Rise of Christianity

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Rise of Christianity
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Division Among Jews

• Rome Conquers Palestine
• Jews excused from worshipping Roman Gods
• Jewish Priests
• Want strict obedience
• Zealots
• Want to revolt
• Messiah will lead people to freedom

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Jesus The Jew

• Time of Struggle for Jews
• Preaches love and spiritual salvation to Jews
• General Feelings Towards Jesus
• Welcome
• Trouble maker
• Challenging Jewish priests authority
• Might lead a rebellion
• Betrayed and Crucified

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Spread of Christianity

• Pauls Vision
• Spread teachings to gentiles non-Jews
• Roman Persecution
• Suspected disloyalty
• Survival of Message
• Offered love and life after the grave
• Roman attracted to Christianity discipline

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Diaspora
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Early Christian Church

• Communities
• Christians arrange churches
• Run by a supervisor (Bishop)
• Roman Catholic Church
• Bishop became Pope (Father)
• Triumph Over Persecution 313 AD
• Constantines (Roman Emperor) vision
• Edict of Milan freedom of worship

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Fall of Rome
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Empire in Crisis

• 180 AD
• Death of Marcus Aurelius
• End of Pax Romana
• Years of turmoil generals fight for power
• Efforts at Reform
• Emperor Diocletian divided empire
• Emperor Constantine new capital Constantinople
• Mixed results
• Revived economy for a time

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Foreign Invasion350 476 AD

• Attila the Hun Scourge of God
• Punishment for the sins of mankind
• Pushed Germans into Rome
• German Odoacer 476 AD
• Kicks out Emperor of Rome
• Ends Roman Empire

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Romes Downfall

• Major Causes
• Military, government, economic, epidemics
• Decline in Roman Values
• Patriotism, duty, discipline disappear
• Transformation
• East becomes Byzantine Empire
• Christian church preserves elements of Rome

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