The views on Christianity throughout Rome changed immensely from the early years of the empire through the fourth century. For a while, Christians were looked at as a threat to many because of their belief in monotheism. Nero and his followers persecuted and punished the lower class and women who followed Christianity as well as use them as political scapegoats. As time went on, the tolerance for Christianity in Rome grew and Christianity gained acceptance. By the fourth century, Christianity was the official religion in Rome.
In the first century, Christianity had an inherent sense of urgency built into its foundational belief the end of the age. Therefore, Jesus’ disciples were commissioned to “… Go into the entire world and preach the gospel to all creation” (The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible, Mark 16.15). Thus, Christianity was rapidly spread throughout the Roman world in a period of about 40 years. Christianity can be trace from the times Jesus of Nazareth preached and inspired a following in the province of Judea where the Roman Emperor Tiberius ruled during 14-37 CE. Jesus expanded on his Jewish faith and created his own view that many people believed in.
In the early churches, many didn't agree with the spread of the Christian religion. However, Paul was a high Pharisee and persecuted Christians. Until Paul had encountered with Jesus he made Paul believe in the Lord. With Paul having his own churches he many had to question his work and Paul had answers to defeat the Christian works.
3.)The Spread Of Christianity 1st: Roman Roads Roman roads would stretch approximately 51,000 miles across the Roman empire and also had ditches so that rain will not be covering the road. Every Roman road was connected to the Roman Empire,in modern day big city there are multiple roads that all lead to the same place. Also roads were built so there can be easier travel to places, the first roman roads were built so that troops and visitors will be able to travel easier. Roman roads had ditches near them,so that
Many people, as well as leaders thought of the religion as something they can blame tragic events on. For example, in 64 BC Nero blamed Christianity for the cause of the great fires, and persecuted a huge amount Christians. This devastated the Christian community Bernard states. Incidents like this is what held back the religion from spreading so quickly. This held the religion back along with other causes as well.
While both Islam and Christianity were spread Christianity had more governments in control than Islam. The Christians and Islam each believed that there is only one true God that sends down a messenger
Before Christianity took a firm hold on the Roman people, religion was based on pagan beliefs, and there were many gods. This idea allowed the gods of conquered civilizations to be taken into the Roman way of life. Polytheistic religions were based on imagery and idols that symbolize the deity to worship. Last week, we read that the Pantheon was built to be a "temple to all gods," which symbolizes the polytheistic aspect of Roman religious beliefs of the time. Emperor Constantine accepted Christianity at the beginning of the fourth century, which introduced a new direction for the Roman Empire.
Christianity has always been a reference point when talking about the formation and identity of Europe. Christianity Europe identity formed the power of Christianity. Christianity influenced Europa besides other important factors like as geographical and political matters. Christianity has deep roots in terms of European identity. Religion is a factor that makes them bringing the peoples having the same faith.
Christianity is arguably one of the the most influential and important aspects that originated in western civilization. The religion started out as a small sect of Judaism and a man named Jesus spreading his word with a few followers. For centuries, Christians in Rome endured persecution and secret worship. With the appeal of eternal salvation and the hierarchy of the church, Christianity gradually spread, began to rise, and eventually became the prominent religion in Rome. Today, Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world.
The major reason for the spread of Christianity was because it was of Emperor Constantine interest and since he was the emperor of the Roman Empire, which was the world 's largest empire, there was a massive expansion of Christianity.
During the early Pax Romana, Christianity, emerged and it spread rapidly in the Roman Empire. The founder of Christianity was Jesus who used parables with moral lessons to communicate his ideas. Jesus emphasized mercy, sympathy for the poor and helpless, morality, forgiveness, and service to others. Christianity eventually became the official religion of Rome because of its unifying force and the fact that it appealed to all classes in society. The humble, poor and oppressed found comfort in his message of love, equality, human dignity, and promise for a better life.
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 has shaped the Scientific Revolution in Europe in many different ways. The main argument is that it brought a new of thinking that relied on Empiricism and objectivism. The findings made by the revolution’s astronomers challenged the foundations of the truths of the Christian church and the Bible. Some studies show that it has shaped the Scientific Revolution, whereas others show that it has not. The research that shows Christianity does have a significant amount of impact on the Scientific Revolution mostly deal with the explicit conflict between religion and science.
Christianity is the world's largest religion with about 2 billion followers. Christianity was formed around 33 CE in present day Israel. It is based on the birth, death, resurrection and the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ. During that time period, Israelites suffered in slavery and sins under the rule of the Roman
The existence of Christianity enumerates almost 20 centuries and for this period it made a long way in development and expansion. The Christianity was born in Palestine in the 1st century AD and spread to various corners of the world. Kennedy, P. (2011). Christianity : An Introduction. London: I.B.
