History of Christianity

The history of Christianity concerns the history of the Christian religion and the Church.

The history of Christianity began in 1st century AD Jerusalem as a Jewish sect but quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond to countries such as Armenia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Assyria, Iran, India, and China. Although it was originally persecuted, it ultimately became the state religion of Armenia in either 301 or 314, the state religion of Ethiopia in 325, the state religion of Georgia in 337, and then the state religion of the Roman Empire in 380. During the Age of world, becoming the world’s largest religion.

Christianity is the monotheistic religion, which considers itself based on the revelation of Jesus Christ. In many Christian denominations “The Church” is understood theologically as the institution founded by Jesus for the salvation of humankind. This understanding is sometimes called High Church. In contrast, Low Church denominations generally emphasize the personal relationship between a believer and Jesus Christ.As of the early 21st century, it has between 1.5 billion and 2.1 billion adherents, representing about a quarter of the world’s population. It is the state religion of at least sixteen countries.

Throughout its history, the religion has weathered schisms and theological disputes that have resulted in many distinct Churches. The two largest Churches are the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, but the various other Eastern Churches (e.g., Oriental Orthodoxy), Protestant Churches (e.g., Lutheranism) and others represent a large portion of the Christian community as well.

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