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Christianity After Jesus

Christianity After Jesus. The Next Set of Trials. Peter . Fisherman turned Apostle Became first Bishop of Rome ( Pope ) and leader after Jesus left Told by Jesus when he was to be killed he would deny Him 3 times Decided to preach to the Gentiles

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Christianity After Jesus

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  1. Christianity After Jesus The Next Set of Trials

  2. Peter • Fisherman turned Apostle • Became first Bishop of Rome (Pope) and leader after Jesus left • Told by Jesus when he was to be killed he would deny Him 3 times • Decided to preach to the Gentiles • Given the Priesthood and authority to govern the church • Crucified upside down • Preached on the day of Pentecost

  3. Constantine 306-337 • During his reign he had Christians fed to the lions and killed • While fighting he prayed to the Gods for protection and witnessed a cross in the sky • Used an effigy of Christ in battle to scare people off • Moved Capital to Constantinople as a symbol of Christianity • Forced all of Europe to become Christian • Edict of Thessalonica • Held the Council of Nicaea to determine Christian belief • Trinity • Easter • Determined what would be in the New Testament

  4. Crusades • Pope Urban II • King Richard the Lionhearted vs Saladin • Win the last of the Crusades after 200 years • Christian vs Muslim/Jewish fight

  5. Reformation (Break from Catholic) • Martin Luther • Starts Reformation with 95 Thesis • Believed people are saved by Faith • John Calvin • Believed that people are saved by Grace • Elects • Henry VIII • Needed a new wife to produce a boy • Creates Anglican church to get a divorce

  6. Great Awakening • People believed that you just need to worship God your way • Jonathan Edwards • Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God • George Whitefield • Itinerant Preacher

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