a number of Trinitarian formulas, including Matthew , 2 Corinthians , 1 Corinthians 12 : 45, Ephesians , 1 Peter 1: 2 and.
From the son of a Jewish carpenter, the religion spread first through the disciples of Jesus, then through emperors, kings and missionaries around the world.
Through crusades, conquests and words alone, Christianity has profoundly influenced the last 2, years of world history. Bethlehem is located 10 kilometers south of the city of Jerusalem, in the fertile limestone soil of the Holy Land. In addition to preaching, Paul is thought to have written 13 of the 27 books in the New Testament.
In 64 A. Many were brutally tortured and killed during this time. Under Emperor Domitian, Christianity was illegal. If a person confessed to being a Christian, he or she was executed. Starting in A. This became known as the Great Persecution. During this time, there were several groups of Christians with different ideas about how to interpret scripture and the role of the church.
In A. He later tried to unify Christianity and resolve issues that divided the church by establishing the Nicene Creed. Catholics expressed a deep devotion for the Virgin Mary, recognized the seven sacraments, and honored relics and sacred sites. When the Roman Empire collapsed in A. Between about A. In these battles, Christians fought against Islamic rulers and their Muslim soldiers to reclaim holy land in the city of Jerusalem.
The Christians were successful in occupying Jerusalem during some of the Crusades, but they were ultimately defeated. In , a German monk named Martin Luther published 95 Theses— a text that criticized certain acts of the Pope and protested some of the practices and priorities of the Roman Catholic church. As a result, Protestantism was created, and different denominations of Christianity eventually began to form.
The Catholic branch is governed by the Pope and Catholic bishops around the world. The Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox is split into independent units each governed by a Holy Synod; there is no central governing structure akin to the Pope. There are numerous denominations within Protestant Christianity, many of which differ in their interpretation of the Bible and understanding of the church.
Although the many sects of Christianity have differing views, uphold separate traditions and worship in distinct ways, the core of their faith is centered around the life and teachings of Jesus.
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Legitimization Under Constantine. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Over the next few centuries, there were debates and controversies about the precise interpretation of the faith, as ideas were formulated and discussed. The Council of Chalcedon held in was the last council held whilst the Roman Empire was intact. It gave rise to the Nicene Creed which Christians still say today to affirm their belief in God, Christ and his church.
When Rome fell in , it meant that Western and Eastern Christians were no longer under the same political rule and differences in belief and practice arose between them. The differences between Eastern and Western Christianity culminated in what has been called the Great Schism, in , when the patriarchs of the Eastern and Western division of Constantinople and Rome respectively were unable to resolve their differences.
The split led to the Orthodox church and the Roman Catholic church. The Orthodox church does not recognise the authority of the Roman papacy and claims a Christian heritage in direct descent from the Christian church of Christ's believers.
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Find out more about page archiving. The basics of Christian history Last updated Life and death of Jesus This history of Christianity is focussed on the life, death and resurrection of one person, Jesus Christ, the son of God. Jesus' ministry After the story of his birth, little is known about Jesus until he began his ministry at the age of about He taught in parables - everyday stories which had divine messages for those who would hear it.
Persecution and death Jesus stated publicly that he spoke with the authority of God.
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