Christians believe that if you follow the bible, do not sin, and follow God, all that you need will be provided for you, according to the New Testament of the Christian Bible, from Matthew 5 (Doc. 9). As said in an excerpt from Genesis 17 of the Old Testament (Doc. 10), God came down to a man named Abram, made his the father of many nations, ones that are fruitful and with many kings, re-named him Abraham, and made of of his descendants gods, with the land of Canaan, and him as their god. The impact of Christianity on Rome was both the ease of travel and single language introduced by the Roman Empire helped the Christians to rapidly spread the word of God. They built more roads for this. Judaism has a wide array of beliefs, based on the individual.
Christianity is one of the main reasons why the Roman Empire fell. The Christian religion was monotheistic which is the belief in one god while the traditional religion of the Romans was polytheistic which is the belief in many gods. “By approving Christianity, the Roman state directly
Rome’s hierarchy system was very strict and it was based on how much money a family or person had. (Doc D) The Emperor was at the top, then it was his court which was made up of the wealthy and prestigious, then at the bottom the commoners, and people rarely moved between classes. (Doc D) Romans believed that the only way to a peaceful existence was through violence, victory, and no one opposing their rule. (Doc E) Christianity believed that you could have peace through nonviolence, justice, and when all was fair.
Before Christianity, many Romans highly valued the God of their religion. The Romans believed that gods controlled their lives, were good role models, and would return favors. In the end, Roman people addressed their religion seriously, and were careful not to upset their Gods/God. To start the Romans believed that Gods controlled their lives.
A chart which compares Roman ideology and Christianity states that the difference between the two is “peace through violent victory and peace through nonviolent justice,” (Document E). Christianity was a better option for people because it has a better concept of peace. Christianity’s idea of peace does not involve violence, but rather fairness and justice. In contrast, the Romans tended to fight wars to “establish peace” by taking control of land so things could be “quiet and orderly.” However, that was not true peace, it was only fearful compliance with the law.
The Roman Empire lasted almost 2,000 years before it finally fell, due to the Barbarian attacks, but some people believe there was more reasons as to why the most powerful nation fell. There are 70 Roman gods and goddesses. The Greeks only had 12 gods but all 12 were changed to Roman gods. The Romans just changed the names, and some of the abilities of the Greek gods. To understand the difference between the Roman and Greek religion and how Christianity played a role in them, one must understand exactly what the Roman religion is, what the Greek religion is, and what Christianity is.
The Roman Empire was a big state that she had everything in it, such as emperors, lands, soldiers, paganism, Christianity after paganism, historical buildings including temples, coins for financial exchange, mosaics, and her law and constitution. Just before the early middles ages, the Roman Empire changed her state religion into Christianity from paganism. Before changing the state religion, a Christian persecution occurred, and the Christians were punished and tortured till the fourth century that Constantine became a Christian in 312 AD. Although the Romans had an understanding of Pax Romano, which was to respect for other nations, and get along with one another, Christians had a terrible persecution. But, after Christianity became a state
The Romans had problems with some other religions based on my understanding and in one case, it was not for religious beliefs but political; The Romans had problems with Judaism for political reasons and not so much their religious beliefs. After listening to the presentation and based on my reading and understanding from the book, How Should We Then Live, it is clear to me that the Romans viewed Christianity as a political movement and no much religious. In the Roman prospective, Jesus and his followers were preaching treason and that did not look good in the Romans prospective. Another reason in my opinion the Romans persecuted the Christians was because the Romans saw Christianity as a threat to their religious system. The Romans were
In City of God, St. Augustine discusses how it was not the Romans’ conversion to Christianity that caused the fall of Rome. While the pagans blamed the fall of Rome on the acceptance of Christianity and the rejection of Roman pagan gods, St. Augustine refutes this claim by explaining how the Roman gods failed to protect their worshippers and how the Christian God did not. The first pagan argument was that their gods abandoned them in retaliation for many Romans converting to Christianity. The pagans argued that their gods had protected them for hundreds of years, because Rome still prevailed against great military foes, such as Hannibal’s army. When Christianity rose to acceptance and offerings to the old gods declined, Rome was soon sacked
It can be seen that Christianity had the most significant changes in Roman society compared to the other religions. Christianity improved the social, cultural and political way
Comparing and Contrasting the Roman Empire and Kingdom of God There were, and are, many kingdoms and empires in this world. Some of these kingdoms are quite similar, and some, are not even close to the same. The Roman Empire and the Kingdom of God, two very important kingdoms in our lifetime, both have several interesting similarities and differences.
Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece were very powerful and influential forces around the time that Christianity had began to spread. In Rome’s society, people followed under an emperor, who had strict rules about religion and the type of beliefs one should have. At the time, Rome’s official religion was pagan, but later converted to Christian. Ancient Greece had different religious beliefs than those that Christianity consisted of, but these countries were both powerful and helpful in spreading this new religion. Greece and Rome were impactful on Christian doctrine as well as helping this religion thrive and continue to expand to new areas.
Significant Distinctions and Similarities between Roman Catholicism vs Christianity In today’s society it is fairly difficult to differentiate religion in general, especially when the individual isn 't knowledgeable of religious practices. Roman Catholicism and Christianity have several similarities, but they are also very different, however Catholics are Christians because they believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. Which is the foundation of the Christian faith.
Even though Christians were persecuted on and off during the Roman Empire, Christianity flourished. In the early Roman Empire, when Claudius, Nero, Domitian, and Trajan were emperors, Christianity was banned and Christians were persecuted. Nevertheless, Christians found ways to spread Christianity, and many people converted. As trials occurred and the Empire lost good leaders, the people took security in Christianity and other religions. Christianity grew during the Roman Empire because Constantine helped create the Edict of Milan, Constantine had imperial favor toward The Church, and there was trade routes to spread Christianity to different areas.
Christianity began in the first century CE with the birth and death of Jesus Christ. Small pockets of the religion began to form in the eastern region of the Roman Empire. As the apostle Paul began spreading the word, so too did the religion. Eventually, the rulers of the Roman Empire began to see its rising popularity as a threat, as it challenged the beliefs set forth that named the emperor as a god. Under the rule of Emperor Nero, Christians were brutally prosecuted.
