HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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rabbis
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preachers
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missionaries
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Detailed explanation-1: -Missionaries are Christians who travel outside their communities in order to convert other people to Christianity. The Bible holds that, upon his resurrection, Jesus commanded his followers to “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” This is called the Great Commission.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paul and the inclusion of Gentiles Paul was responsible for bringing Christianity to Ephesus, Corinth, Philippi, and Thessalonica.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Apostle Paul was an early proponent of this expansion, and contextualized the Christian message for the Greek and Roman cultures, allowing it to reach beyond its Hebrew and Jewish roots. From Late Antiquity onward, much missionary activity was carried out by members of religious orders.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the colonial period, the missions Spain established would serve several objectives. The first would be to convert natives to Christianity.
Detailed explanation-5: -St. Francis Xavier. José de Anchieta. St. Alessandro Valignano. Matteo Ricci. St. Pierre-Jean de Smet. Pedro Arrupe. Ignacio Ellacuría. 27-Sept-2017