Transcript 6.3 The Rise of Christianity

OBJECTIVES
1.Summarize the life of Jesus.
2.Trace the spread of
Christianity in the Roman
Empire.
3.Analyze Christianity’s appeal.
The Life and Teaching of Jesus
• Romans take control of ______ in 63 B.C.
• Judea becomes part of the Roman Empire
in 6 A.D.
• A _________ will come to restore the
land of the ________.
Jesus of Nazareth
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Born ________________.
Born ___________________.
Raised in ________________.
Baptized by _______________.
Occupation: Carpenter
Began preaching at the age of 30
Stressed love, (God, neighbors, enemies)
Eternal kingdom for those who repent
A GROWING MOVEMENT
• Main source about his life came from
Gospels
– First _ books of the New Testament
– Some are written by Jesus’ _________
• 12 men later called ___________
• Became popular
– __________________________________;
appealed to the poor
Jesus’ Death
• Rulers where concerned, both Jewish and
Roman leaders
• In ____________, people greeted him as
a savior and messiah, or king.
– Jewish priests disagreed
• _____________________, Roman leader,
accused Jesus of breaking Roman law
– Sentenced to _______________
• Nailed to a wooden cross
Jesus’ Death cont…
• Jesus died on the cross
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• Body was gone three days later
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• Because he was believed to be the
messiah or “savior”, he was called Jesus
Christ
Christianity Spreads Through the
Empire
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Disciples carried on _____________.
Did not contract Jewish law
First followers were _________.
New religion began
___________________ spread throughout
the empire.
What did Jesus Teach?
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Forgiveness
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Turn the other cheek
Do you know anymore of the teachings of
Jesus?
– Name them…..
Paul’s Mission
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Never met Jesus
Enemy of Christianity
Had a vision of Jesus
Spent the rest of his
life spreading Jesus’
message
Paul’s Mission Cont.
• Christianity spread
– ____________ made the
spread ideas easy
– Common language - Latin
• Paul wrote letters,
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– Stressed that Jesus was
the _________ who died
for people’s sins
– Christianity welcomes
converts Jew of Gentile
Jewish Rebellion
• Jewish rebellion in ___
A.D. against Rome
• Temple destroyed by
Romans in ____ A.D.
• Only western portion
remains
• Jewish fortress, Masada,
held until A.D. 73, half
million dead
• Tried again in A.D. 132,
half million died
• Diaspora - __________
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Persecution of Christians
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– Crucified, exiled, imprisoned, executed
– Sent to the gladiator games
– Looked at as martyrs
– Willing to sacrifice their lives for their belief
• Used as
A World Religion
• Christianity was growing rapidly throughout the
Roman Empire and beyond
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2. Gives hope to the powerless
3. Appealed to those who were repelled by the
extravagances of imperial Rome
4. Offered personal relationship with a loving
God
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Constantine Accepts
Christianity
• Constantine-
• Fighting 3 rivals of the
Rome
– Battle was at the Tiber
River
– Prayed for divine help
– Saw the image of a cross
– Put the cross on the
shields of his soldiers
Constantine Accepts Christianity
cont.
• Constantine made
Christianity an
accepted religion of
the empire
• Emperor Theodosius
made it the official
religion of the empire.
Early Christian Church
• Priest led small
groups of Christians
• Bishop supervises
local churches
• Peter
– Became first
– Apostle
– “rock” on which the
Christian Church will
be built
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A Single Voice
• Many disputed the beliefs that developed
amongst believers
• Became intense
• Church officials tried to set the standards of
belief
• Combine the Old Testament (Jewish Torah) +
New Testament (Story of Jesus)= The Holy
Bible
• Met and created the Nicene Creed- define the
basic beliefs of all Christians
– “I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of
Heaven and Earth……
The Fathers of the Church
• Fathers of the Church
– Early writers who also defined the teachings
• Augustine
– Bishop from N. Africa
– Humans need the grace of God
– Can not get God’s grace without being a
member of the Church
– Wrote ______________________