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CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS Roman Governor Pontius Pilate allowed Jesus to be crucified
1)BLASPHEMY
2)PLOTTING TO BECOME KING
3)FEAR OF INCITING REVOLT
DAY 2
CORE REASONS FOR CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS
POWERJesus would weaken
Judaism and power of High Priest, Pharisees,
and Temple
MONEYRome wanted to keep its steady stream of TAX $$
RESURRECTION OF JESUS Jesus arose 3 days laterEASTERChristians believe in resurrection of
JesusJesus = Messiah
“12 APOSTLES”“a person sent forth”
MARTYRDOM OF PETERPeter traveled to Rome
crucified upside down by Nero
Peter viewed as 1st “Bishop” or Pope of the Christian Churchtoday all Popes are believed to be
descendants of St. Peter“Apostolic Succession”
Early Christian church was called the “Catholic” ChurchCatholic means “Universal”
ST. PETER’S BASILICA in VATICAN CITY
THE VATICAN
SAUL to PAUL•Persecuted Christians•blinded by God on road to Damascus – Jesus asked “why are you persecuting me?”•converts to Christianity•Paul was a Roman citizen, so he could travel freely throughout the empire•spread to Gentiles
CHANGES NAME TO PAUL
Saul was his Hebrew
name….Paul was his Roman name by his father…it
was also not attached to his Jewish past, but
his Gentile future
REASONS FOR GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE ROMAN
EMPIREHow can Christianity grow in an empire that is trying to end it?
1. Security of the Roman Empire allowed citizens and ideas to freely move around
2. Common Language of Greek throughout Empire (Alexander the Great)
3. Road System throughout the empire4. Fatalism of Roman Religion
when you die there is nothing else People liked the “Hope” of Christianity
belief in an afterlife5. Persecution of Christians
“blood of the martyrs is the seed of Christianity”
CHRISTIANITY BECOMES ONLY
RELIGION312 Constantine becomes 1st Christian EmperorBattle of Milvian Bridge
“in this sign conquer”Edict of Milan
380 Theodosius makes Christianity the official religion
476 Western Roman Empire fallsChristian Church will become the main
uniting and stabilizing force in W. Europe
Christianity after fall of Rome during “Dark
Ages”POLITICALLY structure itself like a “government”
Stability Education morality
RELIGIOUSLY Ensure uniformity in making decisions over:
o beliefso practices and rituals
Prevent priests or bishops from acting independently
Provide orderly way to settle conflicts over doctrine or practices
Helped bring an
end to the DARK AGES
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