History of Christianity

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-christianity

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the approximate period of origin?1st century CE
2. What is the geographic cradle?Roman province of Judea
3. What is Christianity and where did it start?Christianity began in 1st-century Judea as a Jewish group that followed Jesus of Nazareth, who taught love, justice, and the coming Kingdom of God.
4. Why did Christians face persecution in the Roman Empire?Romans saw Christians as a threat because they worshiped only one God and refused to join state cults, so they were sometimes punished.

Christology: The branch of Christian theology dealing with the nature, person, and work of Jesus Christ.
Gentiles: In Jewish and Christian contexts, people who are not Jewish.
Soteriology: The study of religious doctrines of salvation.
Ecclesia: The Greek word for 'church' or 'assembly', referring to the Christian community.