2006-12-20 18:35:22 · 8 answers · asked by irumporayar 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because Jews are smart people.
2006-12-20 18:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by Sax M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you're asking why Christianity spread so quickly.
It actually ddoes have a little to do with the Jews, though I think you may have said that a bit tongue in cheak.
In the Roman Empire Jews were much more populous then they are now, maybe 5 to 10% of the population. A lot of ROmans were attracted to Judaism because some of the hedonistic tendencies of Roman culture had left them jaded to worldly pleasures, and also because Romans were trendy type people and Judaism was an exotic Eastern religion to them.
The problem was that it requires circumcision for male converts, and in a time before anesthesia, that was a lot to ask of an adult man.
When Paul opened up Christianity to non-Jews, alot of the people who were attracted to Judaisms moral message but frightened by circumcision embraced Christianity. Also, Christianity shared some themes with a Mithra religion that was already popular, so it was a nice "mix" (the mix was coincidental, I imagine) that appealed to them.
In the 4th century it became the law that any ROman citizen had to be Christian. The first generation probably faked the funk just to be on the good side of the law, but their kids who were raised Christian probably had genuine feeling for the faith.
Those were the big boosts in the spread of Christianity.
2006-12-21 03:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by 0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it wasn't the Jews. They didn't and still don't believe in Jesus. It was Jesus' followers under his instruction that preached about God and His kingdom. (Matthew 24:14) . . .And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come. . .
Still going on today in over 234 countries around the world.
2006-12-21 02:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Liz R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many cases, the christians' military power were taken as proof of the god- None of the pagan gods' had their own private armies and people preaching their virtues.
Though, here there was a bit of a misunderstanding and people thought they were referring to Jumala (an old Sky-God) because of the description, so technically the christians here are still pagans.
2006-12-21 02:48:26 · answer #4 · answered by dane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, how did the muslims, buddhists, christians etc... get to do that too? it was by telling people reasons that there will be a better world with green grass and deers standing next to u in a picnic and sharing. the message is peace and back then people needed someone called God to make them wonder if they worship will they benefit.
2006-12-21 02:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by cs313 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jews knew God but they did not accept him in the flesh and did not make the world believe in Jesus as they themselves did not believe in him. Jesus revealed the truth to many and still does.
2006-12-21 02:44:04 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were good at manipulation you know.. Thats why many Jews are lawyers. I am not anti-semitic just stating facts.
God chose them first, but they became rebellious and tried to deceive God, but they only deceived themselves.
2006-12-21 02:38:50 · answer #7 · answered by onewhosubmits 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? Who is that? If you are referring to Jesus-he is not G-d. He was a man who lived 2,000 years ago, and some people made up a religion about him. There is no G-d but G-d---------and he has never been in human form.
2006-12-21 04:30:12 · answer #8 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋