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The Religion Of Christianity During The Palestine

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The religion of Christianity was born in Palestine. Jews considered Palestine to be very sacred and viewed it as their Promise Land. Since Palestine was such a desirable location it was wanted by a multitude of foreign powers for the majority of its history. The Egyptians and Assyrians fought over Palestine for centuries. Babylon conquered Assyria and also conquered Palestine. The Persians, who were lead by Cyrus, came next and made it possible for the Jews to return to Palestine. The Greeks were next and then were conquered by the Roman Empire in 63 BC. Palestine was under Roman control when Jesus was born. Christianity was able to develop in atmosphere that was able to connect with the spread of religion.
Christianity was joining an environment that was already full of diverse religions. Judaism was the immediate context of Christianity. Jesus, all of the apostles, and the earliest followers of Christianity were Jewish and all of their teachings and writings were shown in Jewish context. Jesus’ time was could be characterized as a small shift from church rituals to own personal ethics, unable to find happiness under foreign domination, a strong feeling of community with one another, and expecting the Messiah to come. Christianity started a movement within Judaism while the Jews were under foreign influence and rule. Multiple Jewish groups had formed during the time of Christ. These Jews had disgruntled views on religious authority with the Roman Empire. The most

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