Monday, August 12, 8 C.E.
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. We use it in our everyday lives and it is very important to our civilization.
It was founded in the 1st century in the Levant region in the middle east. It was founded by Jesus of Nazareth who is prophesied in the Old Testament to be the Christ or the chosen one of God.
It started by people praying to god in churches. After a while a lot of people did it, and now a ton of people do it. To do it you go to a church and you praise God. You also talk about other things like why we the people need to be closer and treat one another better. I think that everyone has gotten better at not hurting other people.
Christians were first, and horribly, targeted for persecution as a group by the emperor Nero in 64 AD. A huge fire broke out at Rome, and destroyed much of the city. Rumors abounded that Nero himself was responsible. He certainly took advantage of the resulting devastation of the city, building a lavish private palace on part of the site of the fire. Perhaps to divert attention from the rumors, Nero ordered that Christians should be brought together and killed. Some were torn apart by dogs, others burnt alive as human torches. Over the next hundred years or so, Christians were sporadically persecuted. It was not until the mid-third century that emperors initiated intensive persecutions.
I think that Christianity will help us a lot in the future, don’t you. It will be useful in future civilizations because people will get better at being nice to people. There might not be as much crime as there is now.
"Jesus and the Angels." Jesus Christ Pictures Pictures of Jesus Christpicturesorg RSS2. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. - photo
Written by: Joey Buscani
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. We use it in our everyday lives and it is very important to our civilization.
It was founded in the 1st century in the Levant region in the middle east. It was founded by Jesus of Nazareth who is prophesied in the Old Testament to be the Christ or the chosen one of God.
It started by people praying to god in churches. After a while a lot of people did it, and now a ton of people do it. To do it you go to a church and you praise God. You also talk about other things like why we the people need to be closer and treat one another better. I think that everyone has gotten better at not hurting other people.
Christians were first, and horribly, targeted for persecution as a group by the emperor Nero in 64 AD. A huge fire broke out at Rome, and destroyed much of the city. Rumors abounded that Nero himself was responsible. He certainly took advantage of the resulting devastation of the city, building a lavish private palace on part of the site of the fire. Perhaps to divert attention from the rumors, Nero ordered that Christians should be brought together and killed. Some were torn apart by dogs, others burnt alive as human torches. Over the next hundred years or so, Christians were sporadically persecuted. It was not until the mid-third century that emperors initiated intensive persecutions.
I think that Christianity will help us a lot in the future, don’t you. It will be useful in future civilizations because people will get better at being nice to people. There might not be as much crime as there is now.
"Jesus and the Angels." Jesus Christ Pictures Pictures of Jesus Christpicturesorg RSS2. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. - photo
Written by: Joey Buscani