During the 1st century there is an environment in the pagan world that facilitated the birth and spread of Christianity. What were the origins? 1.Critique of polytheism. 2. Platonism: Platonic philosophy speaks of the future destiny of the immortal soul. There is an awareness that there is a life beyond in which we will have to give an account for what is done in this world. 3. Stoic philosophy: it offers rules of life by which society is governed. 4. Philosophy acts like a religion in the Roman world. Christianity is presented as a new monotheistic philosophy in which immortality is assured and its norms help the empire to function properly. All these causes contributed to the birth and expansion of Christianity.
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Could Jesus be homosexual?
What was the office of Jesus?
Was Jesus a Jewish Nationalist?
Was Jesus a bigamist?
In what year was Jesus Christ really born?
Sociopolitical keys of Judea in the first century
Was Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem?
Religious keys to 1st century Judaism that help us understand Jesus
Did Jesus have brothers?
Was Jesus married?
Was Jesus aware of his death?
Did Jesus know how to read and write?
Was Jesus a healer?
What aspects of Christianity appear in previous pagan traditions?
What is the origin of Christmas?
What do we know about the lost years of Jesus?
Was the Virgin a myth that came from older cultures?
What do we know about the Virgin Mary?
Where does the story of the Magi come from?
What do we really know about the figure of Judas and his suicide?
