1. Aim: How Did Christianity Spread?

2. Who Passed On Jesus’s Teachings
12 Apostles
12 men who Jesus chose to receive special teaching
Spread Jesus’s teachings
Peter- Church’s first leader
Gospels
Jesus’s disciples wrote stories about his life and teachings
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Paul
Traveled and spread Christian teachings
Wrote about Resurrection and Salvation, and Trinity:
God made up of (God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit
Paul becomes Saint
Person admired for holiness 2

3. Spread leads to persecution
Copies of Gospels spread quickly in Roman communities.
Roman leaders concerned
Looked for ways to put end to Christianity
Officials arrest and kill Christians who don’t worship Roman Gods
CE-Emperors Ban Christianity
Christians forced to meet in secret 3

4. Growth of the Church Church’s influence grew
Christianity continued to spread
Emperor Constantine became Christian
Converted to win a battle
Remove ban against practice of Christianity
Christianity spread from Rome to all around world 4