HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Free them from a foreign power or Roman rule
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attract other people to their faith
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teach people how to live in peace
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warn them of the end of the world
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most Jews had some form of future hope. In general, they expected God to intervene in history and to restore Israel to a state of peace, freedom, and prosperity. Not all Jews expected God to send a son of David as messiah to overthrow the Romans, though some did.
Detailed explanation-2: -The concepts of mashiach, messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a mashiach is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Christians believe that the Messiah was sent by God to save humanity. The terms Messiah and Christ both mean ‘anointed one. ‘ Throughout the New Testament there is evidence of Jesus as the chosen one through his resurrection from the dead and the miracles he performed.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Romans initially persecuted Christians. They saw their monotheistic religion to be a threat to the state. However, Christians continued to grow in number and in influence. By the 4th century AD, Christianity had become the official religion of the Roman empire.
Detailed explanation-5: -Its spread was greatly aided by the empire’s political unification and extensive road system, as well as the belief among many Christians that the religion was something anyone could adopt, regardless of regional or religious background.