“do unto others as you would have them unto you.”
ChristianityBy: Humza, Arjun and Tim (HAT)
History of Christianity
• Originated in Jerusalem in the beginning of the 1st century by the followers of Jesus Christ
• Jesus-believed to be Christ, the messiah, the son of god• 12 disciples-hand picked apprentices of Jesus Christ to
spread word of his teachings after his death• Christianity was discouraged until the reign of
Constantine, emperor of Rome, who made Christianity the official religion
• Edict of Milan (A.D.313)
Basic Belief System
• Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ• belief in life, teachings, death, and resurrection of
Jesus Christ• “do unto others as you would have them unto you.”• God created the ten commandments for people to live
their life by
Ten Commandments
Sacred Symbols
• Cross - (Crucifix) – Where Jesus was crucified.• Fish - Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter (ICTHYS
Greek)• Dove - Symbol of the Holy Ghost and represents our
Lord’s Baptism and the Pentecost.
Sacred Texts and Places
• Gospels – The teaching of Christ• New Testament – Includes Gospels, Christian Writing
and Jesus Christ• Old Testament – About the Hebrews • Church – Pray, Sing and read the Bible
Rituals, Ceremonies and Holidays
• Baptism – When a Christian joins a church• Matrimony - The state or ceremony of being married;
marriage• Christmas – When Jesus was born.• Easter – Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to
heaven.• Lent – A forty day period
Places of Worship
• Chapel - A small building for Christian worship
• Church - A building used for public Christian worship.
Role of Women• Women in Early Christian Churches had little
freedom, they weren’t allowed to speak, teach, baptize or offer in church.
• In modern churches women have more rights. They are allowed to be church leaders, sing in choirs, pray, teach and do other things without any restrictions.
• The bible refers to a number of women who played important roles: Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary Magdalene, Mary and Bertha, Eve, etc.
Demographics• There are about 1, 995, 229, 000 Christians in the
world. • 33% of the world’s population• The main branches of Christianity are Catholic,
Protestant, and Orthodox.• Majority of the Christians are in U.S. and Canada
(86%), Latin America (92%), Europe (76%), Australia (85%).
• It is the most prevalent faith in Africa (48%).
Short Video about Christianity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-UOhY0s8E
Works Cited• http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
#Christianity
• atheism.about.com/od/aboutchristianity/a/demographics.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_roles_in_Christianity• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/f
irst/women.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity#Demographics• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_population
s• http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm• http://disjointedthinking.jeffhughes.ca/2011/02/gender-rol
es-in-christianity/
Work Cited•www.christianity.com/
•www.religionfacts.com/christianity/index.htm
•www.christianitytoday.com/
•www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/
•www.wiki.answers.com
•www.answers.yahoo.com
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