Christianity is the largest world religion, based on the life and teachings of Jesus Hrits described in the New Testament. True Christians holyly believe in Jesus of Nazareth, consider him the Son of God, the Messiah and do not doubt the historicity of his person.
Prerequisites for the emergence of Christianity
Christianity has existed for more than two thousand years; it arose in the 1st century BC. e. There is no consensus on the exact place of origin of this religion, some researchers are sure that Christianity arose in Palestine, others claim that this happened in Greece.
Palestinian Jews until the 2nd century BC e. were under foreign dominion. But they still managed to achieve economic and political independence, significantly expanding their territory. Independence did not last long, in 63 BC. e. the Roman commander Gnei Poltei brought troops into Judea, annexing these territories to the Roman Empire. By the beginning of our era, Palestine had completely lost its independence; control was carried out by the Roman governor.
The loss of political independence led to the strengthening of the position of radical nationalist Jewish religious groups. Their leaders spread the idea of divine retribution for violating religious prohibitions, customs and covenants of the fathers. All groups fought against the Roman conquerors. Most of the Romans won it, therefore, by the 1st century AD e. the hope of the coming of the Messiah among the people was growing every year. This proves that the first book of the New Testament - the Apocalypse dates from the 1st century AD. The idea of retribution is most pronounced in this book.
The ideological foundation laid by Judaism, together with the prevailing historical situation, also contributed to the emergence of Christianity. The Old Testament tradition received a new interpretation, the rethought ideas of Judaism gave the new religion faith in the second coming of Christ.
Ancient philosophical teachings also had a significant impact on the formation of the Christian worldview. The philosophical systems of the Neo-Pythagoreans, Stoics, Plato and Neoplatonists gave the Christian religion many mental constructions, concepts and even terms, which were later reflected in the texts of the New Testament.
