*it all begins with Jesus, and not much was written down about him except from in the Gospel
* he taught that one must strive for perfection since God was perfect, and Jesus sough out the imperfect society
* he was just a wandering teacher who set himself apart from other Messiahs
*his followers believed he was the Messiah and came to end the world and bring the truly faithful into the kingdom of God.
*he was both man and son of God
*Jesus was deemed a threat to Roman rule an was crucified though his followers believed he rose from the dead and ascended to heaven
*The followers of Jesus who attempted to spread the word of his teachings were known as apostles
*Paul of Tarsus was a Jew who came a follower of Jesus after a miraculous vision on the road to Damascus
*Paul talked of "predestination" which meant that God chose who was to be saved and who was to be dammed
*Paul was well-traveled, he helped found churches in many places, and he kept in touch with these new Christians by letters (Corinth, Thessalonia, Rome, Ephesus)
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