WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the New Testament, how did Paul impact the spread of Christianity? Pick 2
A
He converted many gentiles (non-Jews) to Christianity
B
He spread rumors about the Roman emperor
C
He spread the belief that Jesus was the Son of God
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He made three missionary journeys to spread the Christian message to non-Jews communities in Asia Minor, Greece, Macedonia, Cyprus, Judea and Syria, as narrated in the Acts. Fourteen of the 27 books in the New Testament have traditionally been attributed to Paul.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most scholars believe that Paul actually wrote seven of the Pauline epistles (Galatians, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians), while three of the epistles in Paul’s name are widely seen as pseudepigraphic (First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus).

Detailed explanation-3: -Christianity and Rome In the decades after Jesus’s death, the Apostle Paul wrote many letters that are now part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Paul was a Roman citizen and sent these letters to small communities of Christians living throughout the Roman Empire.

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