HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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They convinced the Jews to stop persecuting Roman.
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They argued for Jesus’ innocence with the Roman authorities.
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They spread Christianity throughout the Roman world.
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They hid him from Romans and kept Jesus’s teachings a secret.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Christian Gospels of Mark and Matthew say that, after the Ascension of Jesus, his Apostles “went out and preached everywhere". This is described in Mark 16 verses 19 and 20, and Matthew 28 verses 19 and 20.
Detailed explanation-2: -Apostles and preachers traveled to Jewish communities around the Mediterranean Sea, and initially attracted Jewish converts. Within 10 years of the death of Jesus, apostles had attracted enthusiasts for “the Way” from Jerusalem to Antioch, Edessa, Ephesus, Corinth, Thessalonica, Cyprus, Crete, Alexandria and Rome.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jesus was arrested on a charge of treason and was crucified, a common form of execution for condemned criminals. To the Romans, Jesus was a troublemaker who had got his just desserts. To the Christians, however, he was a martyr and it was soon clear that the execution had made Judaea even more unstable.