4h. Birth of Christianity By Jeff Van Beaver

In spite of the fact that there is no record of Jesus his physical appearance, Birth of Christianity however, numerous paintings — created after his death show his appearance according to Jeff Van Beaver. . In this painting, Jesus (center) presides over the Last Supper.

Crucifixions were very common throughout during the Roman Empire.

They were so common the crucification of Jesus of Nazareth was only observed by a few committed followers.

To comprehend how the death and life of Jesus and the emergence of Christianity one must comprehend the historical context of Roman Empire. Jesus was an Jew and so were nearly all of his followers in the early days. At the time of his death, 30 C.E., Rome’s empire had grown to encompass all the areas that bordered the Mediterranean Sea, including the areas which was owned by the Hebrews.

The Romans were not tolerant of revolt or rebellion against their own government. However, Jews were not immune to the rule of law. Jews have a spiritual motive to fight Roman rule. The Romans were expecting their Jews worshipped the Emperor as god. However, the Jews were commanded by their religion to only worship one God: Yahweh. Their insistence on not worshipping anyone of the Roman Emperors, angered the who were in charge. The emperors were accustomed to achieving their goals, and they didn’t consider the Jewish protest lightly.

The year the year 26 B.C.E., the Romans declared direct control over the Jews.

They named Pontius Pilate as the governor of the area at the time. Pontius Pilate had no respect for Jewish customs. At least once, he drove his fellow Jews to the edge of rebellion by ignoring their religious convictions at their city, holy Jerusalem. He even stole money from their temple’s treasure to build an Aqueduct. This resulted in a repression of the rebellion which led to a lot of Jewish deaths.

lot of Jews were eagerly waiting for the messiah to free the people from Roman rules and burdens on earth. For certain, this Messiah could be Jesus who was Jesus of Nazareth.

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus was killed through an ancient and brutal method of execution called the crucifixion. In a crucifixion, the sentence is either nailed or connected to a cross constructed out of wood. The image depicts a man bound at the arms by metal spikes in his ankles.

Jesus began to teach according to Jesus began to teach in the Jewish tradition. He taught tolerance and love and was said to have done miracles, such as healing those who were sick and walking on water and even raising the dead.

Jesus declared his followers that

Yahweh’s kingdom Yahweh could never

be fulfilled in this world,

only only in the afterlife. Jesus instructed us to love all enemies, as with the imminent kingdom of God there was no need for hatred. A few disciples believed in his promise of a messiah that was going to end Roman rule.

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of Jews in Galilee the region in northern Israel which is where he first spoke about his views. A lot of Jews were of the opinion that Jesus was an unruly person who had violated Yahweh’s holy status. Jesus chose to travel into Jerusalem in order to share his message sometime from 30 to 33 C.E.

After Paul’s conversion Christianity He began to travel extensively and preach.

The process of gaining the support of his followers from Jerusalem was not an easy task for Jesus. There were many

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with Romans as being viewed in the exact same manner. Actually certain High Priests from the Jewish Temple supported the Romans. High priests were

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that the Jewish population on the right track. There is an argument by some historians that priests earned the riches and power they earned through their co-operation in the era of Romans.

Jesus chose to attack these priests , and their control over his Temple of Yahweh. The story goes that he observed them as a barrier to the transformation of the Jewish population to his beliefs. He coordinated an attack against the trading practices of the Temple which was the main source of wealth for priests.

In the simplest sense it gave the Roman authorities with the justification they needed to imprison Jesus in sedition. In the evening of the Passover Seder, known to Christians

as the Last Supper,

Jesus  arrested. Jesus was hiding in the desert in the bushes, in hiding, and Judas of Iscariot one of his followers, informed the Roman authorities about where he would be.

Crucifixion and the Growth of Christianity

other important Jewish prophets. The resurrection story is essential to the Christian faith in Jesus’ divinity Jesus and eternal life.

The majority of Jews were against the idea of Jesus as their Messiah. In the time following Jesus’ death Jesus’ death, the Romans were able to treat those who were early Christians as a tiny, Jewish sect. All this changed with Paul from Tarsus.

Paul began to propagate Christianity ideas more widely to non-Jews. A lot of the poor and needy people living in the region found comfort in the idea of God who loved them and eternal life. The Romans targeted the Christians who refused to accept Roman polytheism. However, Paul was a world traveler and his successors also did an amazing job of converting converts. After more than four centuries of living as a fringe religion, according to Jeff Van Beaver  Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire in 395 C.E.