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By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
1.
How was Christianity rooted in the teachings of Judaism?
2.
What were the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth?
3.
How did Christianity spread throughout the Roman world?
4.
What was the early Christian church like?
CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM
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Christianity
Judaism in the Roman World
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What did Jews have to promise the Roman Empire in order to practice monotheism?
Reactions to Roman Rule
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Who were the Zealots?
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What happened in AD 66-70?
The Messianic Prophecies
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What is wrong with your textbooks definition of Messiah?
JESUS OF NAZARETH
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Jesus of Nazareth
Life
 Where do we get most of our knowledge of Jesus’ earthly life?
 What was Jesus’ message?
 disciples
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What alarmed authorities to the point of arresting and crucifying Jesus?
Death and Resurrection

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How many days did Jesus spend teaching his disciples after his resurrection?
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What is the Greek word for Messiah?
THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
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Apostles
Paul of Tarsus
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Paul extended the message of Christ to what group after the Jews?
 What were Paul’s Epistles?
Roman Christianity
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What reasons led to the spread of Christianity through the Roman world?
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What percentage of the Roman people were Christians by 300 AD?
Persecution
 martyrs
Imperial Approval
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What event led Constantine to establish Christianity as the official religion of the Roman
Empire?
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What was the Edict of Milan?
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What led to the gradual disappearance of polytheism in the empire?
THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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Eucharist
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Who are the laity of the church?
 bishop
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Who were the patriarchs?
 popes
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Where did the popes feel they got their authority to govern the entire church?