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Early Christianity. The earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots
buried deep within Judaism. ... Christianity borrows many aspects from Judaism. ...
The Spread Of Christianity. The spread of Christianity overtime replaced the old
warrior religion changing the way of life, and at the giving it new meaning. ...
Christianity and Islam. The religions of Christianity and Judaism have
many key differences yet are also similar. Many people see ...
Christianity. Christianity Christianity is one of the major religions of mankind. ...
The Jewish teacher known as Jesus of Nazareth founded Christianity. ...
The Rise of Christianity. ... Hundreds of thousands of European Jews became socially
marginal which would cause a large marginal to convert to Christianity. ...
Submitted by mrgay23 on May 9, 2005
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Was the Christian Savior the Messiah or is there an Alternate History?
Jesus Christ! God damn it! Both are common phrases whispered to ones self or shouted aloud to the masses by both believers and unbelievers. Day after day people turn to religion and God to find answers and to seek help with there problems or for other various reasons. People turn to religion to try and make sense of a world that can often seem too stressful and meaningless, to rise above however with faith; it gives the impression of meaning. It is said He can inspire souls and compel one to engage in acts of justice and mercy in addition to promising eternal life with Him (Bahr vi). One can doubt the chances most believers know of the origin and history of there own religion. Christian believers accept Jesus Christ was the messiah; yet, one can learn history suggests an alternant truth.
The Christian savior, Jesus, was born in Nazareth in the month of January. His mother was Mary, whose mother was Anna. On the birth of Jesus he was visited by three men from Persia on their way to Egypt. Upon the sight of the new born child the Persians gave Him gold and silver and myrrh and frankincense (Gibran 7). He grew up having a normal childhood life and was always a charitable person. In the words from the son of Zebedee, John expounded: "Some of us call Him Jesus the Christ, and some the Word, and others call him the Nazarene, and still others the son of man" (Gibran 42). The time of His birth was during the same time as when Rome ruled the world. We know that He was born in the period of Emperor Augustus. Historians concluded that if He was born when Herod the Great reigned then Jesus would be restricted to being born: "in or prior to 4 BC" (Bahr 25). The majority of the scripture written involving Jesus only takes place during the last few years of his life with a gap of eighteen years. The bibles text describes graphic accounts of Jesus' interactions with people and miracles he...
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