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the rise and spread of christianity - Coggle Diagram
the rise and spread of christianity
rome becomes christian
In 380 ce the emperor theodosius issued the edict of thessalonica which made christianity specifically nicene christianity, the official religion of the roman empire. most other christian sects were deemed heretical, lost their legal status, and had their properties confiscated by the roman state.
In 325, constantine called the council of nicaea, which was a gathering of christian leaders to determine the formal—or orthodox—beliefs of christianity. The result of this council was the nicene creed, which laid out the agreed upon beliefs of the council.
In 313 ce the emperor constantine issued the edict of milan, which granted christianity—as well as most other religions—legal status while this was an important development in the history of christianity, it was not a total replacement of traditional roman beliefs with christianity
influence
christianity was deeply influenced by both judaism and roman cultural institutions we can't fully understand the development of the christian religion without putting it into these contexts
almost the end of roman culture
roman culture was not wholly replaced but was often repurposed as it came into contact with other people and cultures
to take one lasting example the head of the roman catholic church—the pope—takes his title from the old roman office of pontifex maximus—the high priest
what happened to rome and christianity
roman religious beliefs changed slowly over time. At the time the Western roman empire fell in 476 ce christianity was still spreading
It is also important to remember that christianity itself did not appear suddenly or fully formed christianity grew out of jewish traditions and was shaped by roman cultural and political structures for several centuries
The roman empire did not become christianized overnight. roman religious beliefs changed slowly over time
start of christianity
christianity started out as a small unorganized group
if you joined christianity you would be promised personal salvation
sal·va·tion
/salˈvāSH(ə)n/
noun
1.
preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss
christianity developed in the province of judea out of jewish tradition in the first century ce, spread through the roman empire, and eventually became its official religion
christianity and rome
paul was a roman citizen and sent these letters to small communities of christians living throughout the roman empire. The letters show us that paul and his fellow christians were still figuring out exactly what being a christian meant
issues related to the exact relationship between judaism and christianity and between christianity and the roman government were prominent topics of discussion
In the decades after Jesuses death the apostle paul wrote many letters that are now part of the New testament of the christian bible