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rome becomes christian
in 313 ce, the emperor constantine issued the edict of milan, which granted christianity—as well as most other religions—legal status. while this was an important development in the history of christianity, it was not a total replacement of traditional roman beliefs with christianitychristianity developed in judea in the mid-first century ce, based first on the teachings of jesus and later on the writings and missionary work of paul of tarsus.
originally, christianity was a small, unorganized sect that promised personal salvation after death. salvation was possible through belief in jesus as the son of god—the same god the jews believed in. early christians debated whether they should only preach to jews, or if non-jews could become christians, too. eventually, christianity gained followers not only from jewish communities, but from throughout the roman world.
stop and consider: how might the fact that christianity developed out of judaism have affected its spread?
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christianity and rome
in the decades after jesus's death, the apostle paul wrote many letters that are now part of the new testament of the christian bible. paul was a roman citizen and sent these letters to small communities of christians living throughout the roman empire. the letters show us that paul and his fellow christians were still figuring out exactly what being a christian meant. issues related to the exact relationship between judaism and christianity, and between christianity and the roman government, were prominent topics of discussion.
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