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- The Origin of Christianity - Biblical Archaeology Society
To understand the origin of Christianity, one must begin with the population of Jewish Christians who lived during Jesus’ lifetime
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- The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity
The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity The Antonine Plague overturned the status quo in the second century, C E Did this lead to the spread of Christianity?
- When Did Christianity Begin to Spread? - Biblical Archaeology Society
How old is Christianity? When did it stop being a Jewish sect and become its own religion? As reported in “Crossing the Holy Land” in the September October 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, new archaeological discoveries of churches are crucial to helping answer those questions But when did Christians begin to build these churches?
- Was Jesus a Jew? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Was Jesus a Jew? Some people claim that Jesus was a Christian Some have claimed that he was an Aryan Christian But in recent decades scholars have been returning to ancient historical settings and discovering the Jewish Jesus Anthony J Saldarini’s Bible Review article “What Price the Uniqueness of Jesus?” cautions against wrenching Jesus out of his Jewish world
- The Split of Early Christianity and Judaism
Christianity and Judaism, two of the world’s major religions, shared the same foundation—ancient Judaism The two religions, however, eventually split in a series of partings, becoming two separate entities
- Who Is the Pope? - Biblical Archaeology Society
The head of the Roman Catholic Church, the pope leads one of the largest religious groups in the world But who is the pope, and how did this position gain such prominence within early Christianity? FREE ebook, Who Was Jesus? Exploring the History of Jesus’ Life Examine fundamental questions about Jesus of Nazareth
- The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament
Since Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, the scrolls are very important for understanding the earliest Christians and their writings—the New Testament The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the caves by Qumran, a site in the Judean Wilderness on the west side of the Dead Sea
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