Early Christianity Religion

Christianity is the religion that is based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. An individual’s spiritual progress will define their belief structure in what Christ means in their life. Henry Chadwick discussed how Christianity emerged from the apostolic age to the division of the Greek East and Latin West in his book ‘The Early Church.’ Further discussion about the birth of Christianity can be found in the movie ‘Constantine the Great’ that the History Channel shared. There are many aspects about Early Christianity that has helped shape Modern Day Christianity and practices. Early Christianity witnessed a divide in the Greek East and Latin West, witnessed Constantine’s conversion to Christianity,

One perspective about Early Christianity is the acceptance of slaves and their place within society. Kirchschlaeger discussed the ethical perspective of slavery in relation to Early Christianity and Jewish traditions in his article ‘Slavery and Early Christianity – A Reflection from a Human Rights Perspective.’ The perspective of who an individual is going to spend their eternity with is another perspective that Early Christianity tries to resolve. Barbiera discussed in her article ‘Buried together, buried alone: Christian commemoration and kinship in the early Middle Ages’ about how Christianity changed the way individuals prepared and buried their loved ones. A social perspective about belonging to a group is a perspective that Early Christianity fulfills because it helps like-minded individuals have a feeling that they are a part of a family or community. Stowers discussed the social and psychological aspects of having a sense of belongingness, sense of family, and sense of community when involved with other Christians in his article ‘The Concept of ‘Community’ and the History of Early

Beginning with the first statement of the book he explained that the Jews were the first Christians. The monotheism, purity of Jewish morality, and the antiquity of their sacred books held an attraction to many Gentiles. ‘Judaism stood for chastity, visiting the sick, caring for the dead, showing hospitality to strangers, and giving alms to the poor.’ The new faith appeared to be a continuation of the Jewish hopes of the Old Testament. The acceptance of Christian preacher’s entry into the synagogues to propagate their faith changed over the course of time as Jewish religious people raised concerns about Christianity being radically different from their beliefs and