Sep 12, 2024 · To understand the origin of Christianity, one must begin with the population of Jewish Christians who lived during Jesus’ lifetime.

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Nov 17, 2024 · How old is Christianity? When did it stop being a Jewish sect and become its own religion? As reported in “Crossing the Holy Land” in the September/October 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, new archaeological discoveries of churches are crucial to helping answer those questions. But when did Christians begin to build these churches?

Jan 3, 2025 · Excavations of a cemetery in the ancient Roman town of Nida have revealed the earliest evidence for early Christianity north of the Alps.

Jan 13, 2024 · The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity The Antonine Plague overturned the status quo in the second century, C.E. Did this lead to the spread of Christianity?

Jan 16, 2024 · Christianity and Judaism, two of the world’s major religions, shared the same foundation—ancient Judaism. The two religions, however, eventually split in a series of partings, becoming two separate entities.

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By: Noah Wiener Geza Vermes explores the origin of Christianity by examining the characteristics of the Jewish Jesus movement to see how it developed into a distinctly gentile religion.

Don't pretend that you understand God better than I do. You don't. And don't evade my question. If you believe in Original Sin, as I suspect you do, you do you believe God will judge infants who die? And please don't just spout off scripture to me. You said He'll judge infants on a case by case basis. Now I'm asking, according to what criteria?

Beyond this, as part of the Christian canon, they are assumed to stand behind the basic truths of Christianity. Second, since the time of the early church fathers until recent decades, all interpreters of Paul have read him from the perspective of the triumph of Christianity, after the decisive break between Christianity and Judaism.