The History of Christianity

“So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers.” Acts 2.41-42

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Jesus said, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnessed in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1.8

Three primary events in the First Century A. D Three primary events in the First Century A.D. contributed to the geographical expansion of the church. Persecution of Christians by the Jews The travels of Paul Destruction of Jerusalem by Rome in A.D. 70