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2020 •
Markus Vinzent
The beginning of Christianity is often associated with biblical protagonists (Jesus, Paul, the Apostles etc.) and often linked to historical events taking place around the mid-1st century. This article takes a different view, beginning with the assumption that what was later called Christianity; should not be anachronistically projected back onto the first century. Even though it built on gradual developments taking place over the course of 140 years, Christianity; was a novel concept, no older than the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt (135 CE). As most of the early Christian; writings cannot be dated with certainty, we do not know whether Jews started calling themselves Christians; prior to this time. The first texts to report such self-descriptions are Marcion’s Antitheses from around the year 144 CE and Ignatius’ Letters (middle recension) which together, and supported by growing scholarship, I take to be from after the mid second century. Before this point, Christian; texts describe the word as a deprecating exonym (Acts 26:28 attributes use of the term to a cynical Agrippa; 1 Peter 4:16 associates Christian; with suffering and shame). In what follows I hope to show why and how Marcion created Christianity; as a label for a third way between Jerusalem and Rome, an innovation which proved successful and was quickly picked up by a number of apologists; in the late years of Hadrian and the early years of Antoninus Pius
Hekamtho, Syrian Orthodox Theological Journal
Christianity in the First Five Centuries of its Existence: an Overview
2020 •
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The inevitable emergence of Christianity
2022 •
Martijn Linssen
This paper proposes that there was an evident reason for the emergence of Christianity, and one that has its basis in society at large, crossing the boundaries of space and time. Under the circ*mstances presented it was nigh inevitable that Christianity came into being, and Mark and Paul will demonstrate the alignment in identical goals accomplished via similar methods, unified under one and the same overarching plan Judaism plays a more than pivotal role in Christian origins, and the two share a common history that goes back many decades, perhaps even centuries ______________________ Incorporated the original Addendum into the paper; it contains a very detailed comparison between Mark's end and that of Luke (and Matthew), and reveals Mark's incredible emphasis on the death of Jesus ______________________ +++Version Management+++ Includes Discussion content (142 pages) - see https://www.academia.edu/57161277/Publication_List_and_Discussion_Content_access
The Global Turn in Histories of Christianity
Phil Berryman
This paper illustrates the expansion of histories of Christianity, breifly noting five recent histories, and then illustrates with examples from early Christianity, Christendom and Beyond (3--1450), and modernity.
The Growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire
Kaleb J . Robinson
Developments leading to Christianity: some miscellaneous observations
Adrian C Grant
This paper is intended to help with the understanding of the development of Christianity. Paradoxically it has relatively little to say on the subject, but this is for a very good reason: such a development has mostly been considered in terms of doctrine, but actually it can only be understood properly if one first has a clear understanding of the context-especially the political context. In this paper I consider St James the Less, The rending of the Veil at the temple and then the way various gospels treat various names-personal and place. Perhaps it is just a little grandiose to hope that this will help to reset the basis of the discussion.
A Brief History of Christianity
William Breiannis
2009 - Early Christianity out of, an in, Context
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Joerg Ruepke
The rise of Christianity to a dominant religion
Lelanie Lotter
Development of Early Christianity in Asia Minor / December, 2016
Büşranur Bekman
Our study opened as a window to an understanding of the process of Christianity in Early ages. The process of being a religion recognized by universal empire which Romans rather than an individual communion of Christianity seems to be explained in our article. Our research shows that religions are influenced by political and social events. As a result, Christianity, which we all know today, has become a global religion, passing through certain stages. Finally, . this article was prepared for Hıstory of Medieval Europe (HIST 305) lecture which given by Assistant Professor Merih Erol at Istanbul Şehir University.
