1st-Century Christianity - Acts of the Apostles, Christianity in the 1st Century, Split of Early Christianity and Judaism (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 69. Chapters: Acts of the Apostles, Christianity in the 1st century, Split of early Christianity and Judaism, Historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles, Jesus' interactions with women, Council of Jerusalem, Chronology of Jesus, New Covenant, Jewish Christian, Paul the Apostle and Judaism, Baptism of Jesus, Nazarene, Circumcision controversy in early Christianity, Desposyni, Paul the Apostle and women, Gospel harmony, Persecution of Christians in the New Testament, Enoch seminar, Apostolic Age, Pauline Christianity, Incident at Antioch, Cenacle, Great Commission, Council of Jamnia, Godfearers. Excerpt: The earliest followers of Jesus composed an apocalyptic, Jewish sect, which historians refer to as Jewish Christianity. The Apostles and others following the Great Commission's decree to spread the teachings of Jesus to "all nations," had great success spreading the religion to gentiles. Peter, Paul, and James the Just were the most notable of Early Christian leaders. Though Paul's influence on Christian thinking is said to be more significant than any other New Testament author, the relationship of Paul of Tarsus and Judaism is still disputed today. Rather than having a sudden split, early Christianity gradually grew apart from Judaism as a predominantly gentile religion. Christian restorationists propose that the 1st century Apostolic Age represents a purer form of Christianity that should be restored in the church as it exists today. EntombmentEmpty tombResurrection appearances Ascension 18th century painting, The Crucifixion, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.The ministry of Jesus, according to the account of the Gospels, falls into this pattern of sectarian preachers with devoted disciples. According to the Gospel writers, after being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus preached for a period of one to three years when he wa...