5/8/13

Christianity in the Pax Romana

• It all begins with Jesus
• Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
• Gospel - good news
• Jesus was a Jewish preacher. 
• Known as Messiahs
• He though one must strive for perfection because God was perfect.
• He sought out imperfection in society.
• He hung out with prostitutes and tax collectors because society was crapped on.
• He was known as the Messiahs who had come to the world to bring faith.
• He was known to be God and Human.
• He was a threat to Roman Rule.
• The followers of Jesus where known as Apostles.
• Paul of Tarsus was a Jew who became a follower of Jesus after a miraculous vision on thee road to Damascus. 
• Paul was the one who was spreading news about him even though he hadn't seen him or met him. 
• Paul was persecuting and was blind. But when Jesus told him to stop he did and his eyesight came back. 
• After Paul was well-traveled and help find churches and kept in touch with new Christians. 
• Letters came from Corinth, Thessalonia, Rome, and Ephesus. 
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