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Christianity制作者：黄希文WesternCivilizationContentsIntroductionOriginDevelopmentRomanacceptanceofChristianity1.IntroductionChristianityisthemostimportantreligionintheWesternworld.Havingservedasadominantideologicaltool,ChristianityonceexertedunparalleledlypowerfulinfluencesonthesocialandintellectuallifeoftheWesternworld.ItisstillofmuchimportancetotheWesternculture,especiallyinthespirituallifeoftheWesternersthoughitsheydayhaspassed.ItcouldbesaidthatnoonecanreallyunderstandtheWestwithoutproblingintoChristianity.2.OriginJoshuabenJoseph,amiracleworker,whoisknowntohistoryasJesusofNazarethandtohisfollowersasJesustheMessiahoftheChrist,preachedamessageofpeaceandloveofGodandneighbor,whichwasconnectedwiththetraditionofHillel.HisfollowersbegantothoughtthathewastheMessiah.Forroughlythreeyears,manyofJesusfollowersorderedhimtoreestablishthekingdomofDavid.Facedwithalotofcoflicts,Jesuswasregardedasthemanwhoposedthreattolawandorder.Pilatewastroubledbyanyonewhohadthepotentialforcausingpoliticaldisturbance,puttingJesustodeathbycrucifixion.ThelegendsofJesusAccordingtothelegend,JesusistheSonofGod.Hislifeontheearth,Hiscrucifixion,resurrection,andascensionintotheheavenareevidencesofGod’slovefortheworldandGod’sforgivenessofhumansins,andthatJesussacrificedhislifeinordertosavehumankind.AfterJesusdeath,asmallgroupofhisfollowersformedanotherJewishsecttopreachandpraydailyinthetemple.Newmembersbeinginwithbaptism,theritualsoonbecameChristianity,whichspreadbeyonditsoriginasaJewishsectbecauseoftheworkofPaul.3.DevelopmentPaulregardedChristianityasaseperatetradition,completingandperfectingJudaismbutintendedforthewholeworld.Paul'steachingintheassemblies,rootedintheJewishhistoricaltradition,werenew.Hebelievedthatgodhadcreatedthehumanraceandeternallife.TheRelationshipBetweenChristianityandJudaismChristianityhasacloserelationshipwithJudaism,bothhistoricallyandtheologically.DespiteitsJewishorigins,itwasnotlongbeforeChristianityregardeditselfassomethingotherthananewJewishsect.Inthe2,000yearsofhistorysincethebirthofJesus,therelationshipbetweenChristianityandtheancientfaithinwhichitisrootedhasoftenbeenstrained.ChristianshavecriticizedJewsforrejectingJesusastheirmessiah,andJewshavecriticizedChristiansforcorruptingtheconceptofoneGodandfollowingafalsemessiah.TheNewTestamentreportsthatJewswerethefirsttopersecuteChristians,andafterChristiansbecamethemorepowerfulgroup,theyfrequentlypersecutedJews.Today,theologicaldisagreementsbetweenChristiansandJewsremain,buteffortsarebeingmadetowardsgreaterunderstandingandrespectbetweenthetwogreatfaiths.

Afterthedeliberatesinofthefirsthumans,AdamandEve,godpreparedfortheeventualredemption,whichwasaccomplishedbyJesus.Paulthoughtthatmenandwomencouldshareinthesalvationofferedbygodthroughfaith.AmajorityofpeopleconversedtheirfaithafteracceptingPaul'smessage,buttheyneverbelievedthatthecourageChrisitiansshowedinthefaceofpersecutionplayedanimportantpartintheirlife.Theyrefusedtoacknowledgetheexistenceofthegodandthecultofthegeniusoftheemperor,whichwasintolerable.TheChristianitywasanaggressivecultaddedtopersecutionontheChristians.Forthosewhobelievedthatdeathwasthesalvageofbetterlife,martyrdomwasareward.4.RomanacceptanceofChristianity

ReasonsforRomanacceptanceofChristianity:a.Forthecommonpeopleintheempirewhowerefedupwithwarsandsocialturmoil,theyneededsomethingtofilluptheirspiritualvacuum.Christianitycouldplaysucharoletopacifyandcomfortthemwithloveandcaremoreeffectivelythanotherorganizationsorreligions.

ReasonsforRomanacceptanceofChristianity:b.Itcouldworktogetherwithanysecularregimestooffernecessaryassistancetocontrolideologicallyandintellectuallytheordinarypeople,whichwasthuswelcomedbythekings,emperorsoraristocrats.

ReasonsforRomanacceptanceofChristianity:c.ThenameandinfluenceofChristianitywouldbeasymbolofsacrednessandjustification,whichwouldhelpthemajorityofpeopletoacceptthereignofanewlyemergingrulerandhisfollowers.

ReasonsforRomanacceptanceofChristianity:d.Christianityisalsoakindof