Trace the origin of Christianity, exploring how the early Jewish Jesus movement evolved into a Gentile faith, from the conversion of Cornelius to the divide seen in the Didache and Epistle of Barnabas.
When did Christianity begin to spread? Explore new archaeological discoveries of the earliest churches—from Jerusalem to Laodicea—that reveal how the faith grew.
Christianity - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Explore how the cross transformed from a shameful Roman execution device into Christianity’s central symbol. Discover early Christian attitudes, artistic developments, and Constantine’s pivotal role in redefining its meaning.
Archaeology at Emesa (modern Homs in Syria) reveals the gradual transformation of the Temple of the Sun into a Christian site, shedding light on the early spread of Christianity described in the Acts of the Apostles.
Universalism - all aspects - pro and con (Part 2) - Christianity ...
Until the discovery of the Nag Hammadi codices in 1945, the Gnostic view of early Christianity had largely been forgotten. The teachings of Gnostic Christianity —vilified especially since they were declared heretic by orthodox Christianity in the fourth century—had been virtually erased from history by the early church fathers, their gospels banned and even burned to make room for the view ...
While Constantine was the first Christian emperor, it was only much later that pagan belief was banned and Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.