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Christianity
 Judaism in Rome: living in Judea, persecuted by
Rome
 Jesus: born Jewish
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Began teaching at 30 years old: love for God, neighbors,
enemies and one’s self, & salvation
Said was incarnation of God coming to save humanity
from sins
Romans worried plotting overthrow of Empire
Had him executed via crucifixion
 Apostles Peter & Paul spread through Roman
Empire
Christianity
 Persecuted at first (think: Nero)
 Emperor Constantine
 Converts to Christianity
 Stops persecution & makes it legal
 Emperor Theodosius
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official religion Rome
Christianity
 Bible inspired by God
 Jewish teachings, life of Jesus & disciples, epistles (letters)
of early missionaries
 Jesus is God in flesh
 Path to salvation is Christ
 All mankind is sinful, nothing you can do to save self
 Believing in Jesus & following him gets you to heaven
 Christianity spread during the Pax Romana
 Embraced all people
 gave hope to the powerless
 offered a personal relationship with a loving God
 promised eternal life
Christianity Assignment
 From the perspective of a Roman Christian, choose
one of the following assignments to describe your life
in Rome:
 Short Story
 Letter
 Comic Strip