Monday, January 9, 2012

christianity

   Some of the basics about christianity is it was found 33 AD. The founder is jesus of nazareth, he was a Jewish Carpenter. The religion was created in palestine. Christians read a book called the bible. Over 2 billion people follow the Christian religion. The major sects are Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant. Their sacred texts come from the bible, they are the old testament and the new testament. The original lang, was Aramaic, Greek, and Latin. Their other beleifs are Angels, Devils and Demons, Holy Spirit, Mary, Purgatory, Salvation, and Stigmata. A christians ultimate reality is one God or a trinity of the father the son and the holy spirit. The house of worship is the Church, Chapel, Cathedral, Basilica, or a Meeting Hall. Their purpose of life is to know love and serve God. A chrtistians beleifes on how to live are have faith in the true god and christs resurrection, do good works, and participate in sacraments. Their beliefe in the afterlife is resurrection of body and soul. symbols are the cross, dove, anchor, fish, alpha and omega, and chi rho. chritianity has six holidays. Christmas Dec. 25, Advent Nov 20- Dec 24, Easter (date varies) All saints day Nov 1, lent (date varies) 40 day holiday, Epiphany Jan 6. The New Testament has 27 writers.    

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