Christianity in Pax Romana

• A new religion in new empire
• Begins with Jesus (everything)
• He was a real person, historical real
• Only written about Gospel not on front page news
• Jesus was an observant Jew
• He was hanging with sinners, prostitutes, fringes of societies and was telling them they were worth it
• He said we should strive for perfection  but we we are unable to get there, but God forgives if you are a good person
• People tried to trick him to do bad and be legislative, but he did not lose and crack
• Jesus followers thought he came to end world and bring them to eternal happiness
• Followers believe he died and rose from the dead
• People that followed him were apostles
• Paul of Tarsus was a Jew who became follower of Christ
• Paul not only stops persecuting but follows Jesus
• People could be pushed around and no one would care
• Columbia history says he really was calming down people not casting out demons