1. Christianity

2. The Roman Empire
Power of the empire began to spread throughout the Mediterranean
Took control of Judea around 63 B.C.

3. The Roman Empire
Jesus of Nazareth was born somewhere between 6 and 4 B.C.
He was a Roman subject
He was Jewish
He began his ministry at the age of 30

4. Jesus Emphasized God’s personal relationship to each human being
He stressed the importance of people’s love for God, their neighbors, their enemies, and themselves

5. Jesus
He taught that God would eventually end wickedness in the world and would establish an eternal kingdom in which he would reign
People who sincerely repented for their sins would find life after death in his kingdom

6. Jesus in Jerusalem Went there about A.D. 29
The Roman governor considered him a political threat
He was arrested and put to death by crucifixion
According to believers, he rose from the dead three days later and ascended to heaven

7. Jesus His followers believe he was the Messiah, or savior
Referred to as Jesus Christ
Christianity is derived from the name Christ

8. How it spread….
Jesus’ followers began to teach a new religion based on his message
Paul had an enormous influence on the development of Christianity
He declared it a universal religion

9. How it spread….
In the beginning, the Roman Empire was hostile to the beliefs of Judaism and Christianity
As the empire spread, Christianity became powerful
By 380, it had become the official religion of the empire
Peter, the first pope of the RCC

10. Seven Sacraments of RCC
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Reconciliation (penance)
Anointing of the sick
Holy Orders
Holy Matrimony

11. According to the Church, every Catholic is required to:
Attend mass
Confess at least once a year
Receive Eucharist at least once during Easter
Observe prescribed days of fasting and abstinence as established by the Church
Help provide for the Church’s needs

12. Pope College of Cardinals Archbishops Bishops Clergy Deacons
Church Organization
Pope
College of Cardinals
Archbishops
Bishops
Clergy
Deacons

13. Formal regulations set up by Code of Canon law
Church Organization
Formal regulations set up by Code of Canon law
Official language is Latin
Roman Curia is the church civil service