Christianity
- Jesus spends three years preaching and is killed by roman leaders
- His followers believe he has risen from the dead and that he is the messiah
- People started believing everywhere by the story of Saul (Paul) by spreading Jesus' message that he was one true God.
- Christianity evolves from cult status to established, official structure
- Priest, bishops, pope (Bishop of Rome)
Part 2
- Christians and Jews were monotheistic (believing in one God)
- this conflicted with Roman beliefs
- persecution against both was common
- Christianity appealed to the poor, and since there were many poor, their numbers grew
- as it grew, even some Roman leaders embraced it
- Constantine has a battlefield conversion
- He issues the edict of Milan
- Not only no persecution, but actual approval of Christianity, eventually making it the official religion of Rome
- the Roman empire and Christianity are now linked in power and influence
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