Monday, May 6, 2013

Christianity in the Era of the Roman Peace

Christianity gained lots of popularity during the age of the Roman Empire, and over time it grew to be the most popular religion today. The most important figure that led to the creation of this new religion was Jesus. The Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John told stories about Jesus's life and what he had preached to the people. The Gospels mainly focused on Jesus's birth, his life as a preacher, and his death and the aftermath. Many people believe that Jesus was sent by God himself. Jesus improved on the religion, by saying that you should go above and beyond from what God expects you to do. Jesus associated with tax collectors, prostitutes, and sinners to prove his point. Jesus was a very unorthodox preacher, and he made many changes to the church that eventually evolved into its own religion.
throughout his life, Jesus performed many miracles, including  transforming water into wine, miraculously healing people of sickness and blindness, walking on water, and most importantly rising from the dead. Jesus had followers named apostles, who followed Jesus when he preached and were his messengers. Jesus sent these men to preach to the rest of the world, even when Jesus was gone. These apostles were the ones who started up the Christian religion.
Paul was one of the apostles during Jesus's time. He helped spread the word all across the Roman Empire, and he had become a major figure in the Catholic faith.

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