Origins
Christian religion began in Palestine, a
small stretch of land on the eastern
Mediterranean Sea. The Jews
considered Palestine their Promised
Land. In the initial decades of the
Roman Empire Christianity emerged
Early stages focused on cleansing the
jewish religion of stiff rituals and
haughty leaders
Founders
Jesus Christ (God)
Paul the Apostle
Sacred Texts
The Bible
It combines the jewish old testament
and the new testament
followers refer to this as the Holy
scriptures
Old Testament consists of 5 books of
law, 12 books of history, 5 books or
poetry and wisdom literature, and 17
books of prophecy
New testament consists of 4 gospels
accounts of the life of Christ, 1
historical account of the early church,
13 letters written by or attributed to the
Apostle Paul, 8 general letters, and
The Revelation of John.
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Christianity
By- Emma Sharpe, Mallory Kennedy, Gage
Marshall, Alexis Bowes, Brianna Lecrone
John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but to
save the world through Him.
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map of Christianity
Overview
Began as a small sect of Judaism during
the first century in ancient Israel
Religion involved Sunday worship service,
private and corporate prayer, study and
reading of scripture, and participation of
rites such as baptism and communion
Has nearly 2 billion followers in the
beginning of the 21st century and can be
found all around the world
Timeline
Core Beliefs/Tenants
Jesus is the son of God
Theres only one God
Life on earth, crucifixion, resurrection,
and ascension into heaven is proof of
God’s love
The Bible is God’s holy word
God knows all things (omniscient), He
is “all powerful” (omnipotent), and He is
omnipresent
God is the creator of everything
Impact
Map
Contributes to our laws (The 10
Commandments in the courthouse) Holidays (Thanksgiving, Easter,
Christmas)
Human rights (all people are created in
the image of God) Marriage (faithful) Music Christianity (Puritans) has moved people
to settle around the world, seeing
religious freedom Colleges have been founded by churches
(Duke, Lenior-Rhyne, Princeton, Yale,
Wake Forest)
Spread and Growth
The first community of Christians were
actually Jews
Believed that Christ, by example of his
teachings and through resurrection, had
brought a new vision and spoke as an
equal to God
Paul was the most influential missionary
and he traveled all over preaching the Old
Law, or the Laws of Moses, should be
replaces by the faith in Christ
Paul said only through christ can a person
live a life of kindness and joy, ultimately
being saved and reaching Heaven
Tensions arose between Jews and
Christians, since the Jews wanted to
preserve Jewish ways within Christianity
Ultimately, Paul succeeded in separating
the two religions and spreading the
Christian faith
With the founding of the New World,
Christianity began to spread beyond
Europe and Asia
Early missionaries were Catholics who
journeyed to Central and South America,
seeking to convert native people, but only
some of them converted to Christianity
By 1900, Christianity had spread onto
every continent, became a major world
religion