WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the earliest written accounts, what did Jesus emphasize (primarily) in his teachings?
A
love others
B
justice for the oppressed
C
revenge against someone who hurt me
D
obedience to the laws of Caesar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jesus’ Teaching: Love Your Enemies Jesus taught that the two greatest commandments were to: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.” Love for all people was at the very centre of Jesus’ message.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary: The Christian Bible’s New Testament includes the Gospels, four different chronicles of the life of Jesus. These books are foundational for Christian belief and practice, sharing the story of Jesus’ birth, baptism and revolutionary teachings, as well as affirming him as the Messiah.

Detailed explanation-3: -What did Jesus emphasize in his early teachings? A personal relationships with God, importance of people’s love to God, neighbors and enemies. Also, offered eternal life if you repented for your sins. Why did early Christians face persecusion from the Romans?

Detailed explanation-4: -When asked which commandment was the most important, Jesus said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:37–39).

Detailed explanation-5: -” Before this, Biblical Archaeology Review reported, the earliest mention of Jesus was in a piece of papyrus containing a fragment of the Gospel by John, written in Greek in about A.D. 125. Most of the existing early texts for the New Testament date from 300 or more years after the time of Jesus.

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