The Rise of Christianity

Reading Guide: 
Jesus of Nazareth: He was believed to be the Messiah and taught about God and loving one another
The Jews: Many Jews followed Jesus and twelve were later called the apostles
Pontius Pilate: Pontius Pilate arrested Jesus for blasphemy and sentenced him to be crucified
Peter: traveled from Jerusalem to Rome and became the first bishop there
Pax Romana: this allowed Christianity to be easily spread to different places in the world
Paul: Paul had never met Jesus and was an enemy of Christianity. He later had a vision fo Jesus and devoted his life to teaching others and spreading God's word
Constantine: The day before battle, Constantine prayed for safety and made all of his soldiers put a cross on their shoulder. They were victorious in battle and Constantine credited the success to the help of a Christian God. The next year, he announced the end to the persecution of Christians and declared Christianity to be one of the religions approved by the emperor
Theodosius: Theodosius made Christianity the empire's official religion

Assessment:
Jesus: the man that Christians believe is the Son of God
apostle: each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ
Paul: an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world
Diaspora: the dispersion of the Jews beyond Isreal
Constantine: the first Christian emperor
bishop: a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders
Peter: one of the Twelve Apostles and the first leader of the early church
pope: the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church

2. I feel that the approval of Christianity as a religion in the Roman Empire was the most significant because people could freely teach about God and weren't afraid because they wouldn't be persecuted.

3. In his early teachings, Jesus emphasized people's love for God, their neighbors, their enemies and even themselves.

4. Early Christians faced persecution from the Romans because the Romans believed that it was blasphemy and were afraid that Jesus would take their place as king.

5. The Nicene Creed defines the basic Christian beliefs of the Church.

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