Christianity

The book of Acts, also called Acts of the Apostles, narrates the events after the Gospel of Luke. The main characters, though, aren’t actually the Apostles. […]

The very first Christians’ beliefs about Jesus’s death, resurrection, and exaltation to heaven were spread over an empire in the course of four centuries through various channels, but particularly through the Apostles. […]

When it comes to Jesus of Nazareth, the source of information that scholars have are the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. However, the historical accuracy of even these is debatable. […]

Although sources that reveal Jesus’s life authentically are limited, the fact that he was crucified stands undebatable. When we cross-reference gospels and other facts, we come to the conclusion that this one happening in Jesus’s life was an absolute certainty. […]

Jesus’s followers always thought of him to be God’s messiah who would deliver them from Roman oppression. Jesus himself, however, never openly proclaimed to be one. […]

In the Roman world of antiquity, while sharing space with other religions, Christianity managed to successfully develop into its own entity. […]

Early Christians debated whether Jesus became a divinity only after the resurrection or was it after his baptism. Later, a widely accepted view emerged which believed that Jesus, born of a virgin mother, was born holy. […]

For Christians, sacrifice was personal. They did not sacrifice animals or grains, but their own lives by dedicating it to others and God. […]

In modern times, religion is important as it offers spiritual grounding, moral values, and a belief system. However, this wasn’t how religion was understood in the ancient Roman world. […]