Few Questions about Christianity?

Question

I am a non Christian that has to do a project over Christianity. These questions seem simple, but when ever I look on the Internet, there are more than one answers on each site.

Where did Christianity originate? Jerusalem?

Who was the founder of Christianity? I see some sites with Jesus and some with Paul.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Christianity was officially founded as a religion with a central church under emperor Constantine around 300 AD as the state religion of Rome. Before that time there were many sects of followers of Jesus but they varied widely in their belief from those who still claimed to be jews, to those who believed in reincarnation to those who rejected all other forms of belief. Paul was instrumental in spreading the message of Christianity, but he hardly founded the religion. he was more of a town crier, not a figurehead. Peter also began a church of his own which agreed with Paul on most matters, but found disagreement on a few things.

i think the closest thing to a founder of christianity yorue going to find is Constantine. he even claimed to be the 13th apostle! do some research on him... and the council of Nicea where the cannon of texts we refer to as "The Bible" was chosen from among the many gospel texts floating around at the time.

dont look on church sites for history about Christianity... look for historical references and non affiliated groups like academic sources. if you go to the churches, you're going to get a very rose colored version

Answer 2

In the Book of Acts chapter 11 verse 26 it specifically says that "the disciples" were FIRST CALLED Christians in Antioch. In the Greek :christianos was a rare noun that described people of this way.

Founder of Christianity? Well for that you go to Colossians Chapter 1 verse 27. it has the phrase that had been used to describe how people felt and what it is really all about- Christ In You, The hope of glory.

Which is a literal translation of what Christian means- Follower of Christ. So to say it was Paul, who wrote plenty and helped many, but there were a whole lot more that followed Christ before he came on the picture. Why not Peter? He was there before even with John.

I'm sorry. I hope I haven't confused you. It was Christ that these, and myself, followed. I would put my vote for Jesus Christ. And even though He was born in a manger Bethlehem, which is just outside Jerusalem, I have given you a pretty good reference. Whether or not other reference books want to acknowledge it or not is another story.

God Bless you with your project.

Answer 3

Jesus was born about 6 BC. He grew up in the Galillee,which at that time forstered many people claiming to be the Jewish Messiah. He became such a person, and attracted to him a group of helpers, his Apostles. His teachings gathered a large audience throughout Galillee, and he moved south to Jerusalem, which at that time was in an uneasy truce between the Temple priestly order and the Roman Governor. Apparently, the priests became alarmed at his teachings, particularly that he was being referred to as King of the Jews. He claimed that his ministry was foretold in the Jewish Scriptures. There are some linguistic fine points between being a Messiah and King, but the Roman took this as a treasonable offense, and with the complicity of the priests, arrested Christ and crucified him in about the year 33 AD. Christian tradition is that he died on the first day of a Passover, and was buried in a tomb, which was the practice. On the Sabbath, the tomb was found to be open, Jesus' body gone, and people claimed that he went to heaven. For the next 50 days, however, he appeared to many people that he had known, and finally ascended a second time on the Jewish holiday of Shavout (the date of the giving of the 10 major Commandments).

For several years, the teachings of Jesus were transmitted by his Apostles around Judea and into modern-day Syria, Turkey and Greece. The center of this faith centered around Jesus' brother James. Now entering the picture was Saul, who was a Jewish tax-collector or something like that, and disliked followers of Christ. Tradition has it that Jesus appeared to him and reproached him "Saul, Saul, why doth thou persecute me?". The power of this event caused Saul to be blinded, but he made his way to Damascus, where he recovered and became a "new man", and too the name Paul. Paul claimed that due to his vision, he knew what Christ intended, and went about the area teaching these ideas to the various congregations. He also believed that the new religion needed to make a break with Judiasm, which was on a collision course with Rome. So he taught some concepts that differed from that held by many of the rank-and-file. One of these was that male Christian did not have to be circumcised, as was required in the Jewish faith then (as it is now). He know this would split the faith, but believed that for it to survive and flourish, the followers would be primarily people without a Jewish background.

So in some ways, Christianity should be called Paulism.

Answer 4

Israel (if you must list a city Jerusalem will do)
Jesus is the Christ in Christianity so it definitely started with him. Paul was an apostle, like several others, who helped build Christianity, but Jesus is the cornerstone.

Answer 5

Christianity was founded by Jesus, Paul, an apostle and believer in Jesus, helped spread Christianity far.
It originated in Israel. There isn't an exact TOWN for Jesus was a traveling preacher. You could say Antioch for that is where the "disciples were called"
For more information please look on Wikipedia.org and other websites I list in the sources.

Answer 6

"...the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch."
~Acts 11:26

The answer to the second question is obvious - i.e. Christ.

Answer 7

Wow, perfect grammar there, ex-muslim girl

*rolls eyes*