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Robinson, B.A.. "Christianity: A Brief History." //Religious Tolerance //. N.p., 2 Mar. 2008. Web. 17 Aug. 2012. .


 * 1) Yeshua of Nazareth = Jesus Christ
 * 2) Jesus= Greek form of yeshua, christ= greek for messiah or anointed one
 * 3) Jesus was an itinerant preacher
 * 4) Executed by roman occupying authorities in palestine
 * 5) Trinity with Christianity: The father, the son, and the holy spirit
 * 6) After Jesus' death, his followers formed the "Jewish Christian" movement, centered in Jerusalem; Simon peter may have headed the group.
 * 7) Muslims believe Jesus was never killed on the cross; they believe the Romans had the wrong guy.
 * 8) Another belief was that Jesus was a spirit that God sent to educate people
 * 9) Pauline Christianity- Created by Saul of Tarsus, who later changed his name to Paul
 * 10) Pauline started in circa 37 and was mainly directed toward non-jews
 * 11) Pauline Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in 313 CE
 * 12) 33% of the world's population (about 2 billion) call themselves "Christians"
 * 13) Half of them ^^ are Roman Catholic
 * 14) Christianity is taking a serious decline in almost all continents
 * 15) Christianity is expanding in South america and Africa