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Rome, Jesus, and the Spread of ChristianityRome, Jesus, and the Spread of Christianity
Pastor Jeff KrogstadCentral Lutheran Church
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Rome at the Birth of ChristRome at the Birth of Christ
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Rome at the Birth of ChristRome at the Birth of Christ
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Rome: The Right time… The right place!!!
Rome: The Right time… The right place!!!
GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS
PHILOSOPHICAL FACTORS
POLITICAL FACTORS
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Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!RELIGIOUS FACTORS
Blending of Greek & Other Religious beliefs
Polytheism… Many Gods
PaganState recognition of
Traditional Greek Gods
Emperor cult worship
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Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
GREECECulture
Language
Metaphysics
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Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
ROMAN ORDERTransportation
“All roads lead to Rome”
Legal System
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Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
Rome: The Right time… the right place!!!
JEWISH RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION
Jewish Beliefs
MonotheismOne God
Hope for a Messiah
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Christianity: Seizing the moment
Christianity: Seizing the moment
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Christianity: Seizing the Moment
Christianity: Seizing the Moment
Christ is born in 5 or 6 BCWhy not 0?What the heck does AD mean?
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The Appeal of JesusThe Appeal of Jesus
His Ministry
His Death
His Claim
Y’Shua min Nazaret…Jesus of Nazareth
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The Appeal of JesusThe Appeal of Jesus
HIS MINISTRYHealing
Preaching
“The Kingdom of God”Harsh judgment or
Loving Father?
Y’Shua min Nazaret…Jesus of Nazareth
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The Appeal of JesusThe Appeal of Jesus
HIS DEATHPontius
Pilate
Scandal
Y’Shua min Nazaret…Jesus of Nazareth
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The Appeal of JesusThe Appeal of Jesus
THE CLAIMResurrectionAvailable to
BelieversHope After
Death
Y’Shua min Nazaret…Jesus of Nazareth
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Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
Christianity
Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
ChristianityPETERTraveling PreacherLater revered as
“First Pope” or the “Bishop of Rome”
Martyred in Rome in mid-60’s AD
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Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
Christianity
Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
ChristianityPAUL (Saul of
Tarsus)JewishStarted Gentile
ChurchesWrote letters
which make up 1/3 of the New Testament
Martyred in Rome in mid-60’s AD
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Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
Christianity
Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
ChristianityTHE JEWISH WARDestruction of
the Jewish Temple in 70 AD
Clear Division between Jews & Christians
Josephus
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Was this universally appealing?
Was this universally appealing?
“Alexamenos worships his god”
Graffito from Rome, late 1st or early 2nd century
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Martyrdom -- POLYCARPMartyrdom -- POLYCARP
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Key Resource for the Spread of ChristianityKey Resource for the
Spread of ChristianityTHE NEW
TESTAMENTPortable
Translatable Religion
DaVinci Code???
Spawns other writings
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Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
Christianity
Key People & Actions foster the Spread of
ChristianityConstantine’s Edict of
Toleration (313 AD)Theodosius declares
Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire (380 AD)
Augustine & the Rise of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 430 AD)