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Spread of Christianity
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Jadin Dewith
⟶ Updated 9 Feb 2018 ⟶
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33 AD: Paul the Apostle begins traveling and spreading the teachings of Jesus. (By traveling and spreading Jesus' teachings, Paul was able to get many people to accept Christianity that otherwise might have never known about it)
68 AD: Paul the Apostle is killed and martyred. (Paul as a martyr allowed people to look at him as an inspiration. Paul did not give up his faith even in the face of death)
311 AD: Constantine comes to power. (Constantine is considered to be the first Christian emperor, and he officially protected Christians. By protecting Christians, potential Christians would have been more open to converting since persecution was not a threat)
313 AD: Edict of Milan (the Edict of Milan granted Christianity legal status. This was created under Constantine)
50 AD: Non-Jews are allowed to become Christians. (This made the conversion process much easier for those who were not Jewish, and allowed a wider range of people to join the Christian faith)
100 AD: Christian literature is composed in classical rhetoric style. (This made it easier for a wider range of people to read and understand Christian literature, and therefore be more understanding of the Christian faith)
90 AD: Final book of the New Testament is written. (This is very important because it marks the completion of the Christian sacred text, the Bible, and allows people to begin learning about what exactly Christianity is all about)
250 AD: Persecution of Christians. (Although this may seem like something that would halt the spread of Christianity, the persecutions of Christians resulted in the creation of martyrs, who inspired others with their strong faith, and convinced more people to convert)
325 AD: Council of Nicaea (The Council of Nicaea determined the formal beliefs of Christianity. This helped to clarify some ideas of Christianity that may have been unclear and with those ideas clarified, more people might have been willing to convert)
379 AD: Theodosius becomes emperor of Rome. (Theodosius declared Christianity the official religion of Rome, which would obviously increase Christianity's popularity. As the official religion of Rome, Christians can celebrate their religion as they please, without fear)