1. Simon peter made a speech to the followers of Jesus that put forth a new spiritual message. They were followers of the new message of Jesus; they were a dedicated and enthusiastic group devoted to communal living who shared everything with each other for the common good.
2. James the Just of Jerusalem was the leader of the new religion in Jerusalem. Paul was the leader of the new religion outside of Jerusalem.
3. Saul was a young Jew, that considered himself the new religions worst enemy. He was born in Tarsus, and was a champion of Jewish orthodoxy and a persecutor of the new Jesus heresy. As Saul was approaching Damascus, a bright light for heaven surrounded him and he fell to the ground and heard the voice of God which asked him why Saul …show more content…
Ignatius of Antioch was arrested, and as he is transported to Rome to be executed, he meets with members of local Christian churches along the way in order to consolidate all the house churches into one large organization. He wanted to bring a central authority to this collection of house churches in the form of a bishop, and proposes a structure for the church based on Roman city government.
14. 303 AD Roman emperor Diocletian claims that the sun god Apollo has spoken to him, and that Apollo is angry at the rise of this new Christian deity in Rome. As a result Diocletian begins a violent persecution of the Christians, which was known as the great persecution.
15. Christianity was able to convert the known world because of its powerful message being preached by its religious leaders. There was a sense of equality amongst the followers of the faith and things like social status no longer mattered. What made Christianity appealing was that followers did not have to abide by the strict laws of Judaism to be considered, it was a religion that allowed in a way more freedom. People joined because the faith that the Christian community had in God was tremendous, and no matter what happened to them, they knew they would be saved by
2. James the Just of Jerusalem was the leader of the new religion in Jerusalem. Paul was the leader of the new religion outside of Jerusalem.
3. Saul was a young Jew, that considered himself the new religions worst enemy. He was born in Tarsus, and was a champion of Jewish orthodoxy and a persecutor of the new Jesus heresy. As Saul was approaching Damascus, a bright light for heaven surrounded him and he fell to the ground and heard the voice of God which asked him why Saul …show more content…
Ignatius of Antioch was arrested, and as he is transported to Rome to be executed, he meets with members of local Christian churches along the way in order to consolidate all the house churches into one large organization. He wanted to bring a central authority to this collection of house churches in the form of a bishop, and proposes a structure for the church based on Roman city government.
14. 303 AD Roman emperor Diocletian claims that the sun god Apollo has spoken to him, and that Apollo is angry at the rise of this new Christian deity in Rome. As a result Diocletian begins a violent persecution of the Christians, which was known as the great persecution.
15. Christianity was able to convert the known world because of its powerful message being preached by its religious leaders. There was a sense of equality amongst the followers of the faith and things like social status no longer mattered. What made Christianity appealing was that followers did not have to abide by the strict laws of Judaism to be considered, it was a religion that allowed in a way more freedom. People joined because the faith that the Christian community had in God was tremendous, and no matter what happened to them, they knew they would be saved by