2. Christianity Judaism in Rome: living in Judea, persecuted by Rome Jesus: born Jewish Began teaching at 30 years old: love for God, neighbors, enemies and one’s self, & salvation Said was incarnation of God coming to save humanity from sins Romans worried plotting overthrow of Empire Had him executed via crucifixion Apostles Peter & Paul spread through Roman Empire

3. Christianity Persecuted at first (think: Nero)Nero Emperor Constantine Converts to Christianity Stops persecution & makes it legal Emperor Theodosius official religion Rome

5. Christianity Bible inspired by God Jewish teachings, life of Jesus & disciples, epistles (letters) of early missionaries Jesus is God in flesh Path to salvation is Christ All mankind is sinful, nothing you can do to save self Believing in Jesus & following him gets you to heaven Christianity spread during the Pax Romana Embraced all people gave hope to the powerless offered a personal relationship with a loving God promised eternal life

6. Christianity Assignment From the perspective of a Roman Christian, choose one of the following assignments to describe your life in Rome: Short Story Letter Comic Strip