What is the name of Christianity before Christ? How Old it is ?

Answer 1

Mithraism and Christianity

Most of the research into Mithraism, a religion with many parallels to Christianity, comes from two writers, Cumont and Ulansey. Some Similarities Between Mithraism and Christianity Among the recorded similarities are:

Virgin birth

Twelve followers

Killing and resurrection

Miracles

Birthdate on December 25

Morality

Mankind's savior

Known as the Light of the world

The Legend of Mithra

We often hear about how many of the traditions, rites and symbols of modern day "Christian" holidays have their roots in paganism. Recently I came across the writing of historian Franz Cumont, who is consider by many to be the leading research authority on Roman Paganism. I have chosen this issue to begin with the story of Mithraism' birth because it coincides with the Yule/Christmas season. I often wondered why December 25th was chosen to celebrate the birth of Messiah. If the accounts in the Bible are correct, the time of Yahshua's birth would have been closer to mid-summer, for this is when shepherds would have been "tending their flocks in the field" and the new lambs were born. Strange enough I found an ancient pagan religion, Mithraism, which dates back over 2,600 years that also celebrated the birth of their "savior" on that date.

Sundays were held sacred, and the birth of the god was celebrated annually on December the 25th. After the earthly mission of this god had been accomplished, he took part in a Last Supper with his companions before ascending to heaven, to forever protect the faithful from above.

However, it would be a vast oversimplification to suggest that Mithraism was the single forerunner of early Christianity. Aside from the Messiah and Mithras, there were plenty of other deities (such as Osiris, Tammuz, Adonis, Balder, Attis, and Dionysus) said to have died and resurrected. Many classical heroic figures, such as Hercules, Perseus, and Theseus, were said to have been born through the union of a virgin mother and divine father. Virtually every pagan religious practice and festivity that couldn't be suppressed or driven underground was eventually incorporated into the rites of Christianity as it spread across Europe and throughout the world.


May Yahweh bless your understanding.

Answer 2

Christianity never exist before the time of Christ here on earth.
During the time of the ministry of the appostles, the disciples were called christian first in Antioch.(Acts 11:25-26)

In the Bible, the time of man is divide into three;
First - The time of the Patriarchs, from Adam to Moses
Second- The time of the nation Israel or the time of the
Prophets. From to Moses to Christ.
Third - The time of Christ (Christian Era). From Christ up to
his second coming. Judgment day.

Answer 3

Christianity did not exist before the death of Jesus christ .the religions of the jews was Judaism. Christainity was created as new shop in the band name of jesus christ afer his death in view of his criticism of the jewish religion. , just like the new political parties that came into being by criticizing the old congress party in India.
Religions were the oldest political parties of the human beings who had no idea of democray and were under the rule of the kings .That is why they have all been speaking of the Kingdom of god .

Answer 4

Jesus Christ lived about 2000 years ago. Before Christianity, there was Judaism.

Answer 5

Before Christianity, there was Judaism and paganism. Christianity startes about 2,000 years ago. Catholisism has its roots from Christianity. The other secular religions are offshoots from catholicism. None of them have come to the full realization of the truth. Islam didn't come around until much later.

Answer 6

Christanity was started by the followers of Jesus, whom they called Christ (not sure what that means). So Christianity did not exist before Jesus. In fact, even Jesus did not call himself Christian, but Jewish.

Answer 7

Christianily did not exist before Christ as is evident from the name. It is now 2007 years old.

Answer 8

I don't understand your question. There is no Christianity before Christ.

Answer 9

Judaism

Answer 10

The untrodden path. Eons.