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Christianity

Christianity. Christian Religion. Centered on the worship of One God, revealed through Jesus of Nazareth Apocalyptic Originally thought by the Romans to be a Jewish sect. (How wrong they were!). Bible. Old Testament Hebrew Bible New Testament Christian Bible Apocrypha

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Christianity

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  1. Christianity

  2. Christian Religion • Centered on the worship of One God, revealed through Jesus of Nazareth • Apocalyptic • Originally thought by the Romans to be a Jewish sect. • (How wrong they were!)

  3. Bible • Old Testament • Hebrew Bible • New Testament • Christian Bible • Apocrypha • Both Hebrew and Christian sources • Some sects have additional scriptures

  4. The New Testament • 4 Gospels • Records of the life of Jesus • Acts of the Apostles and Epistles • Letters from the Apostles and other early church leaders • Book of Revelation • The Apocalypse

  5. Jesus of Nazareth • Lived 30 years in Palestine • Jewish by religion and descent • Attended synagogue • Celebrated Jewish feasts and holidays • Traveling minister • Many hoped he would redeem Israel and free Jews from Roman rule

  6. Jesus Christ • Believed by Christians to be the Messiah promised to the Jews. • Believed to have been born of virgin birth, possibly of immaculate conception.

  7. Easter • Christianity is rooted in the belief that after his crucifixion, Jesus rose from the dead. • Holy Week of Easter coincides with Jewish Passover, except in the Eastern Orthodox traditions. • Sabbath on Sunday initially was a weekly commemoration of Easter.

  8. Schisms in Christianity • 1054 “The Great Schism” • Divides Eastern and Western churches • 1517 “Protestant Reformation” • Martin Luther’s “95 Theses” • Begins in Germany, spreads through Europe

  9. Results of Schisms • Roman Catholicism • Eastern Orthodoxy • Protestantism

  10. Roman Catholicism • Traces roots to first Christians • Pope: successor of St. Peter, a disciple of Jesus, ordained by Christ as the leader of the church

  11. Eastern Orthodoxy • Schism mainly political as Byzantine Empire flourished in spite of fall of Roman Empire • Rejected clause being added to Nicene Creed that says Holy Spirit issues from both Father and Son • Reject immaculate conception, while retaining idea of virgin birth.

  12. Protestantism • Salvation comes through faith and God’s grace • Scripture is the ONLY supreme doctrine • Reject immaculate conception, assumption of Mary, clerical celibacy, purgatory, intercession of saints.

  13. Common Ground for Christians • Baptism • Eucharist/Communion • New Testament scriptures • Christmas and Easter

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