1. Summarize the origins of christianity
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted
9. How did the church become organized?
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted
9. How did the church become organized?
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1. Summarize the origins of Christianity
Jesus was born in Palestine. Smaller sects are the Essenes, Pharisees (larger group, controlled the center of Judaism.) The smaller sects were illuminated by the discovery of the dead sea scrolls. The teachings of Jesus was taught by Jewish prophets. But the exhortations of Jesus were taught by the gospels. Jesus announced that the Messiah was to come not to bring rule on earth as most of his fellow Jews believe but to usher in the last judgement.
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Paul was one of the earliest converts. He was a Jewish roman citizen who knew something of Stoic philosophy and Hellenistic literature. He founded Christian cells which developed into churches. He eventually reached Rome. He made first adjustments of Christianity.
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Peter founded the Churches in Rome, by tradition. He was eventually crucified upside down. Later the site was St. Peter Church.
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
Greek was spoken by the early Christians.
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
They were attracted to it because there was a theological promise of salvation.
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
They didn’t like the scale of values and the patterns of life.
8. Explain how Christians were persecuted
9. How did the church become organized?
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Tatiana Padron and May Hogan
1. The origins of Christianity started with a man named Jesus, who was born in Palestine and crucified for claiming to be the son of GOD under the rule of Tiberius.
2. Paul was a follower of Jesus the founded the first churches.
3. Peter was another one of Jesus’ followers. He was a roman citizen that because of his strong faith made others convert to Christianity for wanting to be crucified upside down because he felt UN worthy.
4. The language the early Christians spoke was Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
5. The Christians worship GOD and Christ the pagans worship Idols. The Christians believe in heaven and hell and the pagans don’t believe in life after death.
6. People were attracted to Christianity because they preached it to be the way of eternal salvation and no matter what GOD would have your back like a safety net.
7. The government didn’t like Christianity because they refused to worship there Idols and take part in their pagan acts.
8. Christians were persecuted in many ways by get tortured of crucified or even thrown into fire or boiling oil they just wanted to humiliate them and to try to break their faith.
9. The church became organized by the leaders planning stuff.
kara faasen
1. Summarize the origins of Christianity
There was a man named Jesus who was born in Palestine during the rein of Augustus. At this time Judaism was split into sects. Some believed that a Messiah [[or redeemer was going to come and liberate them politically for those people of the Lord. What Jesus said and taught followed more of the early Jewish beliefs with some new additions and twists. He would send unique personal messages that were simple, but had great meaning and they would enter the hearts of his listeners.
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Paul was a Jewish Roman citizen who founded Christian "cells" ((which later became churches)) in Asia Minor. He later reached Rome where he founded more churches.
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Peter was said to be the original founder of the church in Rome.
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
The earliest Christians spoke Greek.
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
One difference is that Christians worship god and Christ, where as Pagans just believe in idols. Another difference is that Christians believe in a life after death; heaven and hell, where Pagans simply don't believe in life after death.
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
People where attracted to Christianity because they preached it as if God was always there to save you. Plus Christians seemed to help each other more, as if they were all kin and this appealed to people.
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
The Imperial didn't like Christianity because the Christians wouldn't take part in worshiping the emperors.
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted
They were tortured and humiliated, many were executed.
9. How did the church become organized?
Churches had a board of elders which worked sort of as a small democratic. The churches were pretty much independent but were all unified somewhat, since they had so many against them they all tried to hold strong together.
--Andrea && James
1. The teachings of Jesus was taulght by jewish prophets also by gospels. Whern Jesus announced he was the messiah people began to became his followers.
2.Paul was a roman citizen he founded the Christian Cells and later became christian churches.
3.Peter founded the first church in Rome he was eventaully was crucified upside down at a race track,later it became it was St. Peter church.
4. Greek
5. Christians believe in Heaven and Hell and Pagens believe that there no lif after then death.
6.They became christians because of that they helped each other out and that God would also help them to.
7. They would not take in part of worshiping the emperors.
8.Some were turtured and mostly were excuted.
9.They had a board of elders which kept them strong since so many people were against them people were helping each other out, they also were quite independent.
Jon Van Ess
1. christianity originated from judaism. the split occured over the issue of whether Jesus was the messiah or not.
2. Paul was one of the main missionaries. He is sometimes called the second father of christianity because of how much work he did with the expansion of christianity.
3. Peter was one of the appostles. he is said to have founded the bigest church, the roman church.
4. The early christians spoke Greek.
5. Obviously the christians believed in one god. also they were a closer group of people, leaning on each other for support.
6. People were atrackted to christianity because 1. it had basis in fact not myth and 2. there was a sense of community not found elsewhere in the ancient world.
7. The emporers didn't like christians because while exclusive they spoke out freely against paganism. Also they made no attempt to conform, disturbing the Romans "perfect" society.
8. The christians were prosecuted when they refused to worship roman dieties. After that they were used as scapegoats for anything that ever went wrong.
9. The church was organized so that the roman church was the center with the other bishops looking toward rome even though they didn't nesesarily have to follow the roman doctorine.
Laura Johnson
1. Christianity started as judiasm and eventually split when Jesus came to Earth it split into two different groups those who believed that he was the son of God and those believed that he was just a man who did miracles, but didn't become know as christianity until he died and they worshiped him.
2. Paul was a Roman citizen who knew Stotic philosophy and Hellenistic literature, he influenced christianity by building what today we know as church for the followers to worship God. He made one of the first adlustments to the christianity religion.
3. Peter was a man who was responcible for biulding one of the first churches upon a hill, and it is said that Jesus called him the leader of the church for which we call bishops or Pope. Which can be said to establish a controller of the church.
4. The earlier christians were Greek speaking individuals but there are also Latin tranlastion.
5. Two differences between the Christians and the Pagans were that the christians were brotherly and believed it was their duty to help the unfortunate, however the pagans believed in strong brutalityand individualistic charecteristics.
6. People were attracted by the social princlpes of the Christian faith and the belief that through the religion that would achive a soul that lived after physical death (eternal life).
7. It talks about how the imperial government though of chrisitanity as a secretive cult and that they were morally ocward in those times and that sometimes, when the persuecution of christians became an otraism and that some times when one family member became a christian then it could somtimes put stress on the family, and sometimes neighbors would be hesitant to be open with fellow neighbors.
8. Persuections of christians began when the emperor Nero or another Flavian emperor needed a scapegoat and used the christians who were persuecuted for it. they were considered atheists ( those who do not believe in the "right" god) and just being a memeber of a church was enough to be executed.
9. It was organized and ran by a board of elders called decons.
Justice Mason
Comment to Laurah
I like how you used complete senteces and correct punctuation it made it easier to understand.
Comment to Andrea and James you guys weree very indept with your answers thank you for that made me actually interested.
Justice Mason and Josh Briones
P.S My posting was also Josh
1. Summarize the origins of christianity.
The origins of Christianity was when Jesus was born in Palestine. Some Jews believed that a Messiah would come back and save them. This was taught by Jewish prophets.
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Paul was A Jewish Roman citizen who preached about Christianity. He influenced the expansion of Christianity by traveling around Asia minor and Aegean preaching.He is often called the founder of Christianity. He also had important missionary activities.
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Peter was a man who had built a church in Rome. He was later crucifed upside down.
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
The earliest Christians spoke Greek.
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
One difference is that Christianity believes in 1 god, while pangans believe in more than one god.Also, pagans don't believe in life after death and Christians
do.
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
People were attractd to Christianity because it was grounded in historical evidence. It also had a promise of life after death.
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
The imperial opposition to Christianity was when the imperial government persecuted Christians because of its different values and patterns of life.
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted.
They were persecuted by being scapegoats for Rome.
9. How did the church become organized?
The church became organized by having 7 deacons who directed the first church. Then, it started to include local prophets and elders.
~Charisse Johnson
1. Summarize the origins of Christianity
Jesus claimed to be the sun of God and was crucified under the rain of Tiberius.
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
One of the earliest converts, a jewish Roman citizen. He founded Christian cells witch later turned into Christian churches.
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
founded the church at Rome. He was crucified upside down In the Vatican circus.
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
Greek, but Latin converts became numerous across the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
Christians believed that a person was there own independent agent, yet bound to his fellow men and god above. But Pagans rarely sensed the dimensions of the gulf between the basic principles of Christianity and Greco-Roman civilization.
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
the promise of salvation was guaranteed by Jesus. There was also historical roots and not just myths and legends.
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted
execution
Jacob Green
1. Jesus was born in Palestine and then crucified under Tiberius. He said that the Messiah came to usher the Last Judgment, not bring rule on earth. Around the time of Jesus' birth and crucification, Judaism was split into many different sects.
2. Paul was one of the earliest converts from Judaism to Christianity. He founded what where to be developed into churches ("cells").
3. Peter was a man who was believed to have started the church at Rome. He started the basis for all leadership over all Christians.
4. Greek was spoken by the earliest Christians.
5. the Christians were certain that their religion or "path" was right. The Pagans disproved of their faith and often ridiculed them.
6. People were attracted to Christianity because was based on historical events, and it also promised salvation. The religion was also like a great network stretched across the Roman empire.
7. Christians openly and directly rejected pagan belief and gods, and also claimed the correct path of life. Christians also refused to bow before the state and worship the emperor. These are all reasons of why the imperial government disliked Christians.
8. There were three great attacks on the Christians. The first large persecution was under the rule of Decius. The second was under Valerian, and the last under the rule of Diocletian.
9. In Jerusalem, James and a group disciples and deacons organized the first group of believers and planned missionary activities. New churches were then founded all over the empire. The great revolt of 66-70 dispersed the Christians of Jerusalem, and left the churches all over the empire independent. Even though this happened, the churches were still held together.
Emma FitzGerald
To Jake-
Do you know that you missed number 9? Other than that, your answers were really good.
To laura-
I liked how you had answered the questions without overwriting.Good job!
~Charisse Johnson
1. Summarize the origins of Christianity
Christianity branched off of Judaism. Jews believed that a Messiah would come one day to free the people. Christians believed that the man called Jesus was the Messiah.
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Paul was one of the earliest Christian converts. He was a Jewish Roman citizen who founded Christian cells in Asia Minor and along the Aegean shores. He has been called the second founder of Christianity
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Peter was an early Christian who founded the Church of Rome. Founding this church is how he helped expand Christianity.
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
The earliest Christians spoke Greek.
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
Pagans had multiple Gods, Christians had one. Pagans were individualistic, while Christians were more reliant upon each other.
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
Christians were promised salvation, and Christianity was a united religion. Not only that, but Christians could always find other Christians to help them wherever they went.
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
To the population, Christians were people who defiantly stood apart from the norm. Christians were exclusive and had secret meetings. Christians also had a different set of beliefs compared to non-Christians.
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted
Christians were often used as scapegoats when the general populace had a problem. The populace blamed the Christians for their problems and so they were persecuted for it.
9. How did the church become organized?
The Church had been organized by James and the Lords Disciples, along with 7 Deacons of the church. But upon James’ death, the Christians never united as one whole group again.
zac abid and Alex McDonald
1. Jesus was born in Palestine during the rule of Augustus. Judaism was split into sects. Some people believed that a Messiah/redeemer would come to liberate them and bring victory to the Lord's people. Other sects views changed with the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls.
2. Paul was a Jewish Roman citizen who knew about Stoic philosophy and Hellenistic literature. some scholars call him the second founder of Christianity. He was one of the earliest converts. He founded Christian "cells" which later developed into churches.
3. Peter was the orginal founder of a church in Rome. He was crucified upside down at Vatican circus which was later named as St.Peter.
4. Most of the earliest Christians spoke Greek although some spoke Latin.
5. The Christians were sure that they held the right path even though they were ridiculed by the Pagans. The Christians felt the responsibility to help and comfort people but they Pagans had a individualistic lifestyle.
6. People were attracted to Christianity because they are promised salvation and each church was firmly organized and was closely connected to its fellow churches over the Empire. If a Christian went somewhere, they could always find other followers to aid and comfort them. They felt a responsibility to care for the sick, widows, orphans, etc. All children of God have an individual soul which survived physical death. Christianity is the only religion of the Mediterranean that is grounded in historical events.
7. The Christians were very exclusive and they rejected pagan gods and claimed sole possession of the right path of life. The imperial government also didn't like Christianity because of its different patterns of life and scale of values. Also, the Christians wouldn't worship the emperor.
8. Under Nero, Christians were executed. During the third century, the Roman Empire was having difficult times and Decius ordered that all citizens should worship the Roman gods and the Christians didn't so they were persecuted. Decius died and later Valerian confiscated the wealthy Christians' land because of the need of money. Galerius took over and when he got sick, he begged the Christians to pray for him to get better. Two years later, Constantine took over and made Christianity legal.
9. At Jerusalem, James and Jesus' desciples and seven deacons directed the first group of believers and planned missionary activities. As each new church was founded, it had a board of elders and deacons. After the revolt of 66-70, Christian churches were independent. The need for unity held the churches together.
Kelly Drelles
1. What factors influenced the fall of Rome?
The deaths of the Roman emperors left rome leaderless and warfare, also the emperors had personal troubles.
2. Who was Aetius? List his accomplishements
A danubian borm soldier who was Rome's last effective general. He fought Boniface and gained control of the governent.
3. Describe in a paragraph "The Last Victory"
Attila became co-king of the huns and brought terror to the east and west. When Valentinian III's sister had an affair she smuggled a ring to Attila to ask for help. He then invaded Gaul and demanded half the empire as a dowry. He sacked many cities and when the Visigoths joined Aetius and fought Attila, Attila retreated for the only time in his life. In the next couple years his empire fell apart and Valentinian III killed him. Then Aetius' former soldiers killed him and the empire started to end for good.
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REAL ONE:
1. Summarize the origins of christianity
Judaism evolved after Jesus was crucified and everything, when Paul of Tarsus found christian cells that became churches.
2. Who was Paul? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
Paul was a Jewish Roman citizen who founded those christian cells that became churches that spread everywhere, like into Rome.
3. Who was Peter? How did he influence the expansion of Christianity?
The traditional founder of the church in rome. He was told by Jesus to build the church and the line of roman bishops extends back to rome.
4. What language was spoken by the earliest Christians?
They spoke Greek,
5. List two differences between the "Christians" and the "Pagans"
-The Pagans thought christians were wrong and ridiculed them.
-The christians were willing to accept dying for their god.
6. Why were people attracted to Christianity?
You always had friends no matter where you went and there was life after death. Also the values of christianity was worth converting for many people.
7. Summarize the Imperial Opposition to Christianity
They were exclusive and stood apart defiantly. The imperial government didn't like their different values and way of life, the christians would not bow before the state and worship its divine protectors and the emperor.
8. Explain how were Christians persecuted
The empire had troubles in the 3rd century and the emperor made everyone worship the roman gods and get their support and the christians would not.
9. How did the church become organized?
Every church had their own board of elders and deacons and all the churches had a common creed and the need for unity.
1. Christianity started as Judaism, and the Early Christians were first Jews. The two religions split apart when some of them, (the Christians) believed that Jesus was the Son of God, and others believed that Jesus was a teacher who committed blasphemy because he claimed to be God.
2. Paul was a man who was first named Saul, until God changed it, and his Missionary work throughout the world at his time caused him to be called one of the founders of Christianity itself.
3. Peter was a missionary who started the Christian Church in Rome. Eventually, however, he was killed by being crucified upside-down.
4. The language spoken by the early Christians was Greek
5. The Christians had a strong social sense, unlike that of individualistic pagan life, and the rewards and of Christianity were not just physical or material, as they were to the Pagans.
6. They saw hope for the afterlife, and each church was bound together, so they felt like part of something far larger than themselves
7. Christians seemed like people who stood defiantly apart in secret unions. Also, the Imperial did not like Christianity because of it's different set of values and patterns of life, and they saw Christianity as a threat of large scale insurrection.
8. Christians were the Scapegoats for trouble in Rome. Any member of the Christian church could be executed, and the land of wealthy Christians was taken by the Government.
9. To start, the center of Christianity was Jerusalem, and each church had a fairly democratic organization of elders and deacons. In some areas there were also Prophets.
Nate Mulder
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