6.7 Christianity Emerges from Judaism

Question 1

What happened in the early growth of the church?

Answer 1

christiniaty begins as a subsect of judaism and begins to attract people
- christiniaty got rid of many jewish laws and emphasized ethics at the center of religion

paul organizes the earl church

• he first travels to oppose the Christians , but then he has a dream about jesus and then converts to Christianity
• changes his name from saul to paul and becomes the second founder of christiniaty
• spread christiniaty along his travels

Question 2

What are the Christian calendarsS?

Answer 2

christmas - Jesus’s birth
good friday - Jesus’s crucifixion
Easter - Jesus’s resurrection
Special saints Days - mark the lives and deaths of Jesus’s followers

Question 3

What were the gender relations to Christianity?

Answer 3

• women had power in early christiniaty, but the religion soon saw women as inferior
• men in power encouraged monogamy for men (having only one partner at a time)
  a) women were silenced at home (they should worship men and jesus)
  b) women were not allowed to speak during church
  c) despite claiming the abolishment of slavery, slavers were still asked to obey their masters

Question 4

How did persecution turn into trimph for christinanity

Answer 4

Peter and Paul were martyred in 67 BCE
- romans became interested in a more inspiring religion, but christiniaty is still weak
- chrisitans were viewed as outsiders when they refused to worship the empire. romans were threatened by the teaching of the after life salvation
- despite the persecution of romans, Christianity grew , and attracted followers from all backgrounds

Question 5

What was the conversion of Constantine?

Answer 5

In 313 CE, emperor constantine had a vision were a cross predicted his victory in a battle and he declared christniatiy legal and converted himself
- he funded chruces and Christian leaders
- encouraged hismother to convert
- accepted baptism of deathbed
- sponsored assembly of bishops

Question 6

How did christiniaty grow so quickly?

Answer 6

• his followers were very dedicated
  Peter
• was a leader in Jerusalem, spreading Jesus’ teachings among Jews

Paul
- went on many missionary journeys and played a very big role in spreading Christianity to non-jews

• roman roads and their trade routes made it easier for missionaries like Paul to travel and spread ideas as these roads were very safe
• common language (greek & latin)
• the romans often persecuted early Christians because they refused to worship the roman gods or the emperor
• however , the matyrs (people who died for their faith) inspired others to convert

appeal to different social groups
- Christianity promised eternal life, forgiveness, and equality, background did not matter
- some religions are tied to ethnicity, while chrsitianity was open to everyone including the poor, slaves, and women which was appealing to them
- Christians provided charity and care for the sick